THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF
Copyright © 2023 by John Vaillant
Frontmatter maps by Ana Luisa Ortega Juarez
All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York.
Knopf, Borzoi Books, and the colophon are registered trademarks of Penguin Random House LLC.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Vaillant, John, author.
Title: Fire weather : a true story from a hotter world / John Vaillant.
Description: First United States edition. | New York : Alfred A. Knopf,
2023. | A Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf. | Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2022044338 | ISBN 9781524732851 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780525434245 (paperback) | ISBN 9781524732868 (e-book)
Subjects: LCSH: Forest fires—North America—History. | Wildfires—North America—History. | Climatic changes. | Forest fires—Environmental aspects.
Classification: LCC SD421.34.N67 V35 2023 | DDC 363.37/9—dc23/eng/20221118
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022044338
ISBN: 978-1-524-73285-1 (hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-524-73286-8 (eBook)
Ebook ISBN 9781524732868
Cover photograph by Wolfgang Kaehler / Alamy
Cover design by Chip Kidd
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