8/28/2020: Wildfires Hit California's Redwoods And Condors

Today's Article: Wildfires Hit California's Redwoods And Condors
From: NPR
Readability Score: 9.6

Raging fires threaten endangered California condors and 1000 year old Redwoods.

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Readability Score: 9.6

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1/10/2020: Australia Deploys Military Reservists To Combat Wildfire, As Thousands Evacuate - U-Haul will no longer hire smokers in many states

Today's Article: Australia Deploys Military Reservists To Combat Wildfire, As Thousands Evacuate
From: NPR
Readability Score: 10.5

Fires continue to rage in Australia. Area equal to Vermont and New Hampshire already burned. What is the impact of this ecological disaster?

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Today's Alternate Article: U-Haul will no longer hire smokers in many states
Readability Score: 9.4

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12/4/2018: Some Californians are hiring private fire crews to save their homes. Regular firefighters aren't happy about it - Trump Push For 'Energy Dominance' Boosts Drilling On Public Land

Today's Article: Some Californians are hiring private fire crews to save their homes. Regular firefighters aren't happy about it

From: L.A. Times
Readability Score: 12.2
Public v. Private: who should fight fires? How incentives shape fire fighting

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Today's Alternate Article: Trump Push For 'Energy Dominance' Boosts Drilling On Public Land
Readability Score: 9.5

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9/11/2018: Apaches stave off wildfires with timber industry, active forest management - Fortnite Video Game Derailing Education?

Today's Article: Apaches stave off wildfires with timber industry, active forest management
From: Washington Times
Readability Score: 10.3

Saving forests through human ingenuity, how to stop massive forest fires

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Today's Alternate Article: Fortnite Video Game Derailing Education?
Readability Score: 8.4


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