Analysis: Pollution time bombs — Contaminated wetlands are ticking towards peat ignition ~enviro pollution.ground Article 806 words 13 votes
Soaring temperatures and raging fires: Europe faces its second heat wave in a week ~enviro Article 21 votes
California may be underutilizing its smokejumpers claims veteran firefighter ~enviro Article 481 words, published Jul 12 2023 5 votes
100 days ago I built a terrarium. Watch as it transforms from a barren wasteland into a thriving ecosystem with scorpions, jumping spiders, millipedes and so much more. ~life.pets Video 10:19 10 votes
Wildfires and California: A discussion of mitigation efforts, government policy, insurance and more ~enviro climate change Link 13 votes
Smoke will keep pouring into the US as long as fires are burning in Canada. Here’s why they aren’t being put out ~enviro climate change pollution.air Article 25 votes
Heat and smoke are smothering most of the US, putting lives at risk ~enviro pollution.air Article 873 words 14 votes
It’s Canada’s worst fire season in modern history, as smoke fills skies ~enviro pollution.air Article 1190 words 44 votes
Smoke from Canadian wildfires engulfs East Coast, upending daily life ~enviro pollution.air Article 1814 words 39 votes
Promethean beasts - Far from being hardwired to flee fire, some animals use it to their own ends, helping us understand our own pyrocognition ~science biology anthropology Article 3045 words 8 votes
Massive fire threatens Lake Tahoe, more ordered to flee ~enviro climate change Article 842 words 20 votes
Siberia’s wildfires are bigger than all the world’s other blazes combined ~enviro Article 1324 words 12 votes
An interview with air-quality specialist Sarah Coefield about wildfire smoke, ventilation, long-term effects on health, and more ~enviro pollution.air Article 3273 words 5 votes
PG&E will bury 10,000 miles of power lines so they don't spark wildfires ~enviro energy Article 815 words 10 votes
The Bootleg Fire in Oregon will likely continue to burn until a "season-ending weather event" extinguishes it in the fall ~enviro climate change Article 639 words 12 votes
How severe is the drought gripping the American West? See for yourself ~enviro climate change Article 998 words, published Jun 11 2021 10 votes
California is poised for a catastrophic fire season. Experts say its plan isn’t nearly enough. ~enviro climate change Article 1037 words 8 votes
Simple hand-built structures can help streams survive wildfires and drought ~enviro water Article 2620 words 10 votes
Growth is higher in US counties with moderate-to-high wildfire risk ~enviro Article 1684 words, published Nov 18 2020 6 votes
Rebuilding after a wildfire? Most states don't require fire-resistant materials ~enviro Article 2036 words 6 votes
New maps show how climate change is making California's "fire weather" worse ~enviro climate change Article 1050 words 4 votes
Private firefighting crews in California spark conflict after alleged illegal backfires in Glass Fire ~enviro Article 1146 words 4 votes
The West’s infernos are melting our sense of how fire works ~enviro natural disasters Article 6770 words 9 votes
The implications of California’s first million-acre fire ~enviro climate change Article 1537 words 4 votes
I cry for the mountains - A California rancher's account of the wildfires' devastating impact on his family, his cattle, and the forests ~enviro Article 5605 words, published Sep 27 2020 8 votes
He fought wildfires while imprisoned. California reported him to ICE for deportation ~life Article 2012 words 9 votes
The world's largest tropical wetland is not supposed to burn, and yet, Brazil's Pantanal is on fire ~enviro climate change Article 822 words 9 votes
As Seattle residents have taken measures to keep wildfire smoke out of their homes, they say another problem has emerged: Increased carbon dioxide levels and decreased air flow in their homes ~enviro Article 1009 words 8 votes
Climate change will force a new American migration - Life is becoming increasingly untenable in the hardest-hit areas, which could cause millions of people to relocate ~enviro climate change Article 6048 words 20 votes
Severe wildfire conditions will continue across California, but pattern shift will improve air quality ~enviro pollution.air Article 1680 words 6 votes
Oregon residents are illegally stopping drivers at gunpoint during wildfire evacuations, sheriff says ~enviro Article 16 votes
A desperate rescue: A father's heartbreaking attempt to save his family from a raging fire ~life nsfw.nsfl family Article 1155 words 9 votes
What’s causing climate change, in ten charts ~enviro climate change pollution Article 1110 words 9 votes
California El Dorado wildfire sparked by device to reveal baby's gender ~enviro Article 591 words 14 votes
Extreme heat wave targets California as wildfires rage ~enviro climate change Article 1297 words 7 votes
Record heat, unprecedented lightning fire siege in Northern California; more dry lightning to come ~enviro Article 1801 words 11 votes
California severely short on firefighting crews after COVID-19 lockdown at prison camps ~enviro Article 1428 words 9 votes
Siberian wildfires swell amid historic heatwave, as highs of 38°C reported north of the arctic circle ~enviro climate change Link 8 votes
Burning Out: Search and rescue teams train for the worst conditions. But the worst conditions are getting worse. Are they ready for the next big disaster? ~life work Article 5051 words 5 votes
PG&E’s rolling blackouts probably don’t eliminate fire risk, and they actually could make responding to fires harder. What they largely do is shift responsibility away from the company. ~enviro energy Article 982 words 10 votes