The usually fire-prone Southwest has burned less than the Pacific Northwest, California and Alaska.
Wildfire
Extreme temperatures and natural disasters push harm reduction workers to find new ways to keep communities safe.
Some labor advocates say they don’t go far enough.
’It’s all just really terrifying.’
These high-elevation creatures may find insulation in talus fields, according to new research.
While Oregon and Washington broil, the Southwest and Southern Rockies enjoy a welcome reprieve of moisture
Snowpack is above normal in spots, but doesn't make up for its lack earlier in the year.
Populated areas are seeing a large increase in wildfire, despite suppression efforts.
The proposal to use emergency funding faces a key obstacle: Sen. Murkowski.
A new study suggests hot dry weather, not beetles, make forests go up in smoke.
Water supplies and drought outlooks are grim in most Western states.
This model could eliminate guesswork and predict fire according to geography.
Blazes in California and Utah have officials on alert, but what they spell for the coming season is unclear.
2011's huge wildfires and what they portend. Spoiler: More dead trees.
Four decades after the first allegations of discrimination, some say little has changed.
A new report summarizes how climate change is accelerating tree death from fires, bark beetles and drought
How the Forest Service is botching 4FRI, its biggest restoration project.
Congress can’t seem to solve a big problem: how to pay for battling wildfires.
New report shows long-term firefighting costs eroding most other work.
Canada's Northwest Territory goes up in flames, releasing massive amounts of carbon.
A community news source rallies during Washington's biggest fire in history.
Homeowners take on the costs of fire mitigation — with lots of help.
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