"There’s a forgotten history that should serve as a warning — wildfire isn’t unique to the West.

Now the warming climate is increasing the risk of major wildfires across America. And more people are moving to fire-prone areas without realizing the danger."

Nathan Rott reports for NPR, Annie Ropeik for NHPR, and Molly Samuel for WABE Aug. 10, 2021, with photography by Claire Harbage, Elizabeth Frantz, and Arvin Temkar and maps by Connie Hanzhang Jin and Daniel Wood. [2]

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"Exploding California Wildfires Rekindle Debate Over Whether to Snuff Out Blazes in Wilderness Areas or Let Them Burn" (Inside Climate News) [6]

"Wildfire Rips Through Algeria, Killing 42 People Including Soldiers" (Reuters) [7]

"Siberia’s Wildfires Are Bigger Than All The World’S Other Blazes Combined" (Washington Post) [8]

"The Devastating Wildfires Of 2021 Are Breaking Records And Satellites Are Tracking It All" (Space.com) [9]