At least two people are dead and entire villages have been evacuated as thousands of firefighters battle raging wildfires in ...

Firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had doused the flames in the Aveiro district, one of the worst-hit, as of Thursday, and were focusing on eight large blazes ...

GREEN COUNTRY, Okla. — People in several areas were encouraged to evacuate due to the spread of wildfires. Emergency officials urged people in Osage and Payne counties to evacuate after high ...

Aug. 28, 2024 — Public health researchers have highlighting the compounded effects of frequent wildfires and smoke exposure on physical and mental health, local economies and community ...

Some states, including California, outlawed controlled burns, and in 1905, the U.S. government made fighting wildfires at all cost its policy. The benefits of controlled burns are well established ...

This article was originally featured in The Conversation. Wildfires are becoming increasingly destructive across the U.S., as the country is seeing in 2024. Firefighters were battling large blazes ...

Most states across the country are experiencing abnormally dry conditions. Thirteen large active wildfires have burned over a million acres of land across the country, from California to ...

The wildfires have also forced school closures and power outages. The smoke from the fires has also significantly impacted air quality, prompting health alerts for residents.

Wildfires aren’t going away, but our ability to detect and track them — and maybe catch them early enough to prevent serious damage — is getting better. OroraTech is taking a space-based ...

Streaks of high temperatures in the 80s combined with worsening drought conditions are contributing to an extended wildfire season in Minnesota. A state forest in east-central Minnesota remains ...

Over 10,000 people evacuated due to wildfire near Los Angeles Firefighters struggle against blaze driven by Santa Ana winds California wildfires burn over three times more land than last year ...

You can sign up to receive text messages for Cal Fire updates on wildfires happening near your ZIP code here.Wildfires on federal land: Federal wildfire incidents are tracked here.Preparing for ...