In Oregon, a new climate menace: Fires raging where they don’t usually burn

In Oregon, a new climate menace: Fires raging where they don’t usually burn

By Christopher Flavelle and Henry Fountain The blazes that raced across western Oregon this week could be the most unexpected element in a fire season that’s full of surprises: not just more wildfires, but wildfires in places that don’t usually burn. The forests between Eugene and Portland haven’t experienced fires this severe in decades, experts … Read more