wildfires

Forest Service Photo by Kari Greer

July 24, 2020

U.S. West Faces a Grim Summer as Red Flag Fire and COVID-19 Warnings Mount

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

Forest Service Photo by Kari Greer

May 11, 2020

COVID-19 Collision with the 2020 Fire Season Will Ignite Multiple Threats

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

FEMA/Kenneth Wilsey

April 29, 2020

In the Wake of COVID-19, Congress Must Support Pre-Disaster Mitigation Programs

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

Smoke billows form the East Gippsland bushfires. Credit: DELWP: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-05/aerial-shot-of-smoke-billowing-from-east-gippsland-bushfires-in/11839606

January 10, 2020

Bushfire-Ravaged Australia Is Crying for Climate Action

Melanie Fitzpatrick

Photo: Simon Pierre Barrette, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

November 25, 2019

Extreme Fires, Creative Solutions

UCS Science Network

Forest Service Photo by Kari Greer

November 1, 2019

California Wildfires and Power Outages Signal Long Road Ahead, But Climate Ambition Sets the Right Course

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

Public Domain

July 31, 2019

What do Alaska Wildfires Mean for Global Climate Change?

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

Dan Broun

June 28, 2019

It’s Time to Stop Ignoring the Climate Change Threat to World Heritage

Adam Markham
Former Staff

Aerial view of the Eli River Fire on July 17, 2015. Photo: BLM Alaska Fire Service

April 30, 2019

The Vicious Climate-Wildfire Cycle

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

Photo: NASA

April 16, 2019

California’s Wildfire Costs are Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Photo: Bob Dass/Flickr

November 16, 2018

Winds and Wildfires in California: 4 Factors to Watch that Increase Danger

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

Pixabay

November 2, 2018

Washington’s I-1631: A Chance to Choose Hope, Not Fear

Adrienne Alvord
Former Contributor

Credit: USFWS

October 9, 2018

Half a Degree of Warming Could be the Difference Between Survival and Extinction for Many Species

Adam Markham
Former Staff

Daria Devyatkina/Flickr

August 8, 2018

Extreme Heat and Wildfire in California

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

January 8, 2018

New NOAA Report Shows 2017 Was the Costliest Year on Record for US Disasters

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

California Wildfires 2017, NASA.

October 17, 2017

How Science Can Help Us Better Prepare for Wildfires: Insights from a NASA Scientist

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

Glacier National Park Fire. Photo: Brett Timm, National Park Service

September 15, 2017

Western Wildfires Add to Disasters the Nation Faces: Will Congress Take Action?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

June 19, 2017

Heat Waves and Wildfires Signal Warnings about Climate Change (and Budget Cuts)

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Extreme rainfall events have severely damaged the adobe church at Tumacácori National Historic Park in Arizona. Photo: NPS

January 6, 2017

How Will the National Park Service Protect America’s Heritage from Climate Change?

Adam Markham
Former Staff

US Department of Agriculture/CC BY (Flickr)

August 10, 2016

Wildfires and Climate Change: Current Policies Fail to Limit Wildfire Risks

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via EPA

June 22, 2016

As 2016 Wildfire Season Heats Up, Western States Wonder Who’ll Provide Relief: La Niña or Congress?

Jason Funk
Former contributor

May 18, 2016

I’ve Seen Fire and I’ve Seen Rain: Floods, Wildfires, and Another Monthly Global Warming Record

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

May 11, 2016

The Devastating Fort McMurray Wildfire and What It Means for 2016 Wildfire Season

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

August 5, 2015

New Forest Service Report Tallies the Steeply Rising Costs of Fighting Wildfires

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director