Discover why Antarctica no longer has lush forests with giant ferns and how ancient fires fueled intense volcanic activity.

This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers June 21 to June 27.

At ESA's Living Planet Symposium, scientists have unveiled how the combination of different long-term, high-resolution satellite datasets from ESA's Climate Change Initiative is shedding new light on ...

The Wood River Valley and most of Idaho are smothered in red on the Boise-based National Interagency Fire Center’s fire risk ...

Wildfire destroyed some 300,000 square kilometres in Brazil last year, equivalent to the surface area of Italy and 62% more ...

A major fire could wipe out the last populations." Pushing back to save trees, ecosystems The scientists turned to Science magazine , one of the world's top academic journals, warning of the danger.

The Magdalena Valley Fire’s Devastation. The Magdalena Valley fire ignited in late January and had already scorched over 15,000 hectares (58 square miles) of Lanín National Park by February 10. This ...

At least 123 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile, leading its president to declare two days of national mourning. The devastation come ...

In this Feb. 3, 2024, file photo, a resident flees an encroaching forest fire in Vina del Mar, Chile. Esteban Felix/AP, FILE A concurrence of a drought and heat wave is a "horrible" cocktail for ...

The doubling in extreme wildfires adds to a complex picture of fire patterns and trends. This new evidence underscores the urgency of addressing the root causes behind worsening wildfire activity, ...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A Chilean judge on Saturday ordered a volunteer firefighter and a former forestry official detained for allegedly planning and causing a mammoth forest fire in the ...

A resident flees an encroaching forest fire in Vina del Mar, Chile on Feb. 3, 2024. Police arrested a suspect on Friday, May 24, 2024, for allegedly causing the forest fire that left 137 dead and ...