Climate change has inexorably stacked the deck in favor of bigger and more intense fires across the American West over the past few decades, science has incontrovertibly shown. Increasing heat, ...
Across Australia, forests are quietly changing. Trees that once stood for decades or centuries are now dying at an accelerating rate. And this is not because of fire, storms, or logging. The chronic ...
Much of south-eastern Australia is currently in the grip of a heat wave, which is expected to peak over the next two days.
By stopping fires for generations, the western U.S. may have made its wildfire problem far worse.
Then came the next generation of disasters: the Tubbs fire in Santa Rosa, Calif., in 2017 and the Camp fire in Paradise, ...
The Susquehanna Valley experienced a year of extreme weather in 2025, marked by record-breaking cold, severe drought, and ...
Much of the western U.S. is overdue for wildfire, with decades of suppression allowing fuel to build up across millions of hectares. Researchers estimate that 74% of the region is in a fire deficit, ...
After more than a century of fire suppression in California’s forests, mounting evidence shows that frequent fire — through practices like prescribed fire or Indigenous cultural burning — can improve ...
MAYNARDVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A trailer fire sparked a forest fire near McLemore Lane in Maynardville Monday, the Northeast Union Volunteer Fire Department said. The fire completely destroyed a ...
STANTON, Ky. (LEX18) — Fire crews battled a blazing forest fire in Powell County on Saturday afternoon. According to Powell County Judge Executive Eddie Barnes, Stanton Fire crews responded to a ...
The fire salamander moves slowly across the damp forest floor, its black and yellow skin shining in the light. This moment highlights the natural beauty of this rare amphibian, living quietly among ...