Climate Disruption Is Now Locked In. The Next Moves Will Be Crucial.

By John Branch and Brad Plumer
NYT Climate
The Times spoke to two dozen experts who said decisions made now would spell the difference between a difficult future and something far worse.
Published date: September 22, 2020 at 08:22PM
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Live Updates: Firefighter Dies in Blaze Sparked by Gender-Reveal Celebration

By Unknown Author
NYT U.S.
The firefighter died while battling the El Dorado Fire, which has burned through 19,000 acres since it was started by a pyrotechnic device.
Published date: September 18, 2020 at 04:01PM
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How to Help Victims of the California Wildfires

By Marie Tae McDermott
NYT U.S.
There are a number of ways to help, including donating to relief organizations and signing up to host displaced community members.
Published date: September 18, 2020 at 03:22PM
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California, the Most Calamitous Place on Earth

By Mark Arax
NYT Opinion
Drought, flood, wildfire, mudslide, earthquake — it’s a hell of a way to run through the seasons.
Published date: September 18, 2020 at 12:00PM
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As Wildfires Rage, California Presses Insurers to Cut Rates

By Christopher Flavelle
NYT Climate
But the changes could backfire, experts say, pushing more insurers to stop offering coverage in areas where fire risk is rising because of climate change.
Published date: September 16, 2020 at 09:40PM
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Wildfires Live Updates: Smoke Crosses U.S. as Blazes Rage in West

By Unknown Author
NYT U.S.
The wildfires raging on the West Coast are an all but inescapable crisis around the country, with at least 27 people dead in three states, and smoke haze reaching as far as New York City.
Published date: September 15, 2020 at 03:47PM
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Wildfires Live Updates: As Crews in Oregon Battle the Fires, a Search for the Missing

By Unknown Author
NYT U.S.
With parts of Oregon expected to see wind gusts as high as 40 miles an hour, the state “could be looking at a challenging Sunday.” The death toll has reached 23 for the West Coast fires.
Published date: September 13, 2020 at 04:25PM
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Wildfires Live Updates: Dozens Missing as States Look to Weather for Relief

By Unknown Author
NYT U.S.
President Trump will visit California on Monday to be briefed about blazes that have burned more than three million acres. Tens of thousands of people have evacuated in Oregon.
Published date: September 12, 2020 at 04:50PM
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Wildfires Live Updates: 500,000 Under Evacuation Orders in Oregon

By Unknown Author
NYT U.S.
The mayor of Portland declared a state of emergency as fires burned toward the city. California and Washington State are battling growing fires, too.
Published date: September 11, 2020 at 04:13PM
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Protecting Your Property From Wildfires

By Marie Tae McDermott and Jill Cowan
NYT U.S.
There are measures you can take to protect your home ahead of wildfires, but you must evacuate if ordered to do so.
Published date: September 11, 2020 at 03:57PM
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A Self-Perpetuating Cycle of Wildfires

By Unknown Author
NYT Podcasts
A pattern of building and rebuilding has increased the destructiveness of the fires ravaging the American West.
Published date: September 11, 2020 at 01:00PM
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A Climate Reckoning in Fire-Stricken California

By Thomas Fuller and Christopher Flavelle
NYT U.S.
If climate change was a somewhat abstract notion a decade ago, today it is all too real for Californians fleeing wildfires and smothered in a blanket of smoke, the worst year of fires on record.
Published date: September 11, 2020 at 01:24AM
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Wildfires Are Worsening. The Way We Manage Them Isn’t Keeping Pace.

By Brad Plumer and John Schwartz
NYT Climate
The blazes scorching the West highlight the urgency of rethinking fire management policies, as climate change threatens to make things worse.
Published date: September 10, 2020 at 01:00PM
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Wildfires Bring New Devastation Across the West

By Bill Morlin and Mike Baker
NYT U.S.
A record 2.5 million acres have burned in California, while entire communities in Oregon and Washington were largely wiped out.
Published date: September 10, 2020 at 02:25AM
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4 Years of Catastrophic Fires in California: ‘I’m Numb’

By Thomas Fuller
NYT U.S.
For the eight million residents of the San Francisco Bay Area, a ring of fire across Northern California feels inescapable.
Published date: August 25, 2020 at 02:06AM
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Claims by PG&E Wildfire Victims Reach 80,000

By Ivan Penn
NYT Business Day
The number of individuals seeking compensation from the utility more than doubled in just over two months.
Published date: January 22, 2020 at 04:19AM
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What To Read on Australia’s Bushfire Crisis

By Isabella Kwai
NYT World
Our reporters have been on the ground documenting the disaster as it unfolded, whether interviewing evacuees or following firefighters. Here are the highlights.
Published date: January 10, 2020 at 07:19AM
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PG&E Reaches $1.7 Billion Deal With Regulators

By Lauren Hepler and Ivan Penn
NYT Business Day
The utility has faced objections from the governor of California and hedge funds vying for control of the company.
Published date: December 17, 2019 at 09:16PM
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PG&E Reaches $13.5 Billion Deal With Wildfire Victims

By Ivan Penn, Lauren Hepler and Peter Eavis
NYT Business Day
The agreement could help tens of thousands of residents rebuild while helping to resolve the utility’s bankruptcy.
Published date: December 7, 2019 at 05:06AM
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PG&E Bankruptcy Judge Gives Outside Group’s Plan a Chance

By Peter Eavis
NYT Business Day
Terms offered by bondholders and victims’ lawyers will compete with the utility’s own reorganization proposal, a move that could encourage a deal.
Published date: October 10, 2019 at 02:36AM
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