Great walls of fire: America’s west coast burns

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Relentless climate change will make devastating blazes more likely; urbanisation in woodland areas will make them more costly. Prevention measures <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/09/12/why-is-california-burning?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">could help</a>—if updated and widened. “Anti-vaxxers” may undermine coming covid-vaccination efforts; we examine the history of a <a href="https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/08/29/conspiracy-theories-about-covid-19-vaccines-may-prevent-herd-immunity?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">baseless and dangerous movement</a>. And things <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2020/08/13/drugs-torture-and-turf-war-europes-biker-gangs-turn-nasty?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">turn nasty</a> among the biker gangs of northern Europe. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>