Extreme fire conditions converged in suburban neighborhoods built into the forests, shrubland and grasslands and quickly spread.
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Spain’s building codes and forest management plans do not properly protect homes built in or near wooded areas.
Deadly fires in Almería, Spain, have shown that firefighting alone is not enough – people need to be properly prepared.
Carefully designed alert systems, evacuation, and a prepared population can save lives.
In many parts of the US, Americans must learn to live with fire. That means careful decisions on where homes are built and what’s around them, and allowing more low-risk fires to burn.
The chemicals emitted when buildings and vehicles burn can find their way into nearby homes. Studies show the health risks can stick around.
A series of surveys in the months and years after the devastating blaze near Boulder revealed continuing health concerns in surviving buildings, and tips for how to clean up smoke-damaged homes.
Adapting to our fiery future means preparing for the risks and not putting out every low-risk wildfire, writes the author of a new book on learning to live with fire.
A biologist who studies how viruses spread from animals to people explains the process of spillover and the risks posed by the new bird flu that has spread across the globe.
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