![The Bay Area Sky turned shades of orange and yellow in September of 2020 due to the fires ravaging the state.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/esha_Fire-Smoke_EshaG_0795-900x596.jpg)
Global Reset: California struck by record wildfire season
by Mark Hu and Arya Maheshwari
• October 3, 2020
![Smoke fills the sky near the property of middle school math teacher Margaret Huntley's sister on the outskirts of the capital city of Canberra. Bushfire smoke consists of water vapor, various-sized particles and toxic gases like nitrous oxide and carbon monoxide.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SmokeCanberraHuntley1-900x506.jpg)
Global Reset: Australia battles blazing bushfires in war against climate change
by Emily Tan and Brian Chen
• February 4, 2020
![An expanding animal agriculture industry leads to deforestation to open up new lands, but by cutting down on customer demand by either eliminating or minimizing personal beef consumption, the impact is twofold: forested lands are protected, combating the effects of CO2 emissions, and methane produced by cattle farming decreases.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Cow-900x450.png)
Cattle and carbon: Why I chose to stop eating beef
by Nicole Tian, Co-Lifestyle Editor
• January 21, 2020
![A map of regions that will potentially be affected by the public safety power shutoff.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-10-23-at-6.02.11-PM-900x622.png)
PG&E to shut off power in 17 Northern California counties in second public safety power shutoff of the month
by Kathy Fang, Editor-in-Chief
• October 23, 2019
![A map of the Bay Area during the public safety power shutoff, which first hit the Santa Clara, Alameda, San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties Wednesday night, according to data released on Thursday by Pacific Gas and Electric Company.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/PGE_Blackout_Illustration-e1570919791159-849x900.jpg)
Update: Bay Area electricity scheduled to return after second phase of PG&E outage shuts off power to some upper school students, faculty
by Kathy Fang, Editor-in-Chief
• October 11, 2019
![The sun shines a bright orange-red color due to the smoke. The Camp Fire in Butte County started in November, causing air quality issues through northern California.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2018-11-12-at-9.14.42-PM-900x628.png)
How to support the Northern California Camp Fire victims from campus
by Ryan Guan, Executive News Editor
• December 5, 2018
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