Environment

California Burning

The Climate Crisis is Setting the State on Fire

Yes, California always had wildfires, but no one was prepared for them to get this big, this soon. What do we do now?

California’s Forever Fire

by Elizabeth Weil, ProPublica, photography by Meridith Kohut for The New York Times Magazine,

Jan. 3, 2022, 5 a.m. EST

New Maps Show How Climate Change is Making California’s “Fire Weather” Worse

by Al Shaw and Elizabeth Weil,

Oct. 14, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

California Will Keep Burning. But Housing Policy Is Making It Worse.

by Elizabeth Weil and Mollie Simon,

Oct. 2, 2020, 12:15 p.m. EDT

What the Photos of Wildfires and Smoke Don’t Show You

by Elizabeth Weil and Lisa Larson-Walker,

Sept. 21, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

The Climate Crisis Is Happening Right Now. Just Look at California’s Weekend.

by Elizabeth Weil,

Sept. 9, 2020, 10:32 a.m. EDT

A Cal Fire firefighter standing with his back to the camera facing a forest fire.

They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen?

by Elizabeth Weil,

Aug. 28, 2020, 1:30 p.m. EDT