Even the bayous of Louisiana are now threatened by wildfires

Grist
By Lylla YounesAug 31, 2023, 8:30 am149 pts
Mike Strain, the commissioner who runs the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, stared out the window of a Black Hawk helicopter on Tuesday, hovering over land that had become unrecognizable. From thousands of feet up in the air, he could observe the transformative effects of the drought that had…

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