ange is making conditions more favourable for wildfires in the American west”, says the Guardian: “Of the 20 largest wildfires in California’s recorded history, 15 have occurred since 2000, at a time when forests have become drier and warmer

“Climate change is making conditions more favourable for wildfires in the American west”, says the Guardian: “Of the 20 largest wildfires in California’s recorded history, 15 have occurred since 2000, at a time when forests have become drier and warmer”. This “serves as an ever-more convincing argument for global warming”, says the Independent. The Intelligencer and NPR also cover the story, while the New York Times “The Daily” podcast also focuses on the fires, which have become a “year-round threat across the state”, it says. Umair Irfan, Vox

Yuba and Butte County sheriff deputies carry a body bag with a deceased victim of the Camp Fire on November 10, 2018, in Paradise, California.
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Smoke lingers through the valley near Skyway in Chico, California on November 11, 2018.
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Power lines rest on cars that were burned by the Camp Fire on November 10, 2018 in Paradise, California.
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Embers falls from burning palms as flames close in on a house at the Woolsey Fire on November 9, 2018, in Malibu, California.
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A wildfire burns at the Salvation Army Camp on November 10, 2018 in Malibu, California.
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Heroes. These images by @LACoFDPIO photographers show frontline efforts now underway.

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Firefighters battle a flare up of the Woolsey Fire in West Hills, California on November 11, 2018.
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Was just sent this video from the Seminole Springs mobile home park in Malibu. Most got out with “just the shirt on their backs.” Now they’ve lost count after seeing more than 100 structures destroyed by the . 📷: Eric Videgain

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A helicopter drops flame retardant chemicals on the wildfire on November 10, 2018, in Malibu, California.
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These are the remains of a beachside luxury home along the Pacific Coast Highway community of Point Dume in Malibu, California, on November 11, 2018.
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This photo taken on November 11, 2018, shows a charred cactus field in Malibu, California after the Woolsey Fire swept through it. 
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Wildfire smoke and haze continues to blanket much of California.

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