"Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World" by John Vaillant. My rating: 5 out of 5 stars. Published in 2023.

Book description: A stunning account of a colossal wildfire that collided with a city and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between fire and humankind. In May 2016, Fort McMurray, the hub of Canada’s oil industry and America’s biggest foreign supplier, was overrun by wildfire. The multi-billion-dollar disaster melted vehicles, turned entire neighborhoods into firebombs, and drove 88,000 people from their homes in a single afternoon. Through the lens of this apocalyptic conflagration—the wildfire equivalent of Hurricane Katrina—the author warns that this was not a unique event but a shocking preview of what we must prepare for in a hotter, more flammable world. His urgent work is a book for—and from—our new century of fire, which has only just begun.

This is the best nonfiction title I have read, so far this year. It was absolutely riveting and unforgettable.

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