Skyward Wildfire claims that it can stop wildfires before they even start by preventing lightning strikes. It’s a wild promise, and one that my colleague James Temple dug into for his most recent ...

Calls have been made for more funding to support wildfire prevention and response - action that relies purely on volunteers.

East Coast residents may remember polar vortex forecasts and blizzards, but U.S. weather data was dominated by warm ...

The snowpack is well below average in nearly all Western states, as higher-than-usual temperatures make for a warm, dry winter.

As Arizonans struggle with rising bills, heat relief experts emphasize a need to pursue nature-based city planning and clean ...

A new study shows that careful forest thinning in the cascade mountains can reduce wildfire risk and help more snow reach the ground.

Plus: Homeland Security head Kristi Noem denies knowledge of Chicago shooting, the Fire's flashy groundbreaking on a new ...

Wildfire smoke from the Canadian wildfires in 2023 was linked to a higher incidence of severe strokes and increased hemorrhagic risk, according to new study findings.

While the trend to more extreme fire weather days is well understood for many regions worldwide, a new study has identified the rising incidence of widespread concurrent extreme fire weather days ...

National parks in the United States represent a treasure trove of natural, historical, and recreational landscapes, but their health is at risk. A comprehensive new study on the climate-change ...

Community-based and Tribal organizations throughout King County and Washington state are being awarded $2.5 million of Climate Commitment Act funds to “promote the health of communities ...

Lightning sparked almost 60% of the wildfires—and those blazes accounted for 93% of the total area burned.