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News Articles: wildfires

Tree health specialists scan forests, looking for fir trees that have turned red, which indicates that they are dead.

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  • Environment

A record high number of dead trees are found as Oregon copes with an extreme drought

Wildfires and a Western megadrought led to a historic die-off of evergreen trees in the state — nearly twice as bad as the previous worst year. Some researchers have dubbed it "firmageddon."

December 20, 2022
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Western wildfires burning in 2018, like the River Fire in Lakeport, Calif., sent plumes of smoke to the Central U.S. where it helped seed more destructive thunderstorms.

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  • Climate

Western wildfires are making far away storms more dangerous

Scientists are finding that Western wildfires can have far-reaching impacts. If they're burning while Central U.S. thunderstorms are forming, the rain and hail can be dramatically more destructive.

October 21, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
A large fire in a recently deforested area of the Amazon rainforest along Highway BR-319 in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, on Sept. 25.

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  • World

Brazil's election could determine the fate of the Amazon after surging deforestation

Under President Jair Bolsonaro, who is running for reelection in Sunday's vote, forest clearing and wildfires have surged in the Amazon.

October 03, 2022
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By:
  • John Otis
A search and rescue canine leaves a home leveled by the McKinney Fire on Monday in Klamath National Forest, Calif.

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  • National

Four people have died in Northern California's huge wildfire

The death toll doubled when two additional bodies were found within the burn zone of the McKinney Fire, the state's largest blaze of the year.

August 02, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Many Western states lack building codes that require wildfire-resistant materials, but a new study shows the cost can be minimal.

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  • Climate

Fireproofing your home isn't very expensive — but few states require it

Many Western states lack building codes for wildfire-resistant homes. But a new study finds the costs can be minimal, undercutting long-held building industry arguments against such codes.

July 28, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
Firefighters mop up hot spots while battling the Oak Fire in the Jerseydale community of Mariposa County, Calif., on Monday.

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  • National

Crews are making progress against a destructive forest fire near Yosemite

Crews battling the Oak Fire in California's Mariposa County got a break from increased humidity levels. The blaze, which forced the evacuations of thousands, was 26% contained, Cal Fire said.

July 26, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A firefighter aircraft drops water in a wildfire in Portugal on Saturday.

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  • Weather

Parts of the U.S. and Europe are bracing for some of their hottest temperatures yet

Parts of the Great Plains are forecast to hit record-breaking temperatures this week, while in Europe, extreme heat has fueled wildfires and contributed to hundreds of deaths in recent days.

July 17, 2022
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By:
  • Shauneen Miranda
This photo provided by the fire brigade of the Gironde region shows firefighters battling a wildfire on Thursday near Landiras, in southwestern France.

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  • Europe

Fires ravage French forests and other parts of Europe in the middle of a heat wave

Challenged by high temperatures and strong winds, 1,000 firefighters and 10 water-dumping planes struggled Friday to contain wildfires in the Bordeaux region of southwestern France.

July 15, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A scorched structure and vehicles stand on a property mostly destroyed by the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire on June 2, near Las Vegas, N.M.

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  • National

Ecologists say federal wildfire plans are dangerously out of step with climate change

Many forest ecologists say the U.S. Forest Service is hampered by an outdated approach to prescribed fires, a key tool for reducing the threat of megafires made worse by climate change.

July 03, 2022
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By:
  • Eric Westervelt
A scorched structure and vehicles stand on a property mostly destroyed by the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire on June 2, near Las Vegas, N.M.

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  • National

Ecologists say federal wildfire plans are dangerously out of step with climate change

Many forest ecologists say the U.S. Forest Service is hampered by an outdated approach to prescribed fires, a key tool for reducing the threat of megafires made worse by climate change.

July 03, 2022
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By:
  • Eric Westervelt
Viktor Radushinskiy, a member of Ukraine's forestry department in Zhytomyr, looks at a site in the northern Ukrainian woods where a fighter jet crashed.

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  • World

Shredded trees, dead dolphins and wildfires — how Russia's invasion is hurting nature

The environmental impacts from Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be felt far longer than the war itself.

July 01, 2022
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By:
  • Nathan Rott,
  • Claire Harbage,
  • and 1 more
Viktor Radushinskiy, a member of Ukraine's forestry department in Zhytomyr, looks at a site in the northern Ukrainian woods where a fighter jet crashed.

Tagged as: 

  • World

Shredded trees, dead dolphins and wildfires — how Russia's invasion is hurting nature

The environmental impacts from Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be felt far longer than the war itself.

July 01, 2022
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By:
  • Nathan Rott,
  • Claire Harbage,
  • and 1 more
Firefighter extinguish a fire at night

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  • Politics

Federal firefighters waiting for pay raises they hope will help fill their ranks

While they face longer and hotter wildfire seasons, federal firefighters are also battling staffing shortages in six of the nine regions across the country.

June 11, 2022
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
Firefighter extinguish a fire at night

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Federal firefighters waiting for pay raises they hope will help fill their ranks

While they face longer and hotter wildfire seasons, federal firefighters are also battling staffing shortages in six of the nine regions across the country.

June 11, 2022
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
A satellite image shows a natural color view of active fire lines from the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires, near Las Vegas, New Mexico, on May 11.

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  • Environment

New Mexico wildfire sparks backlash against controlled burns. That's bad for the West

Experts worry a devastating wildfire in New Mexico, partly started by a controlled burn that got out of control, may create a backlash against this important forest management tool.

May 20, 2022
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By:
  • Eric Westervelt
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