By Faith Kearns, Arizona State University As wildfire crews battled the Dragon Bravo Fire on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim...
By John Cannon, Mongabay On Sept. 8, 2020, a brush field in southern Oregon, in the northwestern U.S., caught fire....
University of Nevada, Reno researchers use the popular Lamoille Canyon recreation area to dig deeper into wildfires’ possible effects on water quality and wildlife By Claudine Wharton As outdoor recreationists are packing their bags to enjoy Nevada’s many scenic recreation...
By Gavin D. Madakumbura, University of California, Los Angeles and Alex Hall, University of California, Los Angeles Fire season is...
Human-caused climate change has pushed the onset of fire season in the state to as much as 46 days earlier...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As wildfire conditions across California are expected to increase steadily through the summer, state officials this month expressed concerns about cuts in staff and funding at federal agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service, a division...
Wildfires can burn so hot that they give rise to water-repellent soil, which could make ecosystems more susceptible to flooding....
Press release from the Wildfire Solutions Coalition A coalition of organizations announced today the formation of the Wildfire Solutions Coalition,...
The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters — and how they may be playing out where you live. By Amal Ahmed, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter...
What you need to know: California has invested billions of dollars to fight fires and treated millions of acres to...
An analysis of 500 watersheds found levels of organic carbon, phosphorus, and other pollutants up to 103 times higher after...
From Stanford News: A new Stanford-led study finds that controlled, low-intensity fires known as prescribed burns can slash wildfire intensity and dangerous smoke pollution across the western United States. As wildfires increasingly threaten lives, landscapes, and air quality across the...
By Frida Garza, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Jeff King...
Ben Livneh, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation Picture a wildfire raging across a forested mountainside. The smoke billows and...
By Nina Dietz, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Nicole Bryne watched anxiously from across the small...