Wildfires driven by climate change contribute to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic ...

Northern wildfires can reshape climate for years, sometimes cooling the planet but also releasing carbon from thawing permafrost.

Palisades fire victims want to raise money for disaster hardening. Their idea could be a model — if it can get past L.A.’s ...

Northern wildfires may be more dangerous for the climate than they appear. Researchers found that fires in boreal forests can burn deep into peat soils, releasing ancient carbon stored for hundreds or ...

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A new Climate Central study warns that many roads, bridges and transportation systems weren’t built for the climate extremes ...

BEAVERCREEK, Ore. (AP) — With crews battling wildfires that have killed at least 35 people, destroyed neighborhoods and enveloped the West Coast in smoke, another fight has emerged: leaders in the ...

Australia has experienced dramatic climate “whiplash” this summer, with the same regions scorched by catastrophic fires then devastated by record floods within weeks.

A new study that looked at wildfires around the world says climate change likely made L.A.'s January fires worse. The how is complicated. A number of factors: Strong winds, high temperatures and dry ...

The deadly wildfires that devastated Maui in August 2023 triggered an island-wide mental health crisis, according to new ...