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Jan 13, 2025 45 min

Staying prepared for wildfires

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The recent wildfires in Los Angeles serve as a powerful reminder of the growing threat of wildfires across California. Monday on Midday Edition, we’ll take a closer look at how to reduce wildfire risk and prepare for a wildfire. Then, how climate change is fueling extreme weather conditions that create the perfect environment for wildfires and what that means for San Diego. Plus, we pull an interview from our archives with author Viet Thanh Nguyen about his most recent children's book, "Simone" which explores the impact of wildfire evacuation on children. Guests: Luca Carmignani, professor, San Diego State University Mike Cornette, Fire Captain, public information officer, CAL FIRE Varun Sivaram, senior fellow for Energy and Climate, Council on Foreign Relations Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Resources: Ready for Wildfire UCANR Fire Network Alert San Diego Genesis Protect Air Now

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