Wildfire
A Wildfire Started in Komodo. Then Things Went Quiet.
Anger swirled as activists posted about the latest fire to ravage Komodo island, home to the protected dragons. Shortly after, their Instagram was pulled down.
How a War Over Weed and Water Led to a Deadly Police Shooting
A California county cracked down on Hmong marijuana farmers by cutting off their water supply. Then came the wildfire.
California Wildfires Are So Bad Lake Tahoe Was Just Evacuated
The entire town of South Lake Tahoe is under an emergency evacuation order.
Hawaii's Big Island Is Burning With the Biggest Wildfire It's Ever Seen
The fire scorched 40,000 acres and destroyed at least two homes, prompting mandatory evacuations.
Turkey Is Battling Its Worst Wildfires in Decades and the Photos Are Apocalyptic
At least eight people have died in fires in Turkey, as authorities in the region warn anticipated record temperatures this week will keep the threat of further fires in place in August.
QAnon’s Queen of Canada Is Raising Serious Cash on GoFundMe
A woman whose followers are convinced she's the current Queen of Canada waging a secret war against the elites pumped $50K into her campaign to raise money for wildfire victims.
PG&E Will Bury 10,000 Miles of Cable to Stop Sparking California Wildfires
The monopoly utility has unveiled an ambitious plan to bury cables at a cost of $15-30 billion and pass the cost on to Californians.
5 Things You Love That Will Be Screwed Over by Extreme Wildfires
Wildfire is coming for wine, weed, and Christmas, even if you live far away from the smoke and flames.
Conspiracy Theorists Think a Town Destroyed by Wildfire Was Decimated by a Massive Laser
One man even livestreamed himself sneaking into the ruins of Lytton, B.C.— to scour for evidence.
Amazon Drought and Fires Destroyed Billions of Trees and Vines, Study Finds
Now that a swath of the Amazon has turned into a carbon emitter, a new study takes stock of the devastating events that made it happen.
This Is Bad: A Swath of the Amazon Is Now Actually Harming the Planet
Thanks to clear-cutting, fires, and climate change due to human influence, a section of the Amazon now emits more carbon than it absorbs, new research says.
Haunting Photos of the Canadian Village That Burned Down After Record Heat
We can now see the desolation caused by a wildfire to Lytton, British Columbia, the community that set Canadian heat records last month.