We Need To Rethink Wildfire In Order To Better Protect Ourselves

The blackened cars and homes and lawns in the images circulating after the Maui wildfires were dramatic, and rightfully so: It was the deadliest American wildfire in more than a century. More than 100 died from the flames. A wildfire on a Hawaiian island might appear at first glance like an anomaly.

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