Wildfire
Climate Crisis and Pandemic Collide in California's Raging Wildfire Season
Crises are colliding in California, which is experiencing raging wildfires exacerbated by climate change and limited firefighting ability due to the COVID-19 pandemic and reliance on prison labor.
Scientists Are Worried About ‘Zombie Fires’ Ravaging the Arctic
The remnants of record forest fires across Siberia and Alaska from last year continue to burn underground and are expected to reignite.
Wildfire Season Is Almost Here, and Coronavirus Is Making Us Less Prepared
Training is cancelled, controlled burns on hold, and fire camps are "the opposite of social distancing." Officials are scrambling to "transform" firefighting amid a pandemic and running out of time.
UN Declares That Climate Change Refugees Can’t Be Sent Back to Their Home Countries
Considering tens of millions of people in poorer countries could be displaced by climate change in just a few decades, this is a landmark decision.
Bushfire Survivors Describe What It's Like Fighting Flames From Their Doorstep
As fires swept through southern New South Wales on New Year's Eve, hundreds of residents were issued an emergency warning: evacuate now, or stay and defend.
People Are Literally Driving Through Flames to Escape This California Wildfire
2,400 homes near Santa Barbara have been evacuated.
‘There's Nothing Left’: This California Family Watched Their Home Burn on Live TV
Firemen saved mementos and pictures off the walls. Then, a wedding ring.
The California Wildfires Knocked a Big Company Website Offline
O'Reilly Media's website went offline "due to the fires and power outages in California," an unsettling reminder that the internet isn't immune from the ripple effects of the climate crisis and corporate negligence.
Spotting Wildfires Is Slow, Manual Work. AI Could Change That
California is looking to new, automated tools to help track and fight raging wildfires faster.
How Climate Change Will Kill Your Internet
From melting ice caps to having to ration the available power supply, here’s why your internet access may be endangered with global warming.
The Amazon Is on Fire and the Smoke Can Be Seen from Space
The Amazon has been burning for weeks amid increasing deforestation. The intense smoke was detected by NASA and plunged São Paulo into darkness on Monday.
California Could Be on the Brink of Its Worst-Ever Wildfire Season
2018 inflicted a wave of devastating fires on the state. Now experts are warning 2019 could be a repeat.