GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Emergency evacuation orders remained in effect Wednesday for hundreds of northern Greenville County residents as the Persimmon Ridge fire expanded. “The wind picked up ...

The wind and terrain can quickly change how a fire, like this one near Los Angeles in January 2025, behaves. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez When wildfires break out, fire crews count on fire-spotting ...

As wind-driven wildfires spread through the Los Angeles area in January 2025, fire-spotting technology and computer models were helping firefighters understand the rapidly changing environment they ...

Fire Connection Gets Stronger Every Year Scientists have discovered something alarming about the relationship between temperature and wildfires. S. West, projections show that an average annual 1 ...

(TNS) — The Turner Gulch fire burning southwest of Grand Junction in western Colorado exploded overnight, more than quintupling in size, according to fire officials. The 8,140-acre wildfire is now the ...

A wildfire in western Colorado more than quadrupled in size overnight, quickly becoming the largest blaze burning in the state. The Turner Gulch Fire burning about 8 miles northeast of Gateway ...

New research shows climate change is now a major driver of wildfire smoke, affecting air quality and health across the western United States.

A warming climate has made it more challenging to deal with wildfires by extending the number of days they can occur and leading to faster-growing larger fires that can have major impacts on air ...

Recent years have seen a surge in interdisciplinary research aimed at improving wildfire evacuation policies and understanding human behaviour in emergencies. Scholars are now combining traffic ...

New fires starting every day. These winds are flowing out of the west. They're pushing the flames away from the fire as lightning strikes in the foothills are sparking more fire concerns, and your ...

When wildfires break out, fire crews count on fire-spotting technology and computer models to help them understand the rapidly changing environment. That technology has evolved over the years, yet ...