Researchers at Lund University have produced the most detailed map of carbon emissions from Swedish forest fires to date. The results show that the largest emissions occur below the ground surface, in ...

Northern wildfires may be more dangerous for the climate than they appear. Researchers found that fires in boreal forests can burn deep into peat soils, releasing ancient carbon stored for hundreds or ...

Forest managers in the eastern Cascades selectively thin forests to promote wildfire resilience. New research from the University of Washington shows that the same process can also increase seasonal ...

Wildfires in the northern boreal forests of Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, and Russia may be more damaging to the climate than ...

Scientists have shown how actively managing forests to prevent wildfires can also boost the snowpack, a critical source of ...

One of the hardest things to do is predict where a fire will go, but satellite technology is helping crews better prepare.

UW researchers, including members of the RAPID facility, fly a drone along Cle Elum Ridge in the Eastern Cascades. The drone was equipped with a lidar ...

Another grass fire started in the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday in Randall County. The Canyon Fire Department said multiple agencies were responding to the fire at Eastern Road between Cemetery and ...

New research shows that fires in northern forests are releasing far more carbon than global climate models have been tracking.

A new study shows that careful forest thinning in the cascade mountains can reduce wildfire risk and help more snow reach the ground.

The Florida Forest Service tries combines all county-enacted burn bans on its website. A burn ban typically prohibits the ...

Where is the fire? The "Bennett Field" fire is burning west of the Mosaic Subdivision, near LPGA Blvd. and International Tennis Drive. How big is it? Estimated to be about 227 acres. Containment: 100% ...