Wildfires are raging in California causing huge damage to property and lives, and sparking a political row. Who is to blame? Republicans are calling our the state's liberal Governor Gavin Newsom and the preparedness of the West coast state for such a disaster. But others are citing this as an example of long-standing failures to tackle climate change and the way that it exacerbates natural disasters. Emily Tamkin, in Washington DC, and Rohan Venkat, in Mumbai, discuss.
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https://www.ft.com/content/cf876b19-8c69-498b-95f5-d018618d99ec
https://www.epw.in/journal/2025/2/review-environment-and-development/domesticating-climate-change.html?check_logged_in=1
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