However worried Americans should be, we’re not that concerned.

Heat waves do more than dry out vegetation that can easily burn. They also play a role in lightning strikes, particularly dry ...

Tailpipe emissions standards implemented early this century helped reduce smog levels. Longer, more intense fire seasons have ...

Last year’s wildfire season broke records, with 1,322 wildfires burning 27,229 acres, according to the report. That marked a ...

Studying the scale and intensity of previous fires can help us to detect thermal hotspots earlier and support faster, smarter ...

Climate change, which has driven scorching temperatures and dwindling rainfall, made massive wildfires in Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus this summer burn much more fiercely, said a new study released ...

Most of the state will see above normal wildfire potential until August, when all of Washington will be at above normal ...

In 2020, California’s Creek Fire became so intense that it generated its own thunderstorm, a phenomenon called a pyrocumulonimbus cloud. For years, scientists struggled to replicate these explosive ...

Hotter, drier conditions in the western United States have led to a rise in wildfire activity that has damaged or destroyed ...