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The Smokehouse Creek fire started on Monday. Since then, it has burned more than a million acres in the Panhandle, much of which is cattle country.

Officials are warning of major destruction and loss of life after fast-moving fires swept through central Chile’s coastal hills.

Campaigns on the crowdfunding site raised more money for wildfire survivors with high incomes than for those who need help most, researchers found.

The phrase “wintry mix” fills me with despair. But even so, the lack of cold and ice in 2023 felt unsettling.