Agents of Behemoth

A team of forestry management researchers at the University of Wisconsin, working with a colleague from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, and another from the U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, has found that the number of houses burned by...

The report estimates real estate has suffered anywhere from $67.5 to $337.5 billion a year due to wildfires...

Hot and dry weather across the Midwest is creating a ripe situation for wildfires, especially as farmers head into the fields for harvest.

People were forced to leave their homes in the night as the fire ravaged through the forest...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California county has filed lawsuits alleging a major power company's negligence caused two wildfires that collectively burned thousands of acres and prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.

Emergency bushfires burn in Victoria, with residents in multiple areas warned that it's now too late for them to leave.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams sounded the alarm on Sunday after forecasts suggested that wildfire smog could reach the city by sunrise Monday, which could cause noticeably hazy skies.

This year’s out-of-control blazes released 2bn tonnes of CO2 – probably triple the country’s annual carbon footprint

Louisiana, typically one of the wettest states in the country, is on fire.

Two other people were killed in this week’s fires, bringing the death toll in Greece to at least 20.

An animation shows the scale of wildfires that have been burning in Australia’s Northern Territory over the last two months. 

Shifting weather patterns caused by climate change are limiting when controlled burns can be carried out to prevent wildfires in the western United States, a new study warns.

The federal government says three per cent of wildfires in Canada are uncontrolled, with that fraction causing about 97 per cent of burned land.

Simultaneous outbreaks of large wildfires will become more frequent in the Western United States this century as the climate warms, putting major strains on efforts to fight fires, new research shows.

In two lawsuits, Orange County alleges Southern California Edison acted negligently, which resulted in the ignition of two wildfires.

More than 300 forest and peatland fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island caused hazy skies across the region on Monday, prompting government officials to ask people to work from home.

Forecasters warn that smoke from fires will bring a visible haze as city reports elevated levels on the Air Quality Index...

The social media platform’s move comes as wildfires continue to burn across Canada...