Fossil Fuel Companies and Cement Manufacturers Could Be to Blame for a More Than a Third of West’s Wildfires A new study from the Union of Concerned Scientists links emissions from the world’s largest carbon producers to nearly 20 million acres of forests burning in Western North America since 1986. By Wyatt Myskow
As Extreme Fires Multiply, California Scientists Zero In on How Smoke Affects Pregnancy and Children By Emma Foehringer Merchant
More Than a Decade of Megadrought Brought a Summer of Megafires to Chile Story and Photos by James Whitlow Delano
Wildfire Smoke May Worsen Extreme Blazes Near Some Coasts, According to New Research By Emma Foehringer Merchant
New Toolkit of Health Guidance Helps Patients and Care Providers on the Front Lines of Climate Change Prepare for Wildfires By Victoria St. Martin
A Timber Mill Below Mount Shasta Gave Rise to a Historic Black Community, and Likely Sparked the Wildfire That Destroyed It By Anne Marshall-Chalmers
The US Forest Service Planned to Increase Burning to Prevent Wildfires. Will a Pause on Prescribed Fire Instead Bring More Delays? By Emma Foehringer Merchant
Mobile Homes, the Last Affordable Housing Option for Many California Residents, Are Going Up in Smoke By Anne Marshall-Chalmers
In Brazil, the World’s Largest Tropical Wetland Has Been Overwhelmed With Unprecedented Fires and Clouds of Propaganda By Jill Langlois