Calls have been made for more funding to support wildfire prevention and response - action that relies purely on volunteers.

Two months after the anniversary of the devastating Southern California firestorms, several legislators at the state Capitol ...

The snowpack is well below average in nearly all Western states, as higher-than-usual temperatures make for a warm, dry winter.

As Arizonans struggle with rising bills, heat relief experts emphasize a need to pursue nature-based city planning and clean ...

East Coast residents may remember polar vortex forecasts and blizzards, but U.S. weather data was dominated by warm temperatures in the West.

Wildfire smoke from the Canadian wildfires in 2023 was linked to a higher incidence of severe strokes and increased hemorrhagic risk, according to new study findings.

While the trend to more extreme fire weather days is well understood for many regions worldwide, a new study has identified the rising incidence of widespread concurrent extreme fire weather days ...

Researchers at the University of Washington published a study that shows that Indigenous-informed tree thinning efforts in the Cascades didn’t just help with wildfire control—it also increased ...

Community-based and Tribal organizations throughout King County and Washington state are being awarded $2.5 million of Climate Commitment Act funds to “promote the health of communities ...

Lightning sparked almost 60% of the wildfires—and those blazes accounted for 93% of the total area burned.

Wildfires are among the most economically costly natural disasters and are becoming more severe and frequent due to global ...

Forest managers in the eastern Cascades selectively thin forests to promote wildfire resilience. New research from the ...