Rampant Wildfires Are Threatening a Collapse of the Amazon Rainforest
“Degradation means that you still have standing forest, but you are losing some of the…
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Many homes burned in the Texas wildfires weren’t insured, creating a steep path to recovery
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune, a member-supported, nonpartisan newsroom informing and engaging…
How Is This Ancient Cattle Breed Fighting Wildfires in Portugal?
Tommy Ferreira: It was so fast. The fire came from the top of the mountain to…
From Wildfires to Melting Sea Ice, the Warmest Summer on Record Has Had Cascading Effects across the Arctic
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the…
Prescribed burns can provide years of protection against wildfires
When data scientist Xaio Wu arrived at Stanford University for his postdoctoral fellowship, California was…
Wildfires Threaten More Homes and People in the U.S. Than Ever Before
Smokey the Bear is famous for warning against forest fires—but for most U.S. homeowners, grass…
Record-breaking wildfires blanket Brazil with smoke
A record-breaking number of wildfires are blanketing the Amazon with smoke, choking some Brazilian cities…
Large Herbivores Can Help Prevent Massive Wildfires
In 2019 and 2020, a megafire scorched eastern Australia, destroying some 24 million hectares of…