In the recent years of unprecedented wildfires, the public discourse has been filled with speculation that such a total tree ...

In what came to be called the "Christmas Valley miracle," the Lake Tahoe Basin communities of Christmas Valley and Meyers ...

Wildfires can benefit forests by clearing old debris, leaving behind fertilizer, and more. For over a century, the United ...

Sometimes, to understand what’s happening in a stream, scientists have to go fishing. “I’m ready whenever,” says David Leer of CreekWalker Aquatics, who’s leading a field crew of scientists and ...

After years of questionable policies, climate change and growing populations, wildfires have gotten worse in the western U.S., and around the world. That’s driven a push to use tools like thinning and ...

In 2020, when a backcountry campfire in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains was not properly put out during a high-risk wildfire season, aircraft rushed to the scene to prevent a bigger blaze. Soon, a creek ran ...

The Amazon has suffered its most destructive fire season in more than two decades, releasing a staggering 791 million tons of carbon dioxide—on par with Germany’s annual emissions. Scientists found ...

Much of the western U.S. is overdue for wildfire, with decades of suppression allowing fuel to build up across millions of hectares. Researchers estimate that 74% of the region is in a fire deficit, ...

After more than a century of fire suppression in California’s forests, mounting evidence shows that frequent fire — through practices like prescribed fire or Indigenous cultural burning — can improve ...

BHUBANESWAR: With the wildfire season looming, the forest department has asked the regional chief conservators of forests ...