EditorialRancher's fireweed wildflowers grow at Carrizo Plain National Monument in Santa Margarita, Calif., March 25, 2023. (Stella Kalinina/The New York Times)
EditorialRancher's fireweed wildflowers grow at Carrizo Plain National Monument in Santa Margarita, Calif., March 25, 2023. (Stella Kalinina/The New York Times)
EditorialRancher's fireweed wildflowers grow at Carrizo Plain National Monument in Santa Margarita, Calif., March 25, 2023. (Stella Kalinina/The New York Times)
EditorialRancher's fireweed wildflowers grow at Carrizo Plain National Monument in Santa Margarita, Calif., March 25, 2023. (Stella Kalinina/The New York Times)
EditorialThe South Fork of the American River flows through the Caldor Fire burn scar in Phillips, Calif. on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 as an atmospheric river brings record amounts of precipitation to Northern California. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)
EditorialCalifornia Gov. Schwarzenegger unveils Google-Earth Based Applications to Show Climate Change Risks, Treasure Island, United States - 02 Dec 2009
EditorialA truck sprays fire retardant along Highway 190 in the Sequoia National Forest, as they fight the Sequoia Complex Fire, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (Daniel Dreifuss/The New York Times)