Insurers Are ‘Actively Evaluating’ New Catastrophe Risks as Europe Burns July 31, 2026 By Alastair Marsh and Claudia Cohen Europe’s insurers are bracing for a new era of catastrophe risk fanned by rising temperatures in the world’s fastest-warming continent....
Spain and France Race to Contain Fires as Next Heat Wave Builds July 28, 2026 By Sabrina Nelson Garcinuño and Nayla Razzouk Firefighters in Spain and France are racing to contain wildfires threatening Madrid and Bordeaux, as Europe’s fourth heat wave of...
Super El Niño Risk Tally: Wildfires, A ‘Mini-Dust Bowl,’ Flooding June 24, 2026 By Don Jergler What’s being referred to as a super El Niño is now looking more than likely, and it brings with it...
Record Drought Sparks Worries About Fires, Water Supply And Food Prices April 21, 2026 By Seth Borenstein Drought in the contiguous United States has reached record levels for this time of year, weather data shows. Meteorologists said...
EPA Watchdog: Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites Vulnerable to Floods, Wildfires April 1, 2026 By Michael Biesecker and Jason Dearen Some 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential...
Air Pollution From Wildfires Linked to Higher Rate Of Stroke March 11, 2026 Newswise — Short-term surges in air pollution in New Jersey from the 2023 Canadian wildfires were associated with a higher...
Study Ties Particle Pollution From Wildfire Smoke to 24K US Deaths Per Year February 6, 2026 By Dorany Pineda Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States,...
The World Is Far More Ablaze Now With Damaging Fires Than In 1980s, Study Shows October 10, 2025 By Seth Borenstein Earth’s nastiest and costliest wildfires are blazing four times more often now than they did in the 1980s because of...
Taking Environmental Inventory Before and After Natural Disasters August 15, 2025 By Eric Telemaque The frequency and intensity of natural disasters have increased dramatically over the past decade driven by the effects of climate...
Deadly Wildfires Ravage Southwest France as Heat Wave Builds August 6, 2025 By Joe Wertz and Nayla Razzouk Wildfires ravaged vineyards and farms in southern France, leaving one person dead and forcing residents to flee as flames shut...