Evacuating under dire wildfire scenarios
E-Mail IMAGE: In 2018, the Camp Fire ripped through the town of Paradise, California at an unprecedented rate. Much of the town was destroyed in the tragedy. view more Credit: The White House via Wikicommons In 2018, the Camp Fire ripped through the town of Paradise, California at an unprecedented rate. Officials had prepared an evacuation plan that required 3 hours to get residents to safety. The fire, bigger and faster than ever before, spread to the community in only 90 minutes. As climate change intensifies, wildfires in the West are behaving in ways that were unimaginable in...
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