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EPISODE 1: "FURY OF FIRE"

EPISODE 1: "FURY OF FIRE"

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EPISODE 1: "FURY OF FIRE" Summary "Fury of Fire" explores humanity's evolving relationship with wildfire in an era of climate change. The episode begins by examining the unprecedented megafires that have emerged in recent years, following survivors of California's Camp Fire and Australia's Black Summer bushfires as they reckon with a new reality of extreme fire behavior. We then journey to the frontlines with elite firefighters—from smokejumpers in Idaho to rural volunteers in Australia—who risk their lives battling increasingly unpredictable blazes. The episode concludes by exploring how communities rebuild after catastrophic fires, integrating traditional ecological knowledge with modern science to create more fire-resilient landscapes and settlements.

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