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Megafires Are a Choice

By Jordan Thomas

Mr. Thomas is a former firefighter and a doctoral candidate in anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His forthcoming book is “When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World.”

Parts of Los Angeles have been burning for over a week, and with at least 12,000 structures damaged or destroyed, the Palisades and Eaton fires are among the most destructive in U.S. history. The science is clear: To prevent catastrophic fires like these, we must stop burning fossil fuels and use controlled burns to reduce the available kindling. But President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration may hinder our ability to do either.