17 Massive Wildfires In US History

Over the years, climate change has increased the risk of wildfires in the US. However, that is not the only […] ... Read More

Wildfires News

2020 Extreme Weather Event That Brought Fires and Snow to Western US Mar. 2 ... intricate dance between drought, wildfires and invasive species in Southern California's coastal sage scrub ... Read More

California bill would force insurers to consider wildfire mitigation

That soon could change under a bill moving through the California Legislature. The measure would force property insurers to consider wildfire mitigation efforts in their underwriting models, which ... Read More

Wildfire smoke may be deadliest effect of climate change in US

This could make deaths due to wildfire smoke the costliest consequence of climate change for ... climate impact in the US,” says Minghao Qiu at Stanford University in California. Read More

Climate change threatens California’s beloved state parks. Here’s how we can save them | Opinion

Four years ago, over 97% of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz County burned during the state’s worst wildfire season in recorded history. Last year, unprecedented winter storms caused an ... Read More

Climate change helping drive an increase in large wildfires in the US

Joyce Blankenship, an 83-year-old grandmother of four, died inside her home in February when a single brush fire exploded in size in just 24 hours, racing across the landscape, burning her home ... Read More

California couple returns home amid raging wildfires, mandatory evacuations to retrieve wedding dress

Lenay Bevaro has two children and is pregnant with a third, she told ABC News. — -- A California couple who fled the raging wildfires burning ... and nobody bugs us," Lenay Bavero said ... Read More

Bill to make California companies pay for climate damages clears first legislative hurdle

California joins a group of states trying to pass climate Superfund bills to fine oil and gas companies for damages caused by climate change. Read More

How climate change is connected to wildfire smoke pollution

Houstonians may have noticed a hazy sky this week as smoke from Mexico and Central America wildfires has lingered overhead. While wildfires are not a new phenomenon nor directly caused by climate ... Read More

FAQ: Climate Change in California

The state, however, has one of the world’s most varied and volatile climates and scientists and public officials are concerned about the impacts that human-caused climate change will inflict upon ... Read More

US climate risks are rising – a scientist looks at the dangers her children will have to adapt to, from wildfires to water scarcity

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news ... climate change has already disrupted human and natural systems and that it threatens human well-being. It also reminds us ... Read More

Data: Earlier and more intense allergy season fueled by climate change

Climate change is making pollen season longer and more ... a senior researcher with Climate Central. Trudeau says a warmer, earlier spring makes the growing season longer, giving plants more ... Read More