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By mid-September the forest canopy was bare, as if winter had set in.
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Patrick Megonigal, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
So to see those same mountains burning out of control, to see Rosenthal and Reel Inn engulfed in flames and the vibrant communities around them swallowed whole … the scenes were unimaginable, as if they were ripped straight from a dystopian novel.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
All that rain made local vegetation blossom as if on steroids, only to become dry and ready to ignite at the first spark when drought conditions returned to the often-arid region.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Your body reacts as if the worst-case scenario is already unfolding, triggering panic, frustration and helplessness.
—Bronwen Sciortino, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Patrick Megonigal, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
So to see those same mountains burning out of control, to see Rosenthal and Reel Inn engulfed in flames and the vibrant communities around them swallowed whole … the scenes were unimaginable, as if they were ripped straight from a dystopian novel.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
All that rain made local vegetation blossom as if on steroids, only to become dry and ready to ignite at the first spark when drought conditions returned to the often-arid region.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Your body reacts as if the worst-case scenario is already unfolding, triggering panic, frustration and helplessness.
—Bronwen Sciortino, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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