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 ...

Scientists are concerned the smoke from wildfires in Manitoba could be even more toxic than usual, saying more research needs ...

Wildfires have scorched hotspots in several Mediterranean countries this month, with blazes forcing thousands of people into ...

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 ...

In 2023 and 2024, the hottest years on record, more than 78 million acres of forests burned around the globe. The fires sent ...

Some effects of Arizona's Dragon Bravo Fire are clear, but what's happened to wildlife may not be known until the flames die ...