Climate campaigners have warned that the U.S. president is 'fighting fire with the trickle from a garden hose.'
in a statement Saturday, characterizing the blaze as"extreme with frequent runs, spot fires, and group torching." Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for Mariposa County on Saturday as authorities urged thousands in the potential path of the fire to evacuate immediately.
published earlier this year raised the specter of an ever-worsening"global wildfire crisis" if governments across the globe—particularly the rich nations most responsible for carbon emissions—don't radically alter their energy policies and phase out fossil fuel use.
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