Forest Fires

2022-2024 Articles

Guatemala Natural Disaster Declaration as 44 Forest Fires Rage On 0424

Even Most Temperate Landscapes in the US Can and Will Burn 0324

From Michigan to Nebraska, Midwest States Face an Early Wildfire Season 0324

2023 Fires Still Smolder under Snow, Reveal Canada's Dangerous New Reality 0324

Climate Change Is Helping Drive an Increase in Large Wildfires in the US 0324

US Air Quality Got Worse in 2023, Thanks to Canada’s Wildfire Smoke 0324

Texas Panhandle Wildfires Wreak Havoc on the State’s Agriculture Industry 0324

Mega-Fires Are Spreading in the Amazon. They Are Here to Stay. 0224

A Massive Texas Wildfire Is Now the Largest on Record in the State 0224

In Era of Megafires, New Tactics Needed as Fires Intensify across South America 0224

Deadly Wildfires Kill at Least 99 in Chile 0224

Climate Change Threatens These Californian Fruits and Nuts 1223

Wildfires Are Unleashing Dangerous Metals from Soil 1223

100s of Fires Are Burning in Southern Appalachia, amid Growing Drought 1123

How Mega-Fires Are Remaking the World 1023

Wildfire Smoke Is Eroding Decades of Air Quality Improvements 0923

Canada’s 2023 Wildfires Spewed More CO2, So Far, than Mexico Did in 2021 - 0923

Louisiana Sees ‘Unprecedented’ Wildfires amid Record Heat, Drought 0823

Greece Fights Wild Fires as Heat Blankets Southern Europe 0823

Wildfire Smoke Threatens to Wipe Out Decades of Air Pollution Progress 0823

Wildfires Are Deadliest in over 100 Years. Blame Fuel Buildup, Heat, Winds. 0823

As Syria Burns and Its Economy Collapses, Firefighters Appeal for Support 0823

Wildfire Triggers Race to Evacuate Canada Provincial Capital, Yellowknife 0823

Devastating Hawaii Fires Made ‘Much More Dangerous’ by Climate Change 0823

What Caused the Deadly Maui Fires? 0823 - Amid major drought, high winds driven by a hurricane 800 miles south, interacting with a high pressure system north of Maui.

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Maui Wildfires, Fanned by Intense Winds, Force Evacuations, Some into Ocean 0823

Wildfires Burn Swathes of Portugal, as Heat Intensifies Across Iberia 0823

Massive Fire Burning in California & Nevada Is Spawning Dangerous ‘Fire Whirls’ 0823

Greece’s Wildfires Are Burning through Its Natural Carbon Stores 0723

Wildfires Are Set to Triple Canada’s Climate Emissions This Year 0723

‘Like a Blowtorch’ - Mediterranean on Fire as Blazes Spread across 9 Countries 0723

Old People Burn to Death in Their Home as Mediterranean Wildfire Toll Mounts 0723

Climate Inferno Threatens to Turn Athens Into Outpost of Sahara 0723

100s Evacuated due to Forest Fire in Swiss Alps 0723

Canadian Wildfires Burn a Record 39,000 Square Miles, with No End in Sight 0723

Scorching Heat and Canada Wildfires Could Be Tied to ‘Wavy, Blocky’ Jet Stream 0623

It’s Canada’s Worst Fire Season on Record 0623

California Wildfires Are 5 Times Bigger Than They Used to Be 0623

How Climate Change Makes Wildfires Much Worse 0623

Canada’s Wildfires Are Part of Our New Climate Reality 0623

Record Pollution and Heat Herald a Season of Climate Extremes 0623

Wildfires Are Poised to Scorch More Land than Ever in Canada This Year 0623

How Climate Change Is Fueling Fires in Eastern Canada 0523

How Mega-Fires Are Remaking the World 1023

Wildfire Smoke Is Eroding Decades of Air Quality Improvements 0923

Canada’s 2023 Wildfires Spewed More CO2, So Far, than Mexico Did in 2021 - 0923

Louisiana Sees ‘Unprecedented’ Wildfires amid Record Heat, Drought 0823

Greece Fights Wild Fires as Heat Blankets Southern Europe 0823

Wildfire Smoke Threatens to Wipe Out Decades of Air Pollution Progress 0823

Wildfires Are Deadliest in over 100 Years. Blame Fuel Buildup, Heat, Winds. 0823

As Syria Burns and Its Economy Collapses, Firefighters Appeal for Support 0823

Wildfire Triggers Race to Evacuate Canada Provincial Capital, Yellowknife 0823

Devastating Hawaii Fires Made ‘Much More Dangerous’ by Climate Change 0823

What Caused the Deadly Maui Fires? 0823 - Amid major drought, high winds driven by a hurricane 800 miles south, interacting with a high pressure system north of Maui.

Maui Wildfires, Fanned by Intense Winds, Force Evacuations, Some into Ocean 0823

Wildfires Burn Swathes of Portugal, as Heat Intensifies Across Iberia 0823

Massive Fire Burning in California & Nevada Is Spawning Dangerous ‘Fire Whirls’ 0823

Greece’s Wildfires Are Burning through Its Natural Carbon Stores 0723

Wildfires Are Set to Triple Canada’s Climate Emissions This Year 0723

‘Like a Blowtorch’ - Mediterranean on Fire as Blazes Spread across 9 Countries 0723

Old People Burn to Death in Their Home as Mediterranean Wildfire Toll Mounts 0723

Climate Inferno Threatens to Turn Athens Into Outpost of Sahara 0723

100s Evacuated due to Forest Fire in Swiss Alps 0723

Canadian Wildfires Burn a Record 39,000 Square Miles, with No End in Sight 0723

Scorching Heat and Canada Wildfires Could Be Tied to ‘Wavy, Blocky’ Jet Stream 0623

It’s Canada’s Worst Fire Season on Record 0623

California Wildfires Are 5 Times Bigger Than They Used to Be 0623

How Climate Change Makes Wildfires Much Worse 0623

Canada’s Wildfires Are Part of Our New Climate Reality 0623

Record Pollution and Heat Herald a Season of Climate Extremes 0623

Wildfires Are Poised to Scorch More Land than Ever in Canada This Year 0623

How Climate Change Is Fueling Fires in Eastern Canada 0523

Canada Forest Fires Are Costly Climate Disaster Missing from Public Accounts 0523

How Wildfire Smoke from Australia Affected Climate Events Around the World 0523

‘Like Nagasaki’- Devastating Wildfires (See Canada) Will Only Get Worse 0523

Spring Wildfires in the Eastern US Got Off to a Roaring Start This Year 0523

Wildfires Rage Across Canada’s Gas Heartland, Shutting Output 0523

More Than a Decade of Megadrought Brought a Summer of Megafires to Chile 0423

Extreme Wildfires Make Their Own Weather 0323

Increasingly Large and Intense Wildfires Hinder Western Forests’ Regeneration 0323

Why Western US Wildfires Destroyed 246% More Homes & Buildings This Decade 0223

100s of Homes Burned in Massive Wildfire in Chile’s Viña del Mar 1222

Why Seattle Currently Has the Worst Air Quality in the World 1022

Western Wildfires Are Fueling Extreme Weather in Other States 1022

Hotter Summer Nights Affect Everything from Death Rates to Crop Yields to Firefighting 0822

Forest Fires Burn Twice as Many Trees as 2 Decades Ago 0822

Australia Fires Damaged Ozone Layer, Caused Major Warming 0822

China Fights Brush Fires, Extends Power Rationing in Drought 0822

European Forest Fires Release Record-Breaking Carbon Emissions 0822

As Alaska Warms, Fires Burn over (and under) More Wild Land 0822

Tundra Burns Make Alaska’s 2022 Fire Season among the Biggest since 1950 - 0822

Major Wildfire in Spain Forces the Evacuation of 1,500 - 0822

The West’s Forever Fire Season 0822

The Northern Hemisphere Is Baking, as Fires Rip through Europe 0722

Wildfires in Spain, Morocco Produce Record-Breaking Carbon Emissions 0722

Alaska’s June Wildfires Break Records, Fueled by Hot, Dry Weather 0622

Prescribed Burns More Dangerous because of Climate 0622

California’s 2020 Wildfire Pollution Likely Offset Decades of Air Quality Gains 0622

Spain, Germany Battle Wildfires amid Unusual Heat Wave 0622

Wildfire Made Air Pollution in Las Vegas, New Mexico Reach 9 X Healthy Limit 0622

Wildfires in US West Match Climate Projections ‘Eerily’ Well 0622

Record Wildfires Threaten to Wreak $200 Billion in Global Damage 0522

Wildfire Torching New Mexico Pine Forests Keeps Growing 0522

Massive Wildfires Helped Fuel Global Forest Losses in 2021 - 0422

Western Wildfires Reverse U.S. Clean Air Gains 0422

Why Tracking Wildfire Smoke Will Be Crucial for Everyone as Earth Warms 0422

Smoke from Pacific Northwest Wildfires Is Erasing Emission Reductions 0422

Deadly ‘Smoke Waves’ from Wildfires Set to Soar 0322

Weather Conditions Continue to Fuel Texas Fires 0322

Recent Mega-Fire Smoke Columns Reach Stratosphere, Threaten Ozone Shield 0322

South Korean Wildfire Destroys 159 Homes, Forces 6,200 to Flee 0322

Smoke from Large Wildfires Seems to Damage the Ozone Layer 0322

Risk of Uncontrollable Wildfires Will Rise and Spread Globally - UN 0222

Wildfires Are Becoming More Intense at Night and Lasting Longer 0222

Southern California to See Steep Hike in Fire Danger due to Warming 0222

Siberia’s Wildfires Are Bigger than All the World’s Other Blazes Combined 0821

Residents in Part of Northern California Warned to Stay Indoors due to Smoke from Massive Wildfires 0821

Russia Evacuates 2 Villages in Siberia because of Wildfires 0821

Dixie Fire Mushrooms into 2nd-Largest Wildfire in California History 0821

Fire Devours Biggest Greek Island’s Forests; Residents Urged to Flee 0821

Europe Is Burning - 4 Explanations 0821

California’s Largest Wildfire Explodes as Hot Weather Threatens New Blazes 0821

1,000s Flee Fires near Athens, as Greece Endures Its Worst Heat Wave in 30 Years 0821

Utilities Struggle to Keep the Lights on, as Fires and Drought Plague California 0821

‘The Animals Are on Fire,’ Say Devastated Farmers as Wildfires Sweep Turkey 0821

Australian Wildfires Had Bigger Influence on Climate than Lockdowns 0721

Wildfires Scorch Spain and Cause 'Disaster without Precedence' in Sardinia 0721

At Least 85 Wildfires Torch 1.5 Million Acres across Drought-Hit US West 0721

Extreme Fire Behavior Has Erupted in the West – What That Means 0721

As Frozen Land Burns, Siberia Fears that without the Forest, We Don’t Have Life 0721 - outside Yakutsk

American West Stuck in Cycle of ‘Heat, Drought and Fire’, Experts Warn 0721

How Bad Is This Fire Season in California Really Going to Be? 0721

Bootleg Fire Rages through Oregon, Threatening California’s Electricity Supply 0721

US Wildfires’ Increasing Toll on Wildlife 0721

Lytton, B.C., Village at Center of Canada’s Heat Wave, Devastated by Wildfires 0721

Underpaid Firefighters, Overstretched Budgets - The U.S. Isn’t Prepared for Fires Fueled by Climate Change. 0721

Grim Western Fire Season Starts Much Drier than Record 2020 - 0521

Climate Change Could Make Overwinter ‘Zombie’ Fires More Common 0521

California’s Wildfire Season Expands as Wet Season Becomes Compressed 0521

As Extreme Fires Transform Alaska’s Boreal Forest, More Aspen and Birch Are Coming In.  That Can Slow Fires and Their Climate Impact 0421

Wildfire Smoke Wiped Out U.S. Pandemic-Related Clean Air Gains in 2020 - 0321

California’s Wildfire Smoke Could Be More Harmful than Vehicle Emissions 0321

How Fires Have Spread to Previously Untouched Parts of the World 0221 - More forest, but less grassland, has burned.

Wildfires Having Devastating Effect on Air Quality in Western US 0121

Vast Wildfires in Siberia Linked to Warming Arctic 1220

Ancient Redwoods Face New Challenge from Wildfires, Warming Climate 1220

Why California’s Winter Wildfires May Get Worse 1220

Australia’s Most Extreme Bushfire Season, Statistically Speaking 1120

Arctic Wildfires Are Lasting Longer and Burning More Intensely 1120

Smoke Cloud from Australian Summer’s Bushfires 3 x Previous Record 1120

Fires in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Jump in October and for Year 1120

Rocky Mountain National Park Closed as Wildfire Explodes across Colorado 1020

California’s Mega Fires Have Arrived 30 Years Early 1020

Colorado’s Cameron Peak Fire Explodes into Biggest Blaze in State History 1020

Wildfires Tear through Drought-Racked Paraguay amid Record Heat 1020 (Pantanal)

It’s Not Just the US West.  These Places Are Also on Fire. 0920

Climate Change Has Brought a New Era of Megafire, and We’re Failing to Adapt 0920

Climate Crisis Intensified West Coast Fire Season; It Could Get Worse 0920

Western Wildfires Break Records, with Devastating Toll on Lives and Homes 0920

US Wildfires Could Spark Financial Crisis, Advisory Panel Finds 0920

The Fires Raging Out West Just Preview What Climate Change Is Bringing 0920

Much of the American West Is on Fire 0920

‘Extremely Dangerous’ Fire Threat in West after Historic Weekend Heat 0920

Wildfires Trigger Long-Term Permafrost Thawing 0820

California’s Giant Redwoods Burn in 63,000 Acres Wildfire, Only 5% Contained 0820

California Wildfires Double in Size & Force, Degrade Air Quality; 1,000s Evacuate 0820

Record Arctic Blazes May Herald New Fire Regime Decades Earlier than Expected 0820

Intense Arctic Wildfires Set a Pollution Record 0720

Siberian Fires Have Released a Record Amount of Carbon This Year 0720

Amazon Fires at 13-Year High for June 0720

Rapid Arctic Meltdown in Siberia Alarms Scientists 0720

‘Zombie Fires’ in the Arctic Pump Out Carbon at Record Pace 0720

Oppressive Heat Approaches U.S. in Early July, as Wildfires Burn through Arizona 0720

Wildfires Are Taking an Unexpectedly Huge Toll on America’s Lungs 0620

Alarm at Record-Breaking Heat Wave in Siberia 0620

Arctic Heat Wave Is Reigniting Siberian Tinderbox 0520

Wildfire Ravages Poland’s Largest National Park on Earth Day 0420

'Unprecedented' - More than 20% of Australia's Forests Burnt in Bushfires 0220

Australia's Fire-Driven Storms Are Pumping Smoke into the Stratosphere 0120

Australia’s CO2 Emissions Double due to Unprecedented Bush Fires 0120

Wildfires Are Changing Canada's Boreal Forests 0120

A Fire in Australia Is the Size of Manhattan 0120

Deadly Australian Wildfires Show No Signs of Stopping - What You Should Know 0120

Australia’s Hottest Day, Its 2nd Straight, Brings ‘Catastrophic’ Fire Conditions 1219

Fire ‘Too Big to Put Out’ May Blanket Sydney, Australia in Smoke for Months 1219

Amazon Fires ‘Quicken Andean Glacier Melt' 1119

Australian Fire Officials Say the Worst Is Yet to Come 1119

Biggest Tropical Wetlands Ravaged by Fires in Brazil 1119

What Happens to Soil Microbes after Wildfire? 1019

How Climate Change Could Shift California’s Santa Ana Winds, Fueling Fires 1019

Amazon Fires Fall Sharply in September, Spread Elsewhere 1019

Indonesian Wildfires Created Respiratory Problems for Nearly 1 Million People 0919

Bolivian Wildfires Destroy 2 Million Hectares (8,000 Square Miles) of Forest 0919

‘It’s Really Close’ - How the Amazon Rainforest Could Self-Destruct 0819

The Amazon, Siberia, Indonesia - A World of Fire 0819

Why the Arctic Is Smoldering 0819

If Carbon Offsets Require Forests to Stay Standing, What Happens When the Amazon Is on Fire? 0819

Amazon Fires Could Accelerate Global Warming, Harm Biodiversity for Centuries 0819

Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Is Burning at a Record Rate 0819

Bigger, More Frequent Wildfires Turn Canada’s Boreal Forest into Carbon Source 0819

Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Is Burning at a Record Rate 0819

To Better Grasp Nuclear Winter, Scientists Study Arctic Wildfire Cloud 0819

Siberia Wildfires - Russians Battle to Contain the Blazes 0819

The Bizarre, Peaty Science of Arctic Wildfires 0719 - So far in 2019, Arctic fires have released more CO2 into the air than what Belgium emits annually.  That beats the previous ecord, set in 2004—and we’re only in June.

Arctic Wildfires Continue to Burn, Releasing Record Amounts of CO2 - 0719 - The amount of CO2 emitted from Arctic Circle fires in June 2019 is larger than all of the CO2 released from Arctic Circle fires in the same month from 2010 through to 2018 put together.

Arctic Summer 2019 - Record Heat, Dramatic Ice Loss, Raging Wildfires 0719

Major Siberian Cities Choking from Strong Wildfires 0719

California’s Wildfires Are 500% Larger Due to Climate Change 0719

Hawaii Governor Declares Emergency for Maui Wildfires 0719

Seattle Opens Clean Air Centers amid Worsening Smoky Skies from Wildfire 0719

Alaska Chokes on Wildfires as Heat Waves Dry Out the Arctic 0719

Amazon Rainforest on Fire 0719

With Far-North Temperatures Rising, Alaska Tundra Fires Proliferate 0619

Alberta Wildfires Linked to Climate Change 0619

Wildfire Smoke Is Here to Stay 0619

German Forest Fire Risk Spikes amid High Temperatures, Drought 0419

The UK Has Already Had More Wildfires in 2019 than Any Year on Record 0419

Record Australian Heat Brings Fire to a Scorched Land 0319

2016-2018 Articles -119

Wildfire Scientists Brace for Hotter, More Flammable Future 1218

Due to Wildfires, California Now Has the Most Polluted Cities in the World 1118

Mega-Fires More Frequent Because of Climate Change and Forest Management 1118

The Worst Is Yet to Come for California’s Wildfires 1118

Northern California Wildfire Threatens Homes, Closes Key Highway 0918

2018 Now Worst Fire Season on Record, as B.C. Extends State of Emergency 0818

How Wildfires Can Affect Climate Change (and Vice Versa) 0818

Wildfire Smoke Chokes Out Large Swath of Alberta 0818

Fire, Weather Data - 'The Warmer It Is, the More Fire We See.’

Sydney's Bushfire Season Now Starts in Winter 0818

How Climate Change Is Making B.C.’s Wildfire Season Hotter, Longer, Drier 0818

California Fire Explodes in Size, Is Now Largest in State History 0818

Science Says Record Heat, Fires Worsened by Climate Change 0718

‘Serious Health Effects' of Wildfire Smoke across Western US, Warm Experts 0818

California Is Burning Before Our Eyes 0718

Many Killed in Forest Fires near Athens 0718

Barents Region Is on Fire 0718

Wildfires In The U.S. Are Getting Bigger 0718

Drought Creates a Perfect Storm for Wildfires in U.S. West 0718

Why Hot Summer Nights Getting Hotter Is a Health and Wildfire Risk 0718

The West Is Burning, and It’s Barely July 0718

Thinning Clouds Increase California’s Wildfires 0618

How Surging Wildfire Smoke Is Affecting Climate and Health 0518

Climate Change, Wildfire, and the Future of Forests 0418 - Many forests do not regenerate aafter fires.  The new local climate requires different trees, or savannah or grasslands.  Forest most up mountains.

Greenland’s Biggest Fire Is a ‘Warning’ for Its Future 0418 - Black soot from fires will accelerate ice melting.

In 20 Years, Wildfires Will Be 6 Times Larger 0318

Some Forests Are Not Growing Back after Wildfires, Research Finds 1217

In California’s Wildfires, a Looming Threat to Climate Goals 1217

We Can’t Talk about the Los Angeles Fires without Talking about Climate Change 1217

How Climate Change Is Impacting the American West Right Now 1217

Change in the Air 1117 - mostly about industrial pollution, indoors.  But forest fires killed 100,000 in Indonesia in 2015, releasing more CO2 than India and Japan combined.

Breathing Fire 1117 - health impacts of smoke inhalation from recent US forest fires

Record Amazon Fires Stun Scientists; Sign of Sick, Degraded Forests 1017

Napa Fires Make San Francisco Air Worse than Beijing 1017

California's Wildfires - Record-Hot Summer, Wet Winter Create Explosive Mix 1017

A Warmer World Is Sparking More and Bigger Wildfires 1017

Cost of Fighting U.S. Wildfires Topped $2 Billion in 2017 - 0917

Fires, Heat Waves, Hurricanes - Why This Summer's Extreme Weather Is Here to Stay 0917

Extreme Wildfires Could Lead to Long-Term Lung Damage in the US 0917

Potent Mix of Record Heat and Dryness Fuels Wildfires Across the West 0917

Wildfires across US West, amid Record Heat, Force 1,000s to Flee Their Homes 0917

Deadly Tennessee Fire Could Become ‘New Normal’ 0817

Ancient Trees Reveal Relationship between Climate Change, Wildfires 0817

Ice and Fire - Large Blaze Burns in Greenland for 2 Weeks 0817

Climate Change Sets the World on Fire 0817

Bigger, Hotter, Faster 0817

Wildfires Rage On Untamed in Greece, Portugal and Corsica 0817

'Unusual' Greenland Wildfires Right Now Are Linked to Peat 0817

After France and Portugal, Spain Battles Forest Fires 0717

Heat and Drought Feed Wildfires in Italy, Threaten Beaches near Rome 0717

B.C. Wildfires Displace Nearly 40,000, as Williams Lake Evacuates 0717

Longer, Fiercer Fire Seasons the New Normal with Climate Change 0717

Climate Change Expected to Fuel Larger Forest Fires — if It Hasn't Already 0717

Led by Siberia, Earth's Boreal Forests Burn at Unprecedented Rates 0617

Wildfires Dumped a Huge Amount of Soot atop Greenland’s Ice Sheet 0617

Fires Rise in Arctic, as 'Lightning Follows the Warming’ 0617

Wildfires, Once Rare in the Great Plains, Have More than Tripled in 30 Years 0617

What a Wet Winter Means for Wildfire Season 0617

Future of Fighting Wildfires in the Era of Climate Change 0417 - not enough resources to fight most of them

Australia Battles 50 Fires in Heat Wave, Sparking Warning, Blackout Fears 0217

Chile Battles Worst Wildfires in Its Modern History 0117

Hazier Days in the High Country, Western U.S., due to Drought and Forest Fires 0117

Drought-Fueled Wildfire ‘Apocalypse' Hits Tennessee 1116

Chile Battles Raging Wildfires Fueled by Heat Wave, Winds 1116

Drought, Fires Reach Crisis Level in North Carolina 1116

Climate Change behind Surge in Western Wildfires 1016

Indonesian Islamic Council Issues Fatwa on Forest Fires 0916

Alarming Number of Fires in the Brazilian Amazon 0916

‘Smoke Waves’ Will Affect Millions in Coming Decades 0816

Wildfire Smoke Problem Intensifies with Climate Change 0816

Cruel Summer - Floods, Fires and Heat 0816

California's Wildfire Season and Air Quality to Get Worse 0816

As Peat Bogs Burn, a Climate Threat Rises 0816

Dairy Groups Blast Methane Reductions- Cows Expel Gas so They Don’t Explode 0816

Russian Wildfires Put Key Climate Change Resource at Risk 0716

Huge Swaths of Russia's Forests Are Ablaze, in Possible Record Fire Season 0716

These Peat Fires Are Huge, Hidden and Harmful.  What Can We Do? 0616

Wildfires Engulfing the West Coast Are Fueled by Climate Change 0616

Dry Amazon Could See Record Fire Season 0616

Forest Fires Can Heat Up the Whole Planet 0616 - Northern (boreal) forest fires put carbon in the air not only from standing trees, but also from peat, while they thaw permafrost, for still more carbon emissions.

Raging Wildfires in the Southwest Stretch Resources 0616

Spike in Alaska Wildfires Is Worsening Global Warming 0616

Fort McMurray Fire’s Stunning Pulse of Carbon to the Atmosphere 0516

Smoke over Sydney - Welcome to the Autumn of the Future 0516

Wildfire Fighters Warn 2016 Could Be Bad in California, Average in Other States 0516

Global Warming to Spur More Fires in Alaska, in Turn Causing More Warming 0516

Fort McMurray Blaze Set the Stage for Even Bigger, Hotter Wildfires 0516

Global Warming Cited as Wildfires Increase in Fragile Boreal Forest 0516

'Perfect Storm' of El Niño and Warming Boosted Alberta Fires 0516

Fort McMurray Wildfire Forces 1/4 of Canada’s Oil Output Off-Line 0516

Here’s the Climate Context for the Fort McMurray Wildfire 0516

U.S. Wildfires Just Set an Amazing and Troubling New Record 0116

2015 Now USA's Costliest Wildfire Season on Record 1215

Indonesia Blazes Threaten Endangered Orangutans 1115

Indonesian Fires Are Pouring Huge Amounts of Carbon into the Atmosphere 1015 - peat +.  CO2 > Germany's, Japan’s.

Alaskan Wildfires Could Make Global Warming Worse 1015.  Soils, permafrost too.

Bushfire Burns Out of Control, as Victoria Swelters in Record Early Spring Heat 1015

Tinderbox of the World - the World’s Northern Forests 1015

Study Finds Severe Blazes Less Common in Today's Forests 0915

Fires in West Have Residents Gasping on the Soot Left Behind 0915

Smoke Continues to Thicken the Air in Southern Alberta 0815

Massive Wildfires by Lake Baikal Send Soot to Arctic, Greenland 0815

Alaska's Permafrost Threatened by Intense Fires as Climate Changes 0815

Stunning 5 Million Acres Have Now Burned in Alaskan Wildfires This Year 0815

Dry Days Bring Ferocious Start to Fire Season 0815

Beneath Alaskan Wildfires, a Hidden Threat- Long-Frozen Carbon's Thaw 0715

Climate Change Is Lengthening Wildfire Seasons across Globe 0715

Burning Olympics Rain Forest Raises Concern about Future 0715

Wildfires Threaten Thousands of Homes in Southern California 0615

Alaska Wildfires - 'Explosive' Flames Force Evacuations 0615

How Wildfires Can Worsen Climate Change 0515

Intense Wildfire Season Expected in West 0515

Will California's Ambitious Climate Goals Go Up in Smoke? 0515

Now, Every Day Is Fire Season in Drought-Era California 0415

Chile Declares Forest Fires Alert 0315

Early Start to Wildfire Season 0215

Rise in Wildfires May Resurrect Chernobyl's Radiation 0215

Climate Change Could Bring More Disease, Crop Damage, Fires to Colorado 0215

Australian Firefighters Battle Worst Bushfire in Decades 0115

Projected increase in area burned per 1°C increase in temperature.

As Alaska Burns, Anchorage Sets New Records for Heat and Lack of Snow 0715

Alaska’s vertical axis, below at right, goes to 3 million acres

2014 Articles and earlier - 41

Fire Season Starts Early, and Fiercely 0514

Oklahoma Is Burning 0514

Southwest US Struggles to Adapt to Year-Round Fire Season 0514

Absolutely a Link Between Climate Change and Australian Wildfires 1013

California Fights Wildfire, Expects More in Drought Emergency 0114

New South Wales Bushfires- Pollution Levels Soar 50-fold 1013

Rising Number of US Homes at Risk from Wildfires 1013

Season of Smoke: Changing Climate Leads To Bigger, Smokier Wildfires 1013

Wildfires & Air Pollution, A Hidden Hazard 1013

Why Big, Intense Wildfires Are the New Normal 0813

Yosemite Fire Example of How Droughts Amplify Wildfires 0813

Wildfire Alert Heightened as Blazes Char Western US 0813

Fires, Smoke, Floods Are Drawbacks of Alaska's Hot Summer 0813

Why Alaska's Boreal Forests Are Becoming More Flammable 0713

Once Resilient, Trees In US West Now More Vulnerable To Fires 0713 

National Farmers' Union Warns of Grass Fires, as British Heat Continues 0713 

Climate Change Forces US Forest Service to Shift Strategy on Larger Fires 0713 

Rising Temps, Shrinking Snowpack Fuel Western Wildfires 0713 

Wildfires May Have Bigger Role in Global Warming 0713

Once Trees Killed by Beetles Drop Their Needles, Flammability Drops Too 0713

Expect Bigger, Fiercer Wildfires in West 0713 

Wind-Whipped Fire Burns Near Yosemite 0613 

Singapore, Malaysia Choke as Illegal Indonesia Forest Fires Rage 0613 

Colorado Is Burning Even Worse Than Last Year 0613

Wildfire Smoke a Rising Health Concern with Climate Change 0613 

Jerry Brown Blames Climate Change for California Fires 0513

Dry Winter, Warming Trend Foretell Wildfire Danger 0513 

Fires Burn More Fiercely as Northern Forests Warm 0413 

Feds Project Climate Change Will Double Wildfire Risk in Forests 0413 

Longer US Fire Season May Be the New Normal 0213 

Bark Beetle Isn’t Wildfire Culprit 0113 

Australia Braces for Catastrophic Wildfire Day 0113 

US Forest Fire Area to Double by 2050 1212 

Top 3 Wildfire Hot Spot, SE Australia 0812

Climate Change to Bring More Wildfires Soon 0612

Northern Wildfires Threaten Runaway Climate Change 1210 

Dense Wildfire Smog Grips Moscow in Heat Wave 0810 

Lots More Yosemite Fires from Warming 1109

Australian Wildfires Kill At Least 84 People 0209

Warming Burns World 0806

Warming Drives Wildfires 0706

Section Map: Droughts, Deserts & Fires