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"The ‘Straightforward’ Link Between Climate and California’s Fires"

"California is on fire. Almost 2.5 million acres of land have burned there so far this year — nearly 20 times what had burned at this time last year — and the wildfire season is far from over. That means many scientists in the state aren’t just studying their field; many of them are living it."

Source: NYTimes, 09/10/2020

At Least 7 Die As Wildfires Ravage Oregon, Washington, California

"“Unprecedented fire.” “Devastating consequences.” “Substantially destroyed.” Those were among the ways Oregon Gov. Kate Brown described the catastrophic wildfires blazing through large swaths of western Oregon Wednesday. The last statement was a reference to a handful of communities, including Phoenix and Talent in southern Oregon, Blue River and Vida in Lane County and Detroit at the foot of Mt. Jefferson."

Source: OPB, 09/10/2020

In Reversal, Trump To Ban Oil Drilling Off Coasts of Fla., Ga., and S.C.

"President Trump, who barely two years ago proposed a vast expansion of oil and gas drilling in U.S. continental waters, on Tuesday made clear there is at least part of the nation’s coastline he is eager to protect: the crucial electoral battleground of Florida."

Source: Washington Post, 09/09/2020

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