Burnout: Firefighter trauma rises in American West
Climate change has ratcheted up the pressure on firefighters, who face lengthier wildfire seasons and blazes that have devoured forests and rural communities.
Climate change turns up the heat on insurers, policyholders
From California to Australia, thousands of homeowners and businesses can no longer afford insurance in places where natural disasters are increasing.
In a deeply divided country where even minor events spark culture wars between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's supporters and opponents, the hashtag turned into a scandal.
Global heating makes blazes more likely as harsher and longer droughts dry out regions to create ideal fire conditions, experts say.
Worst drought in decades escalates threats across western U.S.
Almost three-fourths of the western U.S. is gripped by drought so severe that it’s off the charts of anything recorded in the 20-year history of the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Drought-hit 'tinderbox' California braces for fires in months ahead
"Now, when there's smoke here, everybody panics," said Steve Crowder, mayor of the small town of Paradise that was almost wiped off the map by California's deadly 2018 wildfires. The former police officer still struggles to hold back tears when talking about the blaze that ...
Arctic fires and thawing permafrost pose growing threat to climate, study says
Estimated emissions levels do not take into account the wildfires and abrupt thawing recently observed, which could blow the global "emissions budget."
Private firefighters fuel tensions while saving California vineyards and mansions
The controversy over private firefighting comes as a record 4.2 million acres burned last year in California amid heat waves and dry-lightning sieges.
Stung by 2015 fires, Indonesia's shift to forest protection reaps rewards
A bold policy reset amid the crisis has helped the country achieve four straight years of declines in deforestation.
Her prophecy of an Australian inferno was proven right
Climate change is a politically charged issue in much of the world. But the debate is especially heated in Australia.
Nepal chokes on smoke and ash as fires rage, compounded by drought
Hundreds of fires have been spreading across the country since November, in the worst wildfire season Nepal has seen in a decade.
After Australia's bush fires, 'koala ark' looks to future-proof populations
It's estimated that up to 90% of Kangaroo Island's previously 50,000-strong koala population was killed as flames swept through eucalyptus plantations.
