Wildfires

Throughout May, more than 140 wildfires have burned across Alberta and British Columbia. On Sunday, the thick, ashy haze billowing from these infernos drifted across the U.S. border, casting a blanket of smoke over Minnesota and Wisconsin, which eventually made its way to Iowa and other parts of the Midwest earlier Tuesday morning.  Counties throughout […]

Could the same be happening to us?

Extreme climate shocks, intensified by global warming, killed hundreds of people and devastated livelihoods and ecosystems across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, scientists with the World Meteorological Organization said earlier this week when they released the annual state of the climate report for the region.  Drought, heat, wildfires and extreme rainfall, as well […]

“We’re looking to deal with extended drought and the increasing intensity of wildfires.”

Three Pacific nations signed treaties with the U.S. Then Congress changed the rules.

“The future happens in California first” long referred to the state’s reputation as an environmental leader. It’s come to describe the Golden State’s front row seat to a rotating list of overlapping extreme events that are appearing with ever more frequency and ferocity as the climate warms. Now new research suggests that being on the […]

Insurers have paid more than $1 billion in claims related to the Lahaina wildfires and want reimbursement from the utility.

High costs and strict regulations are pushing development into fire country, putting homeowners in the crosshairs of climate change.

The evidence is clear: Forests are shifting to scrublands across large swaths of the Western U.S.

How faulty rules and wildfire could unravel California’s climate progress