Turning off power is a last-ditch strategy for utilities to reduce the risk that their systems could spark wildfires. In most states, deciding whether to take that step is up to utilities.
A new study offers a rare window into the hidden effects of aggressive fire suppression that go beyond fuel accumulation. It may even change the course of forest evolution.
Scientists have been debating the start of the Anthropocene Epoch for 15 years. I was part of those discussions, and I agree with the vote rejecting it.
Census data and research show all things are not equal in disaster displacement, as two experts in disaster recovery explain.
Census data and research show all things are not equal in disaster displacement, as two experts in disaster recovery explain.
The state’s largest wildfire on record tore across the heart of Texas cattle country, and more days of strong winds were forecast. A rangeland ecologist explains why the flames spread so fast.
Over 1 million acres have burned in Texas’ largest wildfire on record, and more days of strong winds are forecast across the Panhandle, the heart of Texas’ cattle country.
Over 1 million acres have burned in Texas’ largest wildfire on record, and more days of strong winds are forecast across the Panhandle, the heart of Texas’ cattle country.
A new study shows how often lightning strikes and how it behaves, often hitting the ground with multiple strikes from the same flash.
A hot, dry summer on the heels of a wet winter raises the risk of wildfires.
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