A climate change-induced surge in brief but intense thunderstorms poses a growing but underrecognized threat to trees in ...

Forests in the Brazilian Amazon damaged by fire remain about 2.6°C (4.7°F) hotter than neighboring intact or selectively ...

Wildfires are the top environmental issue for most Californians, who are also concerned about rising costs associated with ...

Companies that can maintain operations through a wildfire crisis have a powerful advantage. For people watching the wildfire ...

The NHS warns that excessive heat is potentially dangerous for children aged five and under, and older people aged 65 years and over, as well as people with underlying health conditions including ...

So far, Washington's fire season is shaping up exactly as expected. The entire state and Oregon has above-normal fire risk.

"With climate change, high wind, less rain, and high heat here, there's an increased risk of wildfire risk,” Allen Kratz, the ...

An academic paper presented at the Brookings Institute's annual conference found that future wildfire risks are already ...

The approval of a bill that weakens environmental rules for mining, infrastructure and agricultural projects has raised ...

Their early findings suggest that wildfire smoke is broadly and especially toxic. Burning trees, soil, and vehicles can throw ...

Three nonprofits hope to force the federal government to regulate hydrogen fluoride more strictly. The chemical is still used at a Delaware County refinery.

The initiative aims to protect areas recognized as World Natural Heritage Sites and Biosphere Reserves through the Heritage ...