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Burning trees across Eurasia and North America emitted 1.76bn tonnes of CO₂ in 2021
In the Napa Valley, private groups and local businesses are doing what they can to mitigate fire risk
Soil dryness helps fuel rising temperatures in the normally temperate Pacific Northwest
If nature has an economic value, then wildfires linked to climate change must have an economic cost.
Urban centres across Europe are seeking solutions as record summer temperatures threaten to become an annual event
Dangerous blazes are becoming more common as climate change brings winter droughts and very hot summers
Large parts of the continent measure low levels of soil moisture as temperatures reach 1.6C above average in June
Christos Stylianides is stepping up efforts to combat wildfires in the wake of last year’s devastating blazes
Storm system causes mudslides and prompts evacuations in the south of US’s most populous state
Union Pacific chief says ‘climate change looks quite real to us’ as company forced to rebuild bridges
Dealing with climate change will require modifications to the way people live and how land is used
Dixie wildfire has already scorched 2,065 sq km of land and is only 30% contained
After the state’s deadliest blaze, firefighters are using a new modelling system to tackle wildfires
Much of North America is enduring record high temperatures as questions arise over society’s preparedness for extreme weather
Payout result was possible thanks to creative thinking in the utility bankruptcy. Plus: case studies show the changing practice of law
Scientists warn extreme, weather-related events around the world show the economic and social costs of a warming planet
Democrat Gavin Newsom employs ‘cunning’ strategy to manage relations with White House over crisis
It is in the Republican party’s interests to embrace a green agenda
President insists world ‘will start getting cooler’ after Biden calls him ‘climate arsonist’
Big Tech groups respond to pressure from employees concerned about climate change
Trump and Biden stake out starkly different positions on what has caused conflagrations in the west
Death toll reaches 20 across western US as firefighters warn of the risk of resurgence
The record-breaking conflagration has devoured millions of acres in the west
Oregon fights 16 separate fires including three burning 440,000 acres near Portland
In pictures: San Francisco residents suffer second day of eerie skies as deadly blazes sweep the US west coast
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