Are arsonists responsible for the Los Angeles wildfires?
In the case of the Eaton Fire, the investigators are likely to use magnets to help them hunt for the tiny, melted pieces of ...
This Is Why We Can’t Log Our Way Out of Wildfires
Trying to prevent forest fires with more logging may only make them worse, fire ecologists say. Will the federal government ...
'Entirely foreseeable': The L.A. fires are the worst-case scenario experts feared
The blazes are the result of a combination of suburban sprawl in fire-prone areas, fierce Santa Ana winds, dry conditions ...
California’s New AI-Powered Detection Cameras Were Helpless Against The Palisades Fire
Despite its promise, there was little AI could do to expedite the response to the fire that has now burned over 30 square ...
Winds Intensify in L.A. as Wildfire Death Toll Rises to 16
Sixteen people have been killed in the wildfires raging around Los Angeles, the county’s medical examiner says. Eleven were killed in the Eaton fire, northeast of the city, and five in the Palisades ...
Simple actions can make a big difference to protect homes from fire
Cutting trees growing near the home's roof line. Patrolling anywhere dry leaves or pine needles can collect, including at the ...
California infernos in January? Here’s why wildfire season keeps getting longer and more devastating
As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California has 78 more annual ...
Opinion
The wildfires in LA won't be the last. We have to change how we fight fires. | Opinion
When you have 60 mph winds or greater, there is no fire chief, water supply or budget that is going to put out fires like those in Southern California ...
Edmonton Journal4d
Why Alberta and B.C. are still grappling with the threat of winter 'zombie' wildfires
The remnants of some 2024 wildfires have gone nearly anaerobic in Alberta — overwintering and flameless, thriving on peat and dry foliage detritus deep under the forest bed, with wisps of smoke rising ...
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Deputy chief says new provincial money will buy forest fire gear
A new $30 million province-wide fire grant is going to help Timmins firefighters stay protected from hazardous carcinogens when fighting wildland fires, their deputy chief says. Timmins will be ...