Fire Weather: On the Front Lines of a Burning World

By John Vaillant

“There is no such thing anymore as a ‘natural’ disaster. As the world grows hotter, it also grows more combustible, in a cycle that people in the western United States are becoming familiar with. But what happens when fires break out in places we never before thought could burn. Or, more to the point, that we never thought could burn so explosively? ‘Fire Weather’ uses the story of a mega-fire in Canada's boreal forest to tell a tale that is becoming familiar — and ever more frequent — around the world.” — Megan Wolff, Health Policy Director