July 24, 2021 Expanding Western drought sets 122-year record: scientists The percentage of devasting drought covering the western U.S. has set a 122-year record, based on Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) statistics.
July 24, 2021 California's Dixie Fire rages as temperatures expected to rise across US California's Dixie Fire, the largest wildfire burning in the western state, has jumped to 167,430 acres.
July 23, 2021 How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke — even thousands of miles away Smoke from the nearly 80 wildfires burning more than 1.4 million acres across the U.S. has spread over thousands of miles during the past couple of weeks, raising health and safety concerns for residents of rural communities and major cities alike.
July 21, 2021 Why did the air quality in these states plummet on Tuesday? Skies across major U.S. cities were a murky grey on Tuesday against a blood orange sun as smoke choked the East Coast.
July 20, 2021 Oregon's Bootleg Fire is generating its own weather The super-heated air and smoke from Oregon's Bootleg wildfire have reportedly impacted the weather.
July 17, 2021 Heat wave in Pacific Northwest, Canada killed more than 1 billion sea creatures: researchers As extreme climate-related events continue to strengthen in intensity and frequency across the world, wild animals are often the first to be impacted.
July 17, 2021 European floods: Death toll tops 150 as water recedes The death toll from disastrous flooding in western Europe rose above 150 on Saturday as rescue workers toiled to clear up the devastation and prevent further damage.
July 15, 2021 Utah's Great Salt Lake dips to record low, Lake Mead also in crisis amid drought Utah Rivers Council reported at the end of June that United States Geological Survey data showed the Great Salt Lake had dropped to a level of more than 4,191.2 feet.
July 14, 2021 California, Florida fish mortality pinned to drought, climate change California officials warned this week that salmon in the state's Sacramento River might not survive the region's historic drought.
July 14, 2021 Wildfires spread over 1M acres of drought-stricken US Raging wildfires continued to blaze across the western U.S. on Wednesday, menacing homes and forcing evacuations.