Significant losses were in remote forests, far from human activities. That isolation suggests that fires are increasing primarily because of climate change, said Calum Cunningham, a fire geographer at ...

Wildfires have become a defining crisis of the modern West, obliterating forests, homes, and communities while choking skies ...

Heat, drought, and high winds exacerbated deadly blazes in Chile this weekend and stoked fires that continue to smolder in ...

Maher is a longtime Canadian political journalist and the author of The Prince, The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau. A wildfire burns behind an abandoned truck on Alberta Highway 63 near Fort ...

The Northwest Forest Plan, adopted in 1994, helped quell mounting tensions between timber companies and environmentalists. It ...

As climate change drives more frequent and severe wildfires across boreal forests in Alaska and northwestern Canada, ...

During this summer of hazy views, unhealthy air quality and canceled outdoor events, it's hard to miss the effects of wildfire smoke. Now, some Midwest lawmakers are directing blame at what they see ...

I have written three articles about the decline of animals in Eagle County and wider areas. There is, however, another worrisome decline. The environment around us is changing, including issues with ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

One of North America’s richest ecosystems, sustained and shaped by Native peoples before European contact, nearly disappeared ...

In 2023 and 2024, the hottest years on record, more than 78 million acres of forests burned around the world. The fires sent veils of smoke and several billion tons of carbon dioxide into the ...