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Climate activists protested at Burning Man. Then the climate itself crashed the party

1:46pm September 07, 2023

by Vanessa Romo

Burners were forced to endure hours of torrential rains before tens of thousands bailed on the festival. Scientists warn that such large bursts of showers are a result of a warming planet.

Vehicles seen departing the Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nev., on Monday.

Burning Man attendees say learning to live with the unexpected is part of the program

7:52pm September 05, 2023

Organizers had asked attendees to shelter in place on Saturday, as torrential rains turned the desert site into a mud pit. A driving ban has since been lifted, but exiting is still a trek.

Burning Man attendee Josh Lease climbed on top of his camp's trailer to take a photo of the rainbow that emerged after heavy rains brought muddy grounds at the Black Rock City playa on Saturday.

Stormy conditions leave thousands stranded at Burning Man Festival

9:31pm September 02, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

The festival organizers said access to and from Nevada's Black Rock Desert where the annual event takes place is closed, after nearly an inch of rainfall created mud-bath-like conditions.

A sign is posted at the entrance checkpoint for the Burning Man festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert in 2000. The festival's co-founder, Larry Harvey, died on Saturday at 70 after suffering a massive stroke.

Arts

Burning Man Co-Founder Larry Harvey Dies At 70

11:23pm April 28, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

The co-founder of the annual arts and culture festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert died on Saturday at 70. The event was born after Harvey burned a giant effigy on a beach in 1986.

A bicycle rider makes it through a dense sandstorm during the Burning Man Festival in 2000. Hail, wind and dust storms are regular occurrences at the festival — and for a while, there were fears that this year's celebration would also include an infesta

Bugs Leave As Quickly As They Swarmed In Days Before Burning Man

7:38pm August 22, 2015

by NPR Staff

Past festivalgoers endured dust storms and hundred-mile winds. "You have to be prepared for things like this," says Burning Man blogger John Curley. But an insect infestation? Not this time, he says.

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