Facing a Fiery Future, California Winemakers Are Getting Scrappy
Facing a Fiery Future, California Winemakers Are Getting Scrappy
By Kathleen Wilcox
Last year was the warmest year ever recorded, capping a decade-plus era of increasingly extreme weather. Some of the worst wildfires, droughts, excess rain events, tornadoes and tropical storms in history occurred in the United States in 2024, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
There were multiple billion-dollar climate disasters, but none more destructive than the wildfires that ripped across L.A. this January. The worst blaze, the Palisades Fire, had an estimated perimeter of more than 36.6 miles, leaving almost unfathomable destruction in its wake. All told, the fires killed at least 29 people, damaged or destroyed close to 20,000 structures and caused between $250 billion and $275 billion in damage and economic loss.
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