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Multiple news outlets have covered a study finding that autumn days with extreme fire weather have more than doubled in California since the early 1980s due to climate change.
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Climate change is increasing the risk of extreme autumn wildfire conditions across California
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Longer, More Extreme Wildfire Seasons
Media Coverage
October 27, 2020 | ‘Not Out of the Woods’: Latest Bay Area Fire Threat Eases, but Dry Weather Isn’t Over | San Francisco Chronicle
October 22, 2020 | The Undeniable Link Between Weather Disasters and Climate Change | The Washington Post
October 13, 2020 | Dry Days Ahead For California This Year And Beyond, Experts Say | CapRadio
October 1, 2020 | California Wildfires Prompt New Warnings Amid Record Heat, Erratic Winds | The Washington Post
September 30, 2020 | Satellite Shows Six-Week Siege of Western Wildfires | The Washington Post
September 28, 2020 | Why Are California Heat Waves, Wildfires Intensifying? Stanford Climate Scientist Explains | ABC 7 News
September 20, 2020 | Wildfires, Drought, Pandemics. Is this Our Future? How to Build a Safer World | TIME
September 19, 2020 | 'Too Late to Stop It': California's Future Hinges n Managing Megafires | The Guardian
September 19, 2020 | Fire Season: Will It Get Worse? | ABC 7 News
September 17, 2020 | What Wildfires in Brazil, Siberia and the US West Have in Common | Vox
September 15, 2020 | Wildfire Comments From Trump, Biden Highlight Climate Change Divide | U.S. News
September 14, 2020 | Biden Calls Trump a "Climate Arsonist," Warns of Wildfire Threat to Suburbs | Axios
September 12, 2020 | 'Unprecendented': The US West's Wildfire Catastrophe Explained | The Guardian
September 12, 2020 | What's Behind the 'Unprecedented' Wildfires Ravaging California | CBC News
September 11, 2020 | Most Wildfire Coverage on American TV News Fails to Mention Link to Climate Crisis | The Guardian
September 9, 2020 | Western Wildfires Spread With the Help of Seasonal Winds | AP via The Washington Post
September 3, 2020 | Wildfires in California Will 'Continue to Get Worse," Climate Change Experts Explore Why | CapRadio
August 28, 2020 | Everything is Unprecedented. Welcome to Your Hotter Earth | NPR
August 25, 2020 | Heat, Smoke and Covid Are Battering the Workers Who Feed America | The New York Times
August 25, 2020 | California Wildfire Crisis: A Scientist Explains Why | Bloomberg
August 25, 2020 | Extreme Wildfires Can Create Their Own Dangerous Weather, Including Fire Tornadoes — Here's How | The Conversation
August, 21, 2020 | California's Wildfires Explained: How Did They Start — And Is This Normal? | The Guardian
August 20, 2020 | Climate Crisis and Pandemic Collide in California's Raging Wildfire Season | VICE
June 23, 2020 | Here's What Climate Change Means for Wildfires in the West | The Revelator
June 18, 2020 | California, Watch the Wildfires In Arizona, They May Be A Preview of What's to Come Later This Year | Capital Public Radio
April 7, 2020 | Climate Change Has Doubled Extreme Weather Fire Days in California, Study Shows | CBS News
April 6, 2020 | California's Wildfire Season is Likely to be Even Longer and More Destructive in the Future as Rainfall Continues to Decrease | Daily Mail
April 5, 2020 | Firefighters Say Coronavirus Will Obstruct Emergency Service, Evacuations as Wildfire Season Closes In | CNBC
April 3, 2020 | Climate Change Doubled Riskiest Fire Days in California | E&E News
April 3, 2020 | California, and the World at Large, Will Contend with Longer, Hotter, Drier Wildfire Seasons | ZME Science
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