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Eric Sagara

Senior Data Reporter

Eric Sagara is a senior data reporter for Reveal. He joined Reveal following a news applications fellowship at ProPublica, where he worked on projects about pharmaceutical payments to doctors, deadly force in police agencies and the trail of guns in the United States. Prior to that, he was a reporter on The Newark Star-Ledger's data team. Sagara is originally from Arizona, where he reported on business, education, crime, wildfires and government. He is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.

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Posted inAmerica's Ring of Fire, Sustainability

Millions more dead trees in Sierra Nevada increase future fire risk

by Eric Sagara November 22, 2016November 22, 2016

Millions of trees have died from drought and infestations, leaving the Sierra Nevada at higher risk for wildfires.

Posted inAmerica's Ring of Fire

Remembering the Oakland Hills Firestorm: How weather fueled the flames

by Eric Sagara October 20, 2016October 20, 2016

Twenty-five years ago, a fire in the Oakland Hills demonstrated the serious risks in areas where homes intersect with nature. We talked to the lead meteorologist on duty the night of the blaze.

Posted inAmerica's Ring of Fire

What Mr. T and Smokey Bear have in common: 10 facts about wildfires

by Eric Sagara October 12, 2016November 21, 2016

From Nixon to “firenadoes,” wildfires have touched many parts of American culture.

Posted inAmerica's Ring of Fire, Sustainability

Wildfire season is getting longer, but varies by region

by Scott Pham and Eric Sagara October 11, 2016June 30, 2021

Wildfires are not just a Western states problem, and they are active at different times across the country.

An illustration shows a neighborhood of homes with a raging fire in the background.
Posted inAmerica's Ring of Fire, Sustainability

America’s ring of fire

by Julia B. Chan, Eric Sagara, Emmanuel Martinez, Ike Sriskandarajah and Cheryl Devall October 8, 2016July 1, 2021

Wildfires are getting bigger, more expensive to fight and closer than ever to where people live. The consequences can be deadly. The next episode of Reveal examines how wildfires got so dangerous – and how some areas are fighting back.

Posted inAmerica's Ring of Fire, Sustainability

When spark meets sprawl: Building in wildlands increases fire risk

by Eric Sagara, Emmanuel Martinez and Ike Sriskandarajah October 8, 2016June 30, 2021

Wildfires, long considered a problem exclusive to the West, now threaten many other parts of the country as extreme weather becomes more commonplace and more people live in areas at risk for wildfire.

Posted inAmerica's Ring of Fire, Sustainability

Bad wiring at house sparked California’s deadly 2015 Valley Fire

by Eric Sagara August 11, 2016October 31, 2016

The lethal Valley Fire that destroyed nearly 2,000 buildings and killed at least four people in 2015 was started by faulty wiring at a home outside the community of Cobb, California, an investigation found.

Posted inAmerica's Ring of Fire, Sustainability

Summer heat in the West sparks fire concerns

by Eric Sagara June 21, 2016October 31, 2016

High temperatures and drying vegetation may mean a volatile fire season this year across the western United States.

Posted inSustainability, The Secrets of the Drought

Winter snowpack won’t end California drought

by Eric Sagara April 13, 2016October 31, 2016

The current water year has been the wettest since the drought began, and winter snow returned to the Sierra Nevada this year. But parts of the state still will see drought conditions.

Posted inAmerica's Ring of Fire, Sustainability

How we used satellite data to track California wildfires

by Eric Sagara March 9, 2016October 31, 2016

Satellite data is a new tool in newsrooms to examine changing patterns on the land. We used it to show how three destructive California wildfires spread so quickly.

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