Researchers have shown that plumes of wildfire smoke can carry contaminants hundreds of kilometers, leaving a toxic and ...
The firms invested half a trillion in fossil fuels, stoking the crisis that led them to dump thousands of homeowners.
Climate change is an intensifier — a force that amplifies and worsens existing conditions. It increases the probability that extreme conditions will compound and become unprecedented.
New studies are finding the fingerprints of climate change in the Eaton and Palisades wildfires, which made some of extreme ...
A total of 94,673 homes in Austin have a moderate or greater wildfire risk, making it the highest-risk city outside of California, according to a 2024 report from property data company CoreLogic.
The devastating Los Angeles fires have been a grim reminder of America’s homeowners insurance crisis as climate change intensifies potential property damage and insurers scramble to price rising risk.
Burn marks left on trees show that fires occurred frequently in North America from 1750 to 1880, but they tended to be less severe than modern fires and may have even been beneficial to forests ...
What Ignites Wildfires? Wildfires start with a seemingly harmless spark, but the consequences can be devastating. Lightning is a natural culprit, setting vegetation ablaze during thunderstorms.