Fires and Virus Converge on California August 20, 2020 By Sophie Alexander and Brian Eckhouse Californians are in their sixth month of sheltering in place because of a pandemic that’s killed more than 11,000 residents....
Wildfires Are Taking an Unexpectedly Huge Toll on America’s Lungs June 30, 2020 By Eric Roston During the 2018 Camp Fire, which lasted 17 days and killed 85 people, residents of nearby Northern California communities breathed...
Australia Urges 240,000 to Flee as Winds Fan Huge Bushfires January 10, 2020 By Martin Petty and Swati Pandey Australia urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as...
Wildfire Emergency Declared as Heatwave Grips Australia December 19, 2019 By Jason Scott Australia’s most-populous state has declared an emergency as a heatwave that’s produced the hottest day on record exacerbates devastating bushfires....
There’s a 60,000-Year-Old Way to Help Stop Australia Burning December 16, 2019 By Jason Scott Australia’s indigenous people say the bushfire-ravaged country is paying the price for ignoring their expertise in managing the ecology of...
Probe Can’t Determine Cause of Minneapolis High-Rise Fire December 4, 2019 By Amy Forliti MINNEAPOLIS — Fire officials said Monday they could not determine the exact cause of a high-rise apartment fire that killed...
Air Quality Plummets as Wildfire Smoke Hits Alaska’s Most Populous Cities July 10, 2019 By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Smoke and soot from central Alaska wildfires have afflicted the subarctic city of Fairbanks with some of...
Brush Fire Evacuation Closes 2 Southern Calif. Amusement Parks June 10, 2019 LOS ANGELES — A brush fire raging along a Southern California riverbed prompted the evacuation of two nearby amusement parks...
Parts of Ohio Hospital Evacuated Because of Smoke January 3, 2013 Authorities say an electrical fire led to part of a western Ohio hospital being evacuated on New Year’s Day and...
Heat and Smoke Make Things Miserable in California August 16, 2012 Sweltering heat and a blanket of smoke from California wildfires are making it a miserable week for Sacramento residents. The...