Wildfires Transform Aquatic Ecosystems, Alter Life on Waterways As Much as on Land

Medicine & Technology Dec 20, 2023

Researchers reveal that the effects of wildfires are not limited on land, but are also observed in aquatic ecosystems. Read the article to find out more.

Saber-Toothed Cats, Dire Wolves, More Become Extinct Due to Wildfires, Human Dynamics [Study]

Aug 21, 2023

Saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, a species of camel and coyote, and more become extinct quickly due to several factors, including the arrival of humans. Continue reading to learn more.

Canada’s Yellowknife City Under Evacuation as Wildfires Reaches North

Aug 17, 2023

Residents of Yellowknife City in Canada were ordered to flee amidst warnings that raging fires could reach it by weekend. Learn more about it in this article.

Joshua Tree Forest in Mojave National Preserve Might Be Gone Forever As Wildfire Altered Desert Landscape

Aug 08, 2023

A wildfire near the California-Nevada border has damaged the famous Joshua tree in the Mojave Desert, possibly changing the landscape forever. Continue reading the article to find out more.

How Can Ecosystem Benefit From Wildfires? The Right Level of Catastrophe Help Shape Ecology

Nov 30, 2021

Wildfires may be destructive, but some plants and animals have evolved to depend on the periodic wildfires to maintain ecological balance.

Caldor Fire: Satellite Captures Stunning Time-Lapse of the California Fire Near Lake Tahoe

Aug 31, 2021

California and Nevada have declared states of emergency following the Caldor Fire that consumed 191,607 acres since it started over two weeks ago. Satellite time-lapse video showed the scale of the massive fire.

Siberian Wildfires Produce 800 Megatons of Carbon Dioxide in Less Than 3 Months

Aug 19, 2021

Wildfires in Siberia are reportedly emitting two times the number of greenhouse gases last year in just two and a half months, as estimated by the European Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS).

Lightning-Sparked Wildfires Expected to Decline But Average Size of Blaze Will Increase, OSU Models Suggests

Jun 18, 2021

Oregon State University modeling suggests that human-caused wildfires in Central Oregon will remain steady, and lightning-caused wildfires will decline in the next four decades. But regardless of the cause, OSU models show that the blaze produced will increase.

Satellite Mapping Shows Smoke from US Forest Fires Reaching Europe

Sep 16, 2020

The blazing forest fires that have devastated the US West Coast in the last few weeks have been found to reach as far as Europe.

Arctic Wildfires Result in Record-Breaking Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Sep 07, 2020

The 'zombie' wildfires, not directly caused by human activity, in the Arctic have been the largest fires recorded over the last 17 years. The amount of carbon and methane emitted by these large fires are record-breaking and take several months to contain.

California Wildfires Visible From Space, Astronaut Sends "Thoughts and Prayers"

Aug 22, 2020

California has been struggling with wildfires the past few days, and its effects are now visible from space.

Climate Change Hits Australia and Changes Forests

Mar 08, 2019

Australian forests and vegetation is suffering from shorter breaks between uncontrolled fires brought about by climate change.

Wildfires Will Be More Frequent With The Increasing Temperature Due To Climate Change

Jul 28, 2017

Increasing trend of the global temperature due to the climate change will enhance the frequency of the wildfires.

People Cause U.S. Wildfire More Than Nature

Feb 28, 2017

Research has found out that there are more wildfire that people started in U.S. than nature did.

Climate Change May Spark A Wildfire Or Two in Our Future

Nov 14, 2014

In a year with news full of UN summits and celebrity spokespersons speaking out against climate change, further complicated by the emissions we as humans put out, new research says that the incremental changes over the next century may spark some more conversations as well as lightning strikes across the continental United States.