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More than half of rural California now ranks 'very high' for wildfire hazard
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFirefighters watch a helicopter battle the Dixie fire in August 2021. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles...
What is the biggest fire to burn in the US? The answer requires a journey through history.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoEvidence found at the heart of centuries-old trees, in the stories of Indigenous peoples and...
California properties at risk of wildfire expected to see sixfold increase in 30 years
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Sincerity Lodge on Main St. in Greenville was destroyed by the Dixie Fire. (Mel Melcon/Los...
California spends billions rebuilding burned towns. The case for calling it quits
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCathy Buchanan holds a handmade sign at the start of the traditional Gold Diggers Day parade in...
Every burned town is tragic. But Newsom needs to lead with science, not sentiment
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn American flag is placed on a burned fire engine at a burned fire station in downtown Greenville...
How climate change is destroying the 'Wild' experience of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Carolyn Burkhart walked from Mexico to Canada 46 years ago, she pieced together her route along...
How AI could become an unlikely ally in the fight against forest fires
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAs the world continues to heat up, the threat posed by deadly infernos will only intensify - PATRICK...
Labor shortage leaves US struggling to hire firefighters despite record wildfire funding
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe United States government has committed a record-setting amount of money to fighting wildfires...
In the ashes of a devastating Sierra fire, a flower farm blooms
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKjessie Essue works in her flower garden in Taylorsville, Calif. Essue and her family were kept away...
Students at rural community college can earn a bachelor’s and help prevent wildfires
The Salinas Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn California’s far northeast Plumas County, community college students will soon have a rare...