New research finds that climate-driven shifts in wildfire seasons in North America are different depending on the ecosystem.

Wildfires driven by climate change contribute to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic costs from wildfire smoke in the United States, according to a new study. The ...

Using future climate scenarios based on wildfire damages in North America, scientists estimate that up to 10,000 or more ...

As the climate warms, wildfire smoke could become far deadlier in the United States, with projections estimating up to 64,000 ...

Environment / War is a climate story, but billionaire media owners don’t want to tell it. Kyle Pope This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration cofounded by Columbia ...

Wildfire smoke is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths each year and will do more harm to U.S. residents by midcentury than any other threat driven by climate change, including extreme heat.

In the face of climate change, permafrost peatland wildfires could play more of a role in the destructive cycle of global warming, University of Alberta research suggests.

Since the beginning of the year, wildfires have burned over 3.2 million acres in California. Since August 15, when California’s fire activity elevated, there have been 25 fatalities and over 4,200 ...

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

Changes to the seasons will also have big impacts on the environment—altering the growing seasons for plants and changing ...