EditorialCrews near Lake Tahoe on Aug. 30, 2021, battle the raging Caldor fire in Meyers, Calif., which devoured over 220,000 acres and destroyed more than 600 homes in the state. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)
EditorialA firefighter works the Bear Fire, part of the North Complex Fire, early Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, near Oroville, Calif. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)
EditorialNirmal Singh's son died by putting himself in the path of a train after their cotton fields were devoured by whiteflies. (Karan Deep Singh/The New York Times)