Tag: Wildfire
‘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...
15 sources of wildfire smoke forecasts for North America » Yale Climate Connections
We now live in the Pyrocene, a proposed new geologic epoch or age brought about by human-caused climate change. The occurrence of extreme fire weather...
Smoke plume from January wildfire near L.A. carried lead for miles » Yale Climate Connections
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When wildfires hit Altadena, California this past January, Francois Tissot’s home survived mostly intact.
But he’s since found a new danger lurking in his home:...
Grand Canyon wildfire grows 20 times over 24 hours as Canadian wildfires smoke blanket U.S. Midwest
A fire near the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona has grown more than 20 times in size in 24...
