Los Alamos Nationwide Laboratory in New Mexico, birthplace of the atomic bomb and significant US nuclear weapons manufacturing facility, stays below risk from wildfires regardless of a number of excessive profile, costly blazes in latest a long time. ...

New analysis discovered that whereas the elevated wildfire exercise is inflicting widespread adjustments within the construction and composition of those mid-to-high elevation forests, the brand new landscapes are additionally seemingly extra resilient to projected upward developments in future hearth exercise and local weather circumstances.

The observations from Earth orbit present high-altitude concentrations of the fuel which can be greater than 10 instances typical quantities.

Six of the army helicopters operated by the Oregon Nationwide Guard are unavailable to assist combat the wildfires at the moment raging all through the state as a result of they had been despatched to Afghanistan earlier this 12 months.

As wildfires proceed to rage uncontrolled throughout Oregon, homes and companies have been worn out by the blaze within the city of Expertise. The terrifying aftermath of the inferno was caught on movie.  ...

California residents are fearing impending doom as wildfire smoke has shifted the skies to an ominous orange hue throughout the Bay Space a whole lot of miles away. ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in 5 counties as fast-moving wildfires proceed to threaten lives and homes. Amid an unprecedented heatwave, grid operators additionally warned of doable outages. ...

In nightmarish scenes harking back to summer season 2019, the California foothills are as soon as once more burning, returning the usually picturesque west coast to a nightmarish hellscape. ...

A brand new research reveals that air pollution from the smoke of fires from so far as Canada and the southeastern US traveled tons of of miles and several other days to achieve Connecticut and New York Metropolis, the place it induced important will increase in air pollution concentrations.

Regardless of having confirmed efficient at decreasing wildfire dangers, prescribed burns have been stymied by perceived and actual dangers, rules and useful resource shortages. A brand new evaluation highlights methods of overcoming these obstacles, providing options for wildfire-ravaged landscapes.