Canada wildfires: an area larger than the Netherlands has been burned so far this year -- here's what is causing them

Canada has had over 2,000 wildfires already this year – here’s why.

Iván Villaverde Canosa, PhD Candidate in Geography, University of Leeds • conversation
June 16, 2023 ~7 min

How wildfire smoke can harm human health, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away – a toxicologist explains

Fires in Canada have sent smoke across several US states, leaving cities like Denver with some of the worst air quality in the world – even far from the actual flames.

Christopher T. Migliaccio, Research Associate Professor in Toxicology, University of Montana • conversation
May 22, 2023 ~7 min


Fire danger in the high mountains is intensifying: That’s bad news for humans, treacherous for the environment

Fires here can affect meltwater timing and water quality, worsen erosion that triggers mudslides, and much more, as two scientists explain.

Mojtaba Sadegh, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University • conversation
April 19, 2023 ~8 min

The West's iconic forests are increasingly struggling to recover from wildfires – altering how fires burn could boost their chances

Over 50 fire ecologists across the Western U.S. took an unprecedented look at how forests in thousands of locations are recovering from fire in a changing climate. The results were alarming.

Philip Higuera, Professor of Fire Ecology, University of Montana • conversation
March 6, 2023 ~9 min

The West's iconic forests are increasingly struggling to recover from wildfires – altering how fires burn could help

Over 50 fire ecologists across the Western U.S. took an unprecedented look at how forests in thousands of locations are recovering from fire in a changing climate. The results were alarming.

Philip Higuera, Professor of Fire Ecology, University of Montana • conversation
March 6, 2023 ~9 min

The West's iconic forests are increasingly struggling to recover from wildfires – altering how fires burn could turn that around

Over 50 fire ecologists across the Western U.S. took an unprecedented look at how forests in thousands of locations are recovering from fire in a changing climate. The results were alarming.

Philip Higuera, Professor of Fire Ecology, University of Montana • conversation
March 6, 2023 ~9 min

Western wildfires destroyed 246% more homes and buildings over the past decade – fire scientists explain what's changing

More homes are burning in wildfires in nearly every Western state. The reason? Humans.

Natasha Stavros, Director of the Earth Lab Analytics Hub, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Feb. 1, 2023 ~9 min

Climate change: carbon offsetting isn't working – here's how to fix it

Carbon offsetting is often met with scepticism, but a new report suggests that if correctly designed it can be an important part of the net zero transition.

Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds • conversation
Nov. 7, 2022 ~8 min


As wildfires fueled by record heat menace Europe, a case for retreat in the age of fire

Communities already retreat from flooding and in the face of sea level rise. Is retreat from wildfires next, and what would that look like?

Stephen M. Wheeler, Professor of Urban Design, Planning, and Sustainability, University of California, Davis • conversation
July 13, 2022 ~11 min

A case for retreat in the age of fire

Communities already retreat from flooding and in the face of sea level rise. Is retreat from wildfires next, and what would that look like?

Stephen M. Wheeler, Professor of Urban Design, Planning, and Sustainability, University of California, Davis • conversation
July 13, 2022 ~10 min

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