This article is part of a special report on Climate Solutions, which looks at efforts around the world to make a difference.CARCASTILLO, Spain — As wildfires ravaged the Cerro de […]
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Elijah Priwer Contributor Elijah Priwer is a mechanical engineering student at UC Berkeley, whose interests lie in aerospace engineering, artificial intelligence and astrophysics. Rita Rosiek Contributor Rita Rosiek is a […]
Why Goats Became the Unconventional Weapon Against Wildfires
In 2020, Ms. Malmberg co-founded the nonprofit Goatapelli Foundation to train people in how to use goats to prevent wildfires. She said that of the 200 or so participants, only […]
When Heat Waves, Wildfires and Drought Grip Oregon and Washington
In early summer, a day laborer laying irrigation lines at a plant nursery just south of Portland, Ore., collapsed to the ground and died. His official cause of death was […]
PG&E Aims to Curb Wildfire Risk by Burying Many Power Lines
Pacific Gas & Electric, aiming to show its determination to overcome a history of safety problems, announced Wednesday that it planned to put 10,000 miles of its power lines underground […]
When wildfires rage close, Perimeter wants to tell you where to go
Out the window, a fire is raging — and it’s moving ever closer. Confusion. Fear. A run for the car. Roads open and then suddenly closed by authorities. Traffic jams. […]
Watching Earth Burn
I have a pastime, one that used to give me considerable pleasure, but lately it has morphed into a source of anxiety, even horror: earth-watching.Let me explain.The earth from space […]