Hawk Fire: Carelessness, not climate, threatens Washoe County and Reno
The sheer scale of it, reported by outlets like NPR and RTÉ, is difficult to process.
By Caroline Ashford ·
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Firefighters Grapple With Nevada Blaze That Drove Thousands From Homes
The reports pouring out of Nevada this week—the 15,051 acres consumed by the Hawk Fire—are less a chronicle of natural disaster than they are an indictment of American infrastructure planning.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Thousands return home in Spain but new heatwave raises wildfire fears
The language coming out of Madrid and Bordeaux—"progressing favourably," "restrictions were lifted," "getting back on track"—is a dangerous kind of soothing nonsense.
By Josie Calloway ·
Fire crews keep blazes near Bordeaux under control as heatwave picks up
The sheer scale of the disaster unfolding across France and Spain this summer demands more than dramatic headlines or moral outrage; it requires arithmetic.
By Dana Whitfield ·
French president pledges support on visit to fire zone, vows: ‘We will win this battle together’
I was raised watching systems fail—first when the neighborhood houses burned down after the '08 crash, then when Flint’s water turned toxic.
By Maya Ellison ·