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Op-Ed | Concrete steps California can take to prevent massive fire devastation
September 16, 2020 | Los Angeles Times
An op-ed by Michael Wara digs into wildfires, climate change and  policy.
Woman walks with 2 dogs wearing a face mask down a smoky street
How to Protect Yourself From Wildfire Smoke
September 16, 2020 | The Wall Street Journal
Mary Prunicki comments on the health impacts of wildfire smoke.
Fighting Fire with Fire
September 16, 2020 | Axios
Research on prescribed burns by Rebecca Miller is featured.
As Wildfires Rage, California Presses Insurers to Cut Rates
September 16, 2020 | The New York Times
Michael Wara is quoted on rising insurance costs as wildfires ravage California.
Scientists Use Seaweeds to Travel Back in Time
September 15, 2020 | Hakai Magazine
Research by Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station and the University of Hawai'i looking at 140 years of pressed seaweed to determine ocean conditions in... Read More
Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses wildfires with President Trump
Trump Spurns Science on Climate: ‘Don’t Think Science Knows’
September 14, 2020 | Associated Press
Chris Field is quoted climate change impacts and research by Noah Diffenbaugh and Michael Goss is highlighted.
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PG&E Error at Power Plant May Help Explain California’s Rolling Blackouts
September 14, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Michael Wara comments on the PG&E blackouts that happened across California in August 2020.
When Will the Air Quality Get Better?
September 14, 2020 | The New York Times
Mary Prunicki comments on air quality and the layering impacts of wildfire smoke and COVID-19.
California’s Wildfires Are Producing More CO2 Than Its Power Plants
September 14, 2020 | Quartz
Rob Jackson comments on the impacts of wildfires on California's emissions goals.

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