Results for keyword: wildfire
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What scientists are learning from wildfire in New Mexico
New Mexico's Gila National Forest is a good natural laboratory for studying the effects of wildfire.
by Neil LaRubbio, Nov 14, 2012 -
Fire scientists fight over what Western forests should look like
Controversial new studies question the conventional wisdom on Western ponderosa forests and the severity of their historic wildfires.
by Emily Guerin, Sep 26, 2012 -
West of 100: Fire & Brimstone
The backstory to Emily Guerin's report on the scientific debate over how "normal" severe fire is, and a travelogue from the Gila Wilderness in the wake of this year's massive blaze.
by Cally Carswell, Emily Guerin, Neil LaRubbio, Sep 25, 2012 -
Global climate change: We need to talk about it
It's hard for journalists to talk about climate change, but they need to keep telling the story, especially when writing about natural disasters.
by Allen Best, Jul 25, 2012 -
Fire on the mountain
A New Mexican watches Whitewater-Baldy fire burn the Gila National Forest, and even as it changes a place she loves, her ecologist self cheers it on.
by Martha Schumann Cooper, Jun 14, 2012 -
Why the Southwest is burning
This season’s wildfires are caused by three things: Climate change-induced drought, bureaucratic blindness and old-fashioned human folly.
by William deBuys, Jun 30, 2011 -
High Country Views: Fire in the foothills
The aftermath of Boulder's destructive Fourmile Canyon fire.
by Cally Carswell, Sep 26, 2010 -
California prepares for the next burn
Public officials – and even homeowners – are beginning to accept the inevitability of wildfires in the Golden State.
by Peter Friederici , Jun 05, 2009 -
We thought we were safe
Gordon Gregory watched the house he’d spent four years building go up in flames, then had to flee a rental home when another fire bore down on him and his family near the smoky town of Paradise.
by Gordon Gregory, Jul 14, 2008 -
We thought we were safe
California fire victim barely escapes
by Gordon Gregory, Jul 10, 2008






