They’re crucial for tracking deforestation, pinpointing dangerous heat, and helping people respond to fires, floods and insidious risks that might not be obvious from the ground.
Communities already retreat from flooding and in the face of sea level rise. Is retreat from wildfires next, and what would that look like?
Communities already retreat from flooding and in the face of sea level rise. Is retreat from wildfires next, and what would that look like?
Fires today are hotter and more destructive, thanks in part to a warming climate.
More carbon dioxide in the air doesn’t necessarily mean more growth for trees, and the increasing risk of wildfires and drought has major consequences, as an interactive map shows.
New research shows that coast redwood trees have a surprising adaptation that helps then thrive in both wet and dry environments.
Hurricane Michael left a jumbled mess of downed trees. Cleaning it up is even harder than it sounds, and now dead trees are burning.
Scientists have uncovered Roman farms beneath what was thought to be prehistoric forest in France.
A new study maps vegetation’s fire risk across the West and shows where population in the highest-risk areas from California to Texas is booming.
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