Drones capable of spraying water and fire retardants have been practicing how to snuff out wildfires early in California and […]
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Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada
Skip to content Peering through the smoke The FireSat program can spot wildfires that other satellites miss. Three of the […]
Forecasters predict wildfires, floods, severe heatwaves from incoming El Niño
In almost every case, the WWA researchers found “human-induced climate change has a much greater influence on the likelihood and […]
After the LA fires, scientists study the toxic hazards left behind
Researchers are studying the long-term effects on air, water, soils and surfaces of properties that didn’t burn. An aerial view […]
Trump just made it much harder to track the nation’s worst weather disasters
The Trump administration’s steep staff cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) triggered shutdowns of several climate-related programs […]
Southern California wildfires likely outpace ability of wildlife to adapt
Even species that evolved with wildfires, like mountain lions, are struggling. A family of deer gather around burned trees from […]
Public health emergency declared amid LA’s devastating wildfires
The US health department on Friday declared a public health emergency for California in response to devastating wildfires in the […]