A variety of new technologies aim to improve wildfire detection and help map the spread of blazes Embers from the Eaton Fire ...

Climate change is an intensifier — a force that amplifies and worsens existing conditions. It increases the probability that extreme conditions will compound and become unprecedented.

The devastation wrought by wildfires, such as the recent blazes in Los Angeles, may extend beyond physical and financial loss, by disrupting people’s sense of attachment to their ...

Extreme conditions helped drive the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena.

INSURANCE PAYOUT: Insurance companies have already paid out $4.2 billion in claims related to the Palisades and Eaton fires, ...

Homeowners’ insurance has become increasingly difficult to afford and harder to get in California and some other states ...

Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human ...

Burn marks left on trees show that fires occurred frequently in North America from 1750 to 1880, but they tended to be less severe than modern fires and may have even been beneficial to forests ...

People walk on a street with slush in New Orleans, Louisiana, the United States, on Jan. 22, 2025. A rare winter storm, known ...

The Weisman Art Foundation’s actions highlight how climate change reshapes the protection of cultural heritage worldwide ...

For more than a century, conservation policy has focused on economic development and wisely using natural resources.

What Ignites Wildfires? Wildfires start with a seemingly harmless spark, but the consequences can be devastating. Lightning ...