By Faith Kearns, Arizona State University As wildfire crews battled the Dragon Bravo Fire on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim in July 2025, the air turned toxic. A chlorine gas leak had erupted from the park’s water treatment facility as...
By Gavin D. Madakumbura, University of California, Los Angeles and Alex Hall, University of California, Los Angeles Fire season is expanding in California, with an earlier start to wildfire activity in most of the state. In parts of the northern...
Wildfires can burn so hot that they give rise to water-repellent soil, which could make ecosystems more susceptible to flooding. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that...
What you need to know: California has invested billions of dollars to fight fires and treated millions of acres to reduce wildfire risk, while the Trump administration continues to cut resources and neglect its responsibility to manage the 57% of...
By Frida Garza, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for over 30 years. He is well aware of the...
