Rain and Snow Headed for Wildfire-Damaged Areas of California
A parched swath of Central California is set to receive welcome rounds of rain and snow over the next week, but the forecast is raising...
Hounded by Wildfires, Californians Rethink Their Willingness to Rebuild
In a relative instant, countless ancient redwoods, hundreds of giant sequoias and more than one million Joshua trees perished.
2020 rivals hottest year on record, pushing Earth closer to a critical climate threshold
Escalating temperatures poise planet to breach1.5 C for the first time, possibly later this decade
2020 rivals hottest year on record, pushing Earth closer to a critical climate threshold
The year 2020, which witnessed terrifying blazes from California to Siberia and a record number of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic, rivaled and possibly even...
California’s epic wildfires in 2020 took deadly aim at the state’s most beloved trees
California’s redwoods, sequoias and Joshua trees define the American West and nature’s resilience through the ages. Wildfires this year were their deadliest test.
The long-lasting mental health effects of wildfires
In the wake of a fire, governments and newspapers count the damage: lives lost, acres of forest burned, homes and businesses destroyed. Those are the...
Severe Wildfires Raise the Chance for Future Monstrous Blazes
To lessen the risk of catastrophic wildfires, California’s forests need more routine burns. This message has been echoed for years. Relentlessly putting out even...
Colorado’s second-largest wildfire forecast to grow amid high winds
At least five people are missing in the East Troublesome Fire, which burned 140,000 acres in 24 hours