Climate Wildfires
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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]()
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.
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Why thinning a forest could get you more drinking water
Scientists have shown how actively managing forests to prevent wildfires can also boost the snowpack, a critical source of hydration in the American west.
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How a greening Arctic might be kick-starting a dangerous feedback loop
New research finds that Arctic peatlands are expanding as the far north undergoes rapid changes. It's an ominous sign.
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Scientists have found another alarming pattern in wildfires
Around the world, the conditions that brew massive blazes are ... syncing up?
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Why almost none of the homes burned in LA have been rebuilt since last year’s fires
The wildfires destroyed 13,000 homes. In Los Angeles County, just seven have been rebuilt.
