Our relationship with wildfires

1 big thing

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🗓️ 18 September 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Nearly 3.5 million acres of land have burned in California, making this the largest wildfire season recorded in the state’s history - and it’s only September. Fires are still raging up the entire west coast, air quality remains unhealthy, and entire forests have been decimated. Our relationship with forests and fire is changing and will play a big role in how forests evolve. Plus, how colleges are reopening without a surge in infections. And, with the start of the Jewish New Year, synagogue High Holy Day services are going virtual. Guests: Axios' Bryan Walsh, Alison Snyder, and Erica Pandey and Benjy Renton, senior at Middlebury College. Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alex Sugiura and Naomi Shavin. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. Go deeper: Wildfires in the West are fueling changes in forests Fighting fire with fire The colleges that are getting reopening right Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.6	High Holy Day services go virtual. First though, our relationship with forests is
0:50.8	today's one big thing.
0:56.0	At the end of this week,
0:57.0	nearly three and a half million acres of land have burned in California,
1:01.0	making this the largest wildfire season recorded in the state's history and is just September.
1:06.0	Fires raging up the entire west coast have killed at least 35 people.
1:11.0	Air quality remains unhealthy, entire forests and towns have been decimated.
1:16.0	Today, we're looking at our past relationship with forests and fires and what the future looks like
1:22.2	with how we rebuild.
1:24.0	Brian Walsh is actually his future correspondent and he wrote a story this week about
1:27.8	prescribed burning and Brian one of the most effective ways to fight fire might actually be with fire?
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