wildfires

Fighting every wildfire ensures the big fires are more extreme, and may harm forests’ ability to adapt to climate change

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

In the U.S., wildland firefighters are able to stop about 98% of all wildfires before the fires have burned even 100 acres. ...

National Guard joins in fight, see map

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Residents flee Shenandoah County as wildfire tears through mountains At least five homes were destroyed near Shenandoah National Park in Virginia after ...

Wildfires are becoming night owls — and that’s a big problem

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Wildfires are no longer quieting down overnight, and new research suggests the dynamic is fueling some of the most extreme and damaging ...

How a warming climate is setting the stage for fast-spreading, destructive wildfires

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Texas is no stranger to winter wildfires, but the ferocity of the Smokehouse Creek fire — the state’s largest on record after ...

In Texas, a powerful combination of dry land and high winds fuels wildfires

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Abnormally warm temperatures, dry grasses and a sudden windy cold front combined to create the conditions for the destructive wildfires that have ...

Texas nuclear weapons facility pauses operations as wildfires spread through Panhandle

U.S.
Amanda Smith

CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — Rapidly moving Texas wildfires Tuesday prompted evacuation orders in small towns and shut down a nuclear facility as ...

How scientists are using artificial intelligence to predict wildfires

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Fire weather prediction is not easy — there are so many different types of challenges that forecasters face both before a wildfire ...

Hundreds of people are missing as the death toll from Chile’s wildfires reaches 122

World
David Turner

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Volunteers in central Chile tried to remove charred metal, broken glass and other debris Monday from neighborhoods devastated ...

How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile’s

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

At least 112 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile, leading its president to declare two days of national mourning. ...

South Africa evacuates small coastal towns near Cape Town as wildfires burn out of control

World
David Turner

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Residents have been evacuated from small coastal towns near Cape Town in South Africa as wildfires ...