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Manitoba Ablaze: 17,000 Flee Homes as Province Declares Wildfire Emergency

17,000 Manitobans fled their burning homes while firefighters retreated from 121-foot flames—and summer just started.
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Native Plants Become California’s Secret Weapon Against Devastating Wildfires

California’s ancient plants fight wildfires better than modern landscaping – but most homeowners are planting the wrong species that fuel devastating blazes.
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Deadly Wildfire Toxins Invade 1 Billion Homes Annually, Research Shows

Toxic wildfire smoke invades 1 billion homes yearly, with health impacts 10 times worse than other pollution sources. Your closed windows won’t save you.
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Canada’s Infernos: The Paradoxical Cooling Effect of 2023’s Catastrophic Wildfires

Canada’s record-shattering wildfires of 2023 devastated 5% of forests but paradoxically cooled the climate. These catastrophic infernos forced 232,000 people to flee while smoke choked half of North America. Nature’s cruel irony unfolds.
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Power Without Peril: How Batteries Shield Communities From Deadly Wildfires

Conventional wisdom says batteries cause fires, but the truth is more complex. Battery storage actually provides wildfire protection when properly certified and managed. Safety strategies are evolving quickly.
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Congress Reignites Fire Management Debate as Forest Act Faces Scrutiny

Can the surprising bipartisan “Fix Our Forests Act” finally end catastrophic wildfires? Congress redefines fire management while indigenous knowledge collides with aerial firefighting tech. The burning question remains.
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Forest Veterans Fight ‘Devastating’ Plan to Splinter Wildfire Management

Forest experts battle controversial Project 2025 plan threatening to replace science-based wildfire prevention with commercial logging. Climate change could accelerate as environmental protections vanish. Forests hang in the balance.
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California’s Firefighting Revolution: Autonomous Black Hawk Takes on Wildfires

California fights wildfires with robot Black Hawks that fly into infernos while humans stay safe. Will these autonomous firefighting machines render human smokejumpers obsolete?
unprecedented forest recovery crisis

Modern Megafires Leave Forests Struggling in Unprecedented Recovery Crisis

Today’s megafires aren’t just burning forests—they’re ending them. Climate shifts leave once-thriving woodlands reborn as shrublands. Our forest future hangs in the balance.
new jersey wildfire crisis

Northeast’s Climate Crisis Erupts: New Jersey Wildfire Marks Dangerous Turning Point

Once the Northeast’s climate safe haven, New Jersey’s devastating 15,000-acre wildfire delivers a brutal warning. Paradise is burning.