The vast majority of western dry forests are at risk of large, high-intensity fire because of the effects of poor forest management over the past century. The primary factors that lead to current ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The wildfires in Los Angeles represent an ecological disaster that damages ecosystems and releases ...

What about the effects forest fires have on wildlife? I know of no native species of plant or animal on any continent that has ever gone extinct because of natural fires. In regions where fire is ...

"Wildlife is incredibly resilient," a biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said, noting that "many species ...

and the Marvin Fire was about 40 acres. The combined efforts of the Forest Service, Mississippi Forestry Commission, and Harrison County Fire Rescue contained the Carson 6 Fire, a more than 1,300 ...

The Forest Service employed more than 5,600 employees in California in 2024, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel ...

Urban fires, by spreading various pollutants, have even more harmful effects than forest fires. Residents of Pacific ...

They found that fuel aridity — both the amount and the dryness of flammable vegetation — was the biggest driver of forest fire severity. They also observed that the summer months were more ...