As climate warms, wildfires could make air more deadly, study says
A warming climate could cause more wildfires, and those wildfires could cause the air quality to worsen, a new study finds. Multiple universities participated in […]
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Oregon jury awards $85 million to 9 victims of deadly 2020 wildfires
An Oregon jury awarded $85 million Tuesday to nine victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020, the latest verdict in a series of legal proceedings […]
Wildfires in US have reversed 2 decades of progress in air quality
The frequent and intense wildfires in the United States are worsening air quality and leading to more premature deaths, reversing two decades of progress. A […]
Drought, rain and wildfires delaying fall foliage in parts of the US
At Seneca Creek State Park in Maryland, fall looks to be on a different schedule this year. “I would say we’re probably about a week […]
These heroic smokejumper crews leap toward danger to stop wildfires
Big wildfires like the York fire in California and the blaze in Lahaina, Hawaii, have been big news stories recently. But there are many more […]
Floods, heat waves, hurricanes, wildfires surging worldwide this year
Hurricanes, torrential rains, heat waves, cyclones, deadly flooding, wildfires — the number of extreme weather disasters per year has increased significantly across the world. So […]