Tag: Wildfire
Satellite program aims to track every wildfire on Earth » Yale Climate Connections
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In June, a small roadside grass fire started in Oregon. The fire was only about the size of a hockey rink, but a new...
Lahaina, Hawaii, rebuilds slowly after deadly fire » Yale Climate Connections
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Two years ago, wildfires hit Lahaina, Hawaii, and destroyed thousands of people’s homes.
Businesses burned down and tourism dried up, so many survivors also lost...
Border Patrol Officers Arrest Two Firefighters In The Middle Of Battling Massive Washington Wildfire (PHOTO)
Now THIS is not what you expect in the middle of a wildfire. Two firefighters battling the massive Bear Gulch fire in Washington state...
‘Deadliest in generations’: The Texas floods are the latest in a disturbing pattern » Yale Climate Connections
As we reported on July 28, the terrible flash floods in Central Texas over the July 4 weekend killed at least 138 people. This...
Training program teaches women how to conduct prescribed burns » Yale Climate Connections
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Last spring, in a Nebraska prairie, workers carrying drip torches carefully burned a narrow strip of prairie grass.
They were creating the perimeter for...
DeBriefed 15 August 2025: Raging wildfires; Xi’s priorities; Factchecking the Trump climate report – Carbon Brief
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to...
Much of Greece, Spain and Portugal is on fire as Southern Europe braces for wildfire season
Fire crews in Greece, Spain and Portugal raced Thursday to contain wildfires, taking advantage of calmer winds that slowed the blazes’ advance. Much of...
Cropped 13 August 2025: Fossil-fuelled bird decline; ‘Deadly’ wildfires; Empty nature fund – Carbon Brief
We handpick and explain the most important stories...
Analysis: Record UK wildfires have burned an area twice the size of Glasgow in 2025 – Carbon Brief
Wildfires have scorched more than 40,000 hectares of...
Waste from forest thinning gets new purpose in Northern California » Yale Climate Connections
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Thinning trees and dense brush from a forest can help reduce the risk of severe wildfire.
The brush and branches that are removed are...