May 7, 2020 Florida wildfires force hundreds to evacuate outside Pensacola, interstate closed Hundreds of people have been forced to evacuate their homes on Florida's Panhandle after raging wildfires burned several homes and shut a portion of Interstate 10 on Wednesday, according to officials.Â
April 18, 2020 Climate-driven 'megadrought' is emerging in Western US, study says The American West may be entering into a "megadrought" worse than any in the historical record, a new climate study from Columbia University suggested.
April 14, 2020 Forest fires out near Chernobyl nuclear plant, Ukrainian officials say Ukrainian emergency officials said Tuesday they have extinguished forest fires in the radiation-contaminated area near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
March 7, 2020 Tropical forests losing their ability to absorb carbon: study A new study is reporting that the world's tropical forests are losing their capacity to absorb carbon dioxide (C02), raising alarms about the prospect of accelerating increasing climate breakdown.
February 26, 2020 New helicopters to help California firefighters fight wildfires at night dubbed 'game-changer' Firefighters in California are about to have a new piece of hardware to battle wildfires from the sky, around the clock.
February 25, 2020 California towns deploy sheep, goats to reduce wildfire risk amid dry February As a parched February appears to near its mark in the record books, communities in California are preparing for wildfire season by deploying an army of hungry four-legged soldiers.
February 19, 2020 Australia firefighters thank 'brave' American, local volunteers with billboard in NYC's Times Square After months of battling wildfires that scorched thousands of homes and created mass evacuations in eastern Australia, the world's largest fire service has thanked those who traveled to help fight the blazes with an ad in the crossroad of the world.
February 13, 2020 Australia wildfires 'contained' in New South Wales for first time in 'exhausting' fire season After months of battling wildfires that scorched thousands of homes and created mass evacuations in eastern Australia, officials announced Thursday that all the blazes in the New South Wales state are considered contained.Â
February 12, 2020 At least 50 more deaths likely attributable to Camp Fire: report Experts say an additional 50 deaths can likely be attributed to Northern California’s 2018 Camp Fire, already the deadliest wildfire in the state’s history, according to a local news investigation.Â
February 11, 2020 Australia rain may put out remaining wildfires in New South Wales by end of week after recent deluge After months of wildfires that have ravaged Australia, the end may finally be in sight.