Severe wildfires are making the recovery process for plants and animals more challenging, sometimes for years after the flamesAfter more than two months, the battle to contain the Dixie fire – a behemoth blaze that swept nearly 1m acres, leveling mount…
California wildfires close Sequoia national park and prompt evacuations
Firefighting efforts are being complicated by smoke preventing aerial drops and the steep, rugged terrainA complex of lightning-sparked wildfires burning in California’s Sierra Nevada has exploded in size, prompting evacuations and the shutdown of Sequ…
Heat, drought and fire: how climate dangers combine for a catastrophic ‘perfect storm’
The three conditions feed off each other to create a vicious cycle, demanding urgent actionNorthern California’s Dixie fire this weekend swelled to become the single largest fire incident the state has ever recorded, a mammoth that has leveled mountain…