Fire weather : a true story from a hotter world / John Vaillant.

"A stunning, panoramic exploration of the symbiotic relationship between humans and combustion and why we are entering a new century of fire. In May 2016, the city of Fort McMurray in Alberta--the seat of the Canadian oil industry, from which the U.S. derives almost half its oil imports--burned to t...

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Main Author: Vaillant, John (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
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Physical Description:414 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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