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The Woolsey Fire

Voices from the Future | Greg Kochanowski The Event: On November 8, 2018, a small fire started in the Santa Susana Mountains’ Woolsey Canyon, near Simi Valley California. But then

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The Dry Land

Voices from the Future | Sylvia Watchman The Dry Land The Event: Since 2017, extreme draught has ravaged Canyon de Chelly, on the Navajo Nation in Northeastern Arizona. In normal

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Dark Clouds Over Paradise

Voices From the Future | Sandee Babcock Dark Clouds Over Paradise The Event: In November 2018, the Camp Fire erupted in Butte County, California. The deadliest fire in the state’s

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The Tornado

Voices from the Future | Max Broderick The Tornado The Event: On May 20, 2013, a category EF-5 tornado — the highest rating on the Fujita scale —ravaged Moore, Oklahoma,

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The Solution

Voices from the Future | Matt Russell The Solution The Event: When weather patterns change from one extreme to another, such as during the 2012-2013 droughts and the 2019 spring

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After the Flood

Voices from the Future | Lisa Trank After the Flood The Event: In 2013, a deluge caused massive floods in Colorado’s Southern Rockies. As rivers and creeks swelled across the

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Swallowed by Water

Voices from the Future | Larry Baimbridge Swallowed by Water The Event: In 2017, Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, Texas, with sustained 130 mph winds, torrential rains and flooding. Thirty percent

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The Hurricane Florence

Voices from the Future | Kolby Skidmore The Hurricane Florence The Event: Hurricane Matthew was considered a 500-year flood, which means it had a 0.2% chance of happening in any

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The 100-Year Flood

Voices from the Future | Henry Red Cloud The 100-Year Flood The Event: In March 2019, overflowing creeks and raging riverbeds flooded the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Caused

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The Highway

Voices from the Future | Heikki Ketola The Highway The Event: On November 8, 2018, a small fire burned in the Santa Susana Mountains’ Woolsey Canyon, near Simi Valley California.