A new wildfire forecasting system that updates using real-time weather data could help firefighters protect lives and ...

The devastation wrought by wildfires, such as the recent blazes in Los Angeles, may extend beyond physical and financial loss by disrupting people’s sense of attachment to their communities, ...

Researchers have shown that plumes of wildfire smoke can carry contaminants hundreds of kilometers, leaving a toxic and ...

A significant body of research demonstrates that exposure to wildfire smoke has negative effects on the brain.

Burn marks left on trees show that fires occurred frequently in North America from 1750 to 1880, but they tended to be less severe than modern fires and may have even been beneficial to forests ...