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Why can’t Canada just put the fires out? Here are 5 answers to key questions
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Smoke from Canada’s wildfires has filled U.S. skies with an unhealthy haze for weeks, becoming a hallmark of the 2023 summer. The smoke raises a number… Read More
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How climate change could cause a home insurance meltdown
By: Michael Copley | Rebecca Hersher | Nathan Rott | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Big wildfires had started burning more often in California, creeping closer to Beth Pratt’s home near Yosemite National Park. So Pratt did what homeowners in fire-prone… Read More
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Air quality plummets as Canadian wildfire smoke stretches across the Midwest and beyond
By: Joe Hernandez | Rachel Treisman | Emily Olson | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Smoke from wildfires in Canada is again blanketing parts of the U.S. with a thick haze that’s reducing visibility and prompting air quality warnings in several states…. Read More
![A person jogs through a Brooklyn park on a hazy morning resulting from Canadian wildfires. Over 100 wildfires are burning in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia and Quebec causing air quality health alerts in several states.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gettyimages-1496393300-7d08f4644a55ce3987df277a01733835643b5fcc-scaled-e1686088956511-900x422.jpg)
Here’s how Canadian wildfires are worsening air quality across the U.S.
By: Joe Hernandez I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Dozens of wildfires are burning in the Canadian province of Québec, and the smoke is so bad that it’s causing air quality problems across large swaths… Read More
![A local resident stands next to a vineyard while watching the LNU Lightning Complex fire burning in nearby hills on August 20 in Healdsburg, Calif.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gettyimages-1267433091-dc8216a390e6a4f3cc156f0ea17dbdd501678805-scaled-e1598120629251-900x422.jpg)
California Battalion Chief On The Challenge Of Fighting Wildfires During A Heat Wave
By: Christianna Silva | NPR
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Firefighters have been battling hundreds of blazes sparked by thousands of lightning strikes. “It wouldn’t matter if we had five times more firefighters,” says the battalion chief for Sonoma County.