EditorialA tree smolders in Happy Camp, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, as firefighters continued to mop up wildfire hot spots in the area. (Bryan Denton/The New York Times)
EditorialA tree continues to smolder in Happy Camp, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, as firefighters continued to mop up hot spots in the area. (Bryan Denton/The New York Times)
EditorialFirefighters mop up smoldering trees outside of Vacaville, Calif., Aug. 24, 2020, after wild fires swept through the area. (Ian C. Bates/The New York Times)