July 25, 2022 Alaska experiencing wildfires it’s never seen before More than 530 wildfires have burned an area the size of Connecticut in Alaska this year alone, with heat waves and droughts exacerbating a warming climate.
July 25, 2022 Extreme heat baking US likely to linger into weekend Potential record-breaking temperatures were forecast to linger across the Pacific Northwest, southern Great Plains and up the I-95 corridor on the East Coast.
July 24, 2022 Hundreds evacuated as Greece battles 4 massive wildfires Greek authorities have evacuated more than 450 people from homes and resorts as four major fires continue to spread across the country's mainland and the island of Lesbos.
July 24, 2022 Governor declares emergency over wildfire near Yosemite California's Oak Fire near Yosemite National Park grew in size Saturday, with Gov. Gavin Newsom calling a state of emergency in Mariposa County due to effects of the fire.
July 23, 2022 Yosemite National Park wildfires explode in size, US takes emergency action to save sequoias A fast-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park exploded in size Saturday forcing the evacuation of thousands of California residents.
July 15, 2022 California wildfire destroys 12 structures, forces evacuations A northern California wildfire spread over 300 acres on Thursday afternoon, with fast-spreading flames forcing evacuations and reportedly burning 12 structures.
July 14, 2022 Environmentalists are blocking forest management methods saving iconic sequoias amid Yosemite wildfire An environmental group that successfully halted a wildfire mitigation management plan continues to oppose management techniques that experts say saved iconic sequoias.
July 13, 2022 Alaska wildfire season sets record The Alaska wildfire season is reportedly setting records. The state saw the driest May to June on record, according to the Anchorage National Weather Service.
July 13, 2022 White House monitoring Yosemite wildfire The White House said it was monitoring the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park. The more than 3,000-acre blaze is threatening sequoias in Mariposa Grove.
July 13, 2022 Intentional fires helped save Yosemite sequoias from wildfire, ecologist says An ecologist said a grove of sequoias in Yosemite National Park survived its first wildfire in a century because of preventative fires that burned the undergrowth.