Colorado is Burning. For Many Scientists, It’s Personal. - Union of Concerned Scientists
Flames tower above the trees in the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado. The third most destructive fires in state history, it burned nearly 350 homes (Airman Magazine, Flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0)
Taryn MacKinney Former Contributor At 11 a.m. on December 30, 2021, I drove from my family’s home in Fort Collins, Colorado, to the Denver airport, excited for a trip to visit a friend. I boarded the plane around 1:45 p.m. The woman next to me asked if I was from Colorado (I am!) and then pointed out the window. “Is that from a fire?” she asked. I looked out and noticed for the first time a smoggy haze on the horizon. What? It couldn’t be a wildfire, I thought. It’s December. So I mumbled a hasty answer: “It might be dust because it’s so windy!” The plane took off and, dazzled by the view, I s
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