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Will the rains extinguish Burning Man?

The desert festival thrives on unpredictability, but a changing climate may be a bridge too far.
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The Burning Man disaster is ‘a teachable moment’ about climate change

Burners had to adapt in real time as rain turned their desert oasis into a messy mud trap.
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Authorities investigate death at Burning Man as thousands remain trapped
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Authorities investigate death at Burning Man as thousands remain trapped

Thousands of attendees of the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert faced the prospect of more rain on Sunday after a stretch of heavy precipitation that has tested the resolve of its free-spirited participants as most have been stuck at the site and forced to conserve food and water.

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Burning Man’s climate protesters block road to Black Rock City

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