Global CO₂ emissions from wildfires increased by 60% since 2001, study finds
A major new study finds that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from wildfires have increased 60% globally since 2001 and nearly ...
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Cause of 2023 Hawaii wildfires revealed
The scale of the wildfires that ravaged the island of Maui in Hawaii in 2023 was the result of a ...
IN PICTURES | Clouds look like explosions due to wildfires
The California wildfires are so powerful that they have created clouds that look like a bomb exploding in the sky. ...
State of emergency declared in Los Angeles as wildfires threaten
The governor of California declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles and surrounding counties on Wednesday as wildfires threaten ...
Los Angeles area threatened by increasing wildfires
Three wildfires are spreading around Los Angeles, amid a heatwave, drought and high winds in California, with new evacuations of ...
Slope erosion worsens in California due to wildfires and heavy rains
Over the past three decades, California has experienced increasing erosion after large wildfires, a phenomenon that not only endangers water ...
Thousands evacuated in California as wildfires spread
At least 13,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes Wednesday as wildfires in Northern California continued to spread and ...
Wildfires in Texas: Nuclear weapons factory halts operations
A nuclear weapons factory located in Texas had to interrupt its activities Tuesday evening due to the proximity of forest ...
Wildfires linked to increase in mental health-related emergency room visits, study finds
An Emory University study published Thursday in Natural mental health shows that wildfires are leading to increased anxiety-related emergency room ...
Extreme heat, smoke from wildfires harm low-income, non-white communities most, study finds
Extreme heat and smoke from wildfires are independently harmful to the human body, but together their impact on the cardiovascular ...
