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A structure is seen engulfed in flames during the Camp Fire

After his life's work burned, audio recordist links California fires to the 'extinction of whole habitats'

November 20, 2018
Environment

The irony of losing decades of recordings of disappearing wild places to a fire linked to climate change is not lost on sound recordist Bernie Krause. Now, after a wildfire consumed his California home last year, his new home is now under threat from the nearby Camp Fire.

After his life's work burned, audio recordist links California fires to the 'extinction of whole habitats'

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