Landowners in the U.S. Southeast Turn to Ancient Fire Practices as Wildfire Threat Increases

No other part of the country has seen such a sharp rise in the number of big fires. The bigger challenge, though, is getting people to embrace the prescribed burns that can prevent them.

Plagues, Famines, and Fires: How the Jet Stream Shaped History and Threatens Our Future

New research shows that the patterns of Earth’s high winds have led to serious problems on the ground.

Electrocuted Birds Are Bursting Into Flames and Starting Wildfires

Power wires normally pose no threat to birds, but that can change if they start trying to find snacks in the wrong places.

How Marshall Fire Victims in Colorado Turned Tragedy Into Political Change

After the fire destroyed his town in 2021, a state rep took on insurance companies, mortgage lenders, and landlords—and beat them all.

California’s Park Fire Is Creating Smoke Thunderclouds

Pyrocumulonimbus clouds might offer a terrifying peek at the future of wildfires.

‘Wood Vaulting’ Explained: The Climate Solution You’ve Never Heard Of

Forests throughout the West are overgrown and full of flammable vegetation, fueling wildfires and carbon emissions. Could burying it help solve the problem?

Canada’s Wildfire Smoke Smashes Annual Pollution Record in Just Seven Months

Smoke from this year’s perilous wildfire season has lowered air quality in Canada, the U.S. and beyond.

Alaska Set Ablaze in Record-Breaking Wildfire Season

As of June 15, over a million acres of the state had already been scorched, the earliest the state hit that benchmark in decades.

After Accidentally Starting Huge Wildfire, Forest Service Admits It’s Stumped by Climate Change

The agency started the largest wildfire in New Mexico history with two flawed prescribed burns. A new federal report tries to explain why.

See How Likely It Is Your House Will Burn Down From Wildfires

A nonprofit research group’s new online tool models the likelihood of a wildfire turning your house to ash over the course of a 30-year mortgage.

Wildfires Rage in Siberia, Killing at Least 10

High winds and a dry spring fueled blazes that have torn through villages in Russia.

Two Fires Have Joined Forces in New Mexico as Southwest Wildfires Continue to Blaze

Drought conditions are helping wildfires spread across the Southwest while evacuations continue.

Here Are the 6 Major Regions Literally on Fire Right Now

A shocking amount of wildfires are burning around the northern hemisphere as the summer from hell rages on.

California’s Dixie Fire Has Now Burned an Area the Size of New York City

The blaze has burned down two dozen structures and forced more than 16,000 people to evacuate.

Murder Cover-Up: Man Allegedly Set Deadly Wildfire to Hide His Crime

Scientists Found a ‘Magical’ Solution to Fight Dangerous Zombie Fires

The Federal Government Spends More on Fire Prevention in Rich, White Neighborhoods

FEMA Wants to Cut Disaster Aid at the Worst Possible Time

California’s Hellish 2018 Wildfires Cost the U.S. Economy $148.5 Billion

Smoke Exposure or Covid-19? Colorado Governor Says Wildfires Could Mask the Spread of the Virus