The Road to Paradise and Back: Fires in the West, hurricanes in the East--what it's like on the ground as we confront our rapidly changing world.

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  • Author(s): GESSNER, DAVID
  • Source:
    American Scholar. Winter2023, Vol. 92 Issue 1, p18-29. 12p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      Fires; Hurricanes; Travel; Global warming; Wildfires
    • Subject Terms:
      United States
    • Abstract:
      In the article, the author discusses the environmental challenges facing people in the U.S. due to worsening fires and hurricanes amidst the alleged temperature increases or global warming. Also cited are the National Interagency Fire Center data on the number of wildfires across the country, and his travels around the country in which he witnessed the effects of said natural disasters.