A trio of satellites set to launch early Tuesday will give wildland firefighters more time to respond and scientists more ...

Wildfires are becoming more frequent and are ravaging new parts of the world due to global warming. A study led by researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows that this change is increasing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fire crews conduct a firing operation to control the Sandy Fire on May 18, in Simi Valley, California. - Ethan Swope/AP ...

Aspen trees can slow wildfires, giving communities more time and helping reduce fire spread even during extreme fire seasons.

The most destructive wildfire season on record in Europe was in 2025, with more than 1 million hectares burned and tens of thousands of people displaced by fires across the continent. Similar ...

Sierra hotshot crew member lighting a test burn in Inyo National Forest, approximately one mile east of Mammoth Lakes, CA. on October 3, 2023. (USDA Forest Service photo by Lisa Cox) Every dollar ...

On the Friday, April 17, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: Wildfires are burning hotter, faster and in more places than in the past — and this year is already off to a troubling start. More than ...

The popular wildfire tracking app is adding flood monitoring to its platform. It’s the first new disaster alert on the service, with many more to come. Watch Duty, the wildfire alert app, is ...