Climate Wildfires
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![A burned out truck sits amid white trees scorched by the Cottonwood Fire]()
![A burned out truck sits amid white trees scorched by the Cottonwood Fire]()
Wildfire prevention has always been a challenge in the West. Hotter, drier weather is making it worse.
In an overheating era, the old ways of keeping fires from raging out of control may no longer work.
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![the sun against an orange sky filled with wildfire smoke, and a tree in the foreground]()
![the sun against an orange sky filled with wildfire smoke, and a tree in the foreground]()
Thousands flee as First Nations bear the brunt of Canada’s wildfires
Residents of one First Nations community went door-to-door warning neighbors before fleeing by boat. More than 900 fires continue burning across Canada.
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![World Cup trophy on pedestal in front of city skyline filled with wildfire smoke]()
![World Cup trophy on pedestal in front of city skyline filled with wildfire smoke]()
Wildfire smoke threatens the World Cup final. FIFA still doesn’t have a plan.
There’s no way to close off the open-air stadium where stars Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal are slated to square off.
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A ‘crisis communication gap’ threatens Indigenous peoples
Most emergency alerts and warnings are not provided in languages spoken by Indigenous peoples, placing them at greater risk during fires, floods, and other disasters.
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![A soccer player kicks a yellow ball on turf with a haze of smoke around him]()
![A soccer player kicks a yellow ball on turf with a haze of smoke around him]()
The World Cup is one wildfire away from an air quality disaster
FIFA says it's prepared for "climate-related risks" but doesn't appear to have a plan for wildfire smoke, which can be harmful to players and fans.
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![Crews walk along the fire line during a controlled burn at the Homestead National Monument in Beatrice, Neb., on Friday, April 22, 2016.]()
![Crews walk along the fire line during a controlled burn at the Homestead National Monument in Beatrice, Neb., on Friday, April 22, 2016.]()
Nebraska wonders which is riskier: The fires it starts, or the fires it fights
Fires have burned nearly a million acres in Nebraska this year. Are even more the solution?
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![A crew walks through a wooded area igniting small fires]()
![A crew walks through a wooded area igniting small fires]()
How controlled burns can help save taxpayers billions
New research shows every $1 the U.S. Forest Service spent to minimize wildfire risk prevented nearly $4 in damages.
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What’s driving the catastrophic wildfires in Georgia
Drought conditions have been worsening for months in the Southeast. Now tens of thousands of acres are burning, displacing people and destroying dozens of homes.
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![Cattle belonging to rancher Mike Wintz stand in a pasture 20 miles north of Ashby where they were relocated to after the Morrill Fire burned much of the rangeland where Wintz’s cattle previously grazed.]()
![Cattle belonging to rancher Mike Wintz stand in a pasture 20 miles north of Ashby where they were relocated to after the Morrill Fire burned much of the rangeland where Wintz’s cattle previously grazed.]()
In Nebraska, wildfires are turning cattle ranching into a tricky business
Nearly a million acres in the state have burned this year. One expert calls it ‘a new kind of wildfire era.’
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![A helicopter pulls water from Kade Lake to respond to a growing wildfire near Cleveland, Texas, on March 20, 2025.]()
![A helicopter pulls water from Kade Lake to respond to a growing wildfire near Cleveland, Texas, on March 20, 2025.]()
These maps show exactly where the West might burn this summer
Amid drought and heat waves, April’s national wildfire forecast shows that nearly the entire Western U.S. will face an above-normal risk of wildfires at some point in the next four months.
