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I’m David Leonhardt. And this is “The Argument.”
This summer, I went to Portland, Ore. for a few days to visit family. But instead of the Pacific Northwest’s famously gorgeous August weather, I spent four days surrounded by barely breathable air because of wildfires in nearby Washington state. A lot of other Americans have had a version of this experience, and sometimes, much worse. 2018 has been the year that the effects of climate change have become much more obvious. Not just heat waves, but droughts, more extreme storms, and terrible wildfires.
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The Wolsey and the Camp Fires have consumed more than 300,000 acres, destroyed more than 12,000 homes, and taken at least 80 lives.