WILDFIRE
06/05-2022: Inside Climate News
The winter wildfire destroyed communities, family mementos and senses of safety. Now, many who lost homes are finding insurance won’t pay enough for them to rebuild
04/05-2022: Inside Climate News
New Mexico Wildfire Prompts Calls for Urgent Climate Action
The largest active wildfire in the United States—already more than half the size of New York City and quickly growing—is forcing thousands of residents in New Mexico to evacuate their homes
24/04-2022: The Guardian
Thousands forced to flee as wildfires sweep through New Mexico
Five counties under state of emergency as high winds fan ferocious flames across US south-west
19/04-2022: The Guardian
Wildfire smoke in Pacific north-west erasing reductions in emissions – study
Billowing black smoke during wildfire disasters has caused atmospheric carbon monoxide levels to increase, scientists find
23/02-2022: The Guardian
Wildfires likely to increase by a third by 2050, warns UN
Even previously unaffected countries likely to see uncontrollable blazes, says study, which calls for shift to spending on prevention
23/01-2022: The Guardian
Big Sur wildfire causes evacuations as Harris visits state to tout federal plan
The Colorado fire grew to more than 2.3 sq miles while, earlier in the day, the vice-president outlined a response to reduce risk
07/01-2022: Inside Climate News
Backyard fences, decks and landscaping helped spread the flames through suburban neighborhoods and shopping malls baked by global warming
25/12-2021: The Guardian
What the numbers tells us about a catastrophic year of wildfires
A historic drought and record-breaking heatwaves combined to spark blazed that burned nearly 7.7m acres this year
08/12-2021: The Conversation
Climate change threatens the crucial storage of carbon in Aussie forests. Victoria’s national parks alone store almost 1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent
19/11-2021: The Guardian
US wildfires have killed nearly 20% of world’s giant sequoias in two years
Blazes in western US have hit thousands of Earth’s largest trees, once considered almost fire-proof
12/11-2021: The Concersation
Pollution from more frequent floods and wildfires – exacerbated by the warming climate – is threatening human health and poses particular risks to the brain