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News & Media: Stanford Wildfire Research

A dark orange sky over San Francisco
The Orange Sky Was Bay Area’s Latest Extreme Climate Event. It Won’t Be the Last
September 10, 2020 | The San Francisco Chronicle
Chris Field comments on the wildfire-induced orange skies that hung over the San Francisco Bay Area this week.
Aerial view of wildfire smoke over the western U.S.
Fire Experts: Western Fires are ‘Unreal’
September 10, 2020 | Mashable
Michael Wara is quoted on the state of wildfires in California and the western U.S.
Firefighters attempt to put out a wildfire in Sepulveda Basin in California
With Fires and Record Heat Over Labor Day Weekend, How Should California Address the New Normal?
September 8, 2020 | KCRW
Noah Diffenbaugh discusses California's wildfires, changing climate and infrastructure.
A burnt truck sits in a forest with an orange smoky sky
Much of the American West Is on Fire, Illustrating the Dangers of a Climate of Extremes
September 8, 2020 | The Washington Post
Noah Diffenbaugh is quoted on wildfires, extreme weather and how California is in "uncharted territory."
A wildfire burns on a forest hillside as smoke billows above
Blackouts Tied to Wildfires Are Spreading Beyond California
September 8, 2020 | Bloomberg Green
Michael Wara comments on the recent power outages in Oregon in an attempt to curb wildfires.
California Wildfires Renew Housing Policy Regulations, Debates
August 28, 2020 | The Mercury News
Michael Wara comments on the growing threat of wildfires in Califoria and the implications for insurance companies and the state government.
aerial view of smoke over the western U.S.
Clouds of Smoke are Blowing Misery Across the West
August 28, 2020 | The New York Times
Chris Field is quoted on the current wildfires burning in California and the implications of climate change on these events.
Wildfire Weather
August 27, 2020 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Unusual lightning strikes sparked the massive wildfires burning across California. Stanford climate and wildfire experts discuss extreme weather’s... Read More
aerial view of a hurricane
Fires, Hurricanes and Extreme Temperatures —Are They a Coincidence?
August 27, 2020 | KCBS Radio
Michael Wara is interviewed on the impacts of climate change on extreme weather events like wildfires and heatwaves.

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