Lauren Sommer
speaker
391 appearances
50 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2025
last heard 10 Sep
Lauren Sommer’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 47 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 15.
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Warmer oceans can affect fisheries around the world.
It's also threatening many coral reefs, which are highly vulnerable to heat.
Lauren Summer, NPR News.
California has lost almost sixty thousand homes and structures to wildfires in the last decade.
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So regulators have been looking at how to protect communities.
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Most wildfires are spread by tiny burning embers carried by the wind.
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When those catch in dry plants next to houses, they can ignite.
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Now, California residents in wildfire prone areas will have to manage plants within five feet of their house.
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Only low-lying plants are allowed or well-maintained trees.
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The rules were delayed several years over concerns from homeowners about the cost and impact on landscaping.
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For existing houses, they go into effect in three years.
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Lauren Summer and PR News.
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Most wildfires are spread by tiny burning embers carried by the wind.
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When those catch in dry plants next to houses, they can ignite.
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Now, California residents in wildfire prone areas will have to manage plants within five feet of their house.
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Only low lying plants are allowed or well maintained trees.
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The rules were delayed several years over concerns from homeowners about the cost and impact on landscaping.
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For existing houses, they go into effect in three years.
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Lauren Summer, NPR News.
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