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 ...

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 ...

We know that heatwaves often trigger bushfires. But predicting when and where large fires will break out is getting more ...

Western forests are still burning too infrequently for their own good, a finding that may seem paradoxical to Arizonans anticipating a dangerous fire year after a drought-plagued winter. New research ...

In an update to the joint UNESCO-WRI-IUCN report “World Heritage forests: carbon sinks under pressure”, new data reveals that fires have accounted for approximately 75% of tree cover loss in World ...

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 ...

The floods that drenched Western Washington and Oregon last month may be receding, but their environmental impact will reverberate for years, potentially affecting everything from returning salmon to ...

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 ...

Across Australia, forests are quietly changing. Trees that once stood for decades or centuries are now dying at an ...

The Valley Fire torched Lucky Peak in the fall of 2024. Bird researchers there are channeling their grief into study of how ...