Impacts www.motherjones.com Burn. Build. Repeat: Why our wildfire policy is so deadly Welcome to California’s endless cycle of destruction.
www.latimes.com Without warning: Redding fire moved faster than evacuation orders, leaving a deadly toll California faces a huge challenge as fires get bigger, faster and increasingly destructive.
Politics Trump officials steer clear of climate change issue in tour of Redding fire zone Ryan Zinke tours Redding to talk about wildfire prevention and forest thinning farm bill with local authorities.
Newsletter www.nytimes.com California fire now the largest in state history: ‘People are on edge’ A pair of fires called the Mendocino Complex had been growing for nearly two weeks before becoming the largest fire on Monday night.
www.washingtonpost.com California’s Carr Fire may have unleashed the most intense fire tornado ever observed in the U.S. The Carr Fire unleashed a fiery vortex with winds of at least 143 mph, the equivalent of an EF3 tornado.
Impacts Carr Fire 2018: Why it’s one of the severest fires in California history Heat, wind, and drought conspired to create a ferocious, deadly fire.
Politics Surrounded by fire, California politicians question links to climate change As Carr fire claims lives and homes in pro-Trump area, local residents reject science: "It's bull."
