Wildfire
Amazon Drought and Fires Destroyed Billions of Trees and Vines, Study Finds
Now that a swath of the Amazon has turned into a carbon emitter, a new study takes stock of the devastating events that made it happen.
This Is Bad: A Swath of the Amazon Is Now Actually Harming the Planet
Thanks to clear-cutting, fires, and climate change due to human influence, a section of the Amazon now emits more carbon than it absorbs, new research says.
Haunting Photos of the Canadian Village That Burned Down After Record Heat
We can now see the desolation caused by a wildfire to Lytton, British Columbia, the community that set Canadian heat records last month.
One Day After Setting Canada’s Heat Record, Town Burns to Ground
Officials said that most structures in Lytton, B.C., have been destroyed and multiple residents are still unaccounted for.
Firenados Are Threatening Weed Farms in a City Literally Called ‘Weed’
“If we lose this, we lose everything,” one grower in the area told VICE News.
Inside Citizen App’s Dangerous Effort to Cash In on Vigilantism
A wildfire in a Los Angeles neighborhood led to a troubling manhunt.
The Fire Season Everyone Worried About Is Already Here
The U.S. is gearing up for what looks like another intense wildfire season with blazes across the West after months of drought, a winter without rain, and a changing climate.
Microbes Are Aerosolized and Moved Around by Wildfire Smoke
Before 2018, no one knew that wildfire smoke contained living organisms. The discovery has implications on the ecosystems where the microbes eventually land and the humans exposed to smoke.
NASA Satellite Images Capture 2020’s Devastating Climate Calamities
These mind-blowing images are a powerful reminder of how a pandemic wasn't the only thing that left us scarred last year.
Australia Releases Report on 2020 Fires, Admits Climate Change Was the Driving Factor
Experts issued a grave warning about natural disasters in the years to come, claiming that "what was unprecedented is now our future".
Thousands of Dead Birds Are Dropping Out of the Sky and Nobody's Sure Why
Some scientists think the deaths may be tied to climate change and the fires ravaging the West Coast.
COVID and Climate Change Have Put California Firefighters and Residents at Risk
How can evacuees and fire crews be expected to social distance during this wildfire season?