Figures from EU monitoring service for August are highest since it began measurements in 2003August was another record month for global wildfire emissions, according to new satellite data that highlights how tinderbox conditions are widening across the…
Climate crisis leaving ‘millions at risk of trafficking and slavery’
Droughts and floods forcing workers from rural areas, leading to their exploitation in cities, report warnsMillions of people forced to leave their homes because of severe drought and powerful cyclones are at risk of modern slavery and human traffickin…
California wildfires: weather conditions worsen threat to giant sequoia trees
Hot and dry weather extends threat of rapid spreadBase of General Sherman Tree wrapped in protective foilHot and dry weather on Sunday added to the challenges facing California firefighters battling to keep flames from driving further into a grove of a…
Fire weather is getting worse in the American West
Climate change is driving more days that are hot, dry, and windy
California wildfires burn into some groves of ancient giant sequoias
National Weather Service issues weather watch for critical fire conditions in Sequoia national parkCrews continue to battle California wildfires that have burned into some groves of ancient giant sequoias, the world’s largest tree.The National Weather …
Old Irish goats return to County Dublin to protect hills from wildfires
Melissa Jeuken, 31, lands job as goat herder in conservation effort to save species and control firesMelissa Jeuken beat stiff competition to land a high-profile post in Dublin leading a dream team of diligent, focused workers.“They’re a very good crew…
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…
“Mitigate, adapt or suffer”
Electricity is slowly being restored after Hurricane Ida, while areas as far north as New Jersey and New York continue major clean ups from the storm. What we can and should we do in communities that are likely to bear the most intense, repeated impact…
Greenville residents find remnants of former lives as they return home after Dixie fire
A photographer captures moments as residents return: ‘I’m doing what I can, which is to take pictures and have the story be told’As some families in Greenville, California started to return home this week after the Dixie fire tore through this town of …
How a Tahoe refuge saved owls, coyotes and raccoons from wildfire
Wildfires take a devastating toll on local animals. A Lake Tahoe refuge made sure its creatures didn’t suffer the same fateGreg Erfani watched the flames grow bigger and bigger as they crept toward Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, the animal refuge he helps r…