Extreme fire seasons in recent years highlight the urgent need to better understand wildfires within the broader context of ...

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson and Senator Jeff Merkley co-introduced the Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act — legislation to protect communities across the country from the hazardous ...

Florida has experienced both ends of the temperature spectrum. The state’s coldest recorded temperature was -2 degrees ...

Patagonia’s forests burned fiercely in February 2025, with wildfires destroying tens of thousands of hectares in Argentina.

Climate scientists present a realistic supercomputer simulation that resolves the complex interactions between fire, vegetation, smoke and the atmosphere. The authors find that increasing greenhouse ...

Blustering winds spread ashes onto the field, obscuring her vision with smoke. But Griselda ... In addition to ongoing fire risks, high temperatures can cause heat stroke, and heavy rains can ...

In recent years, wildfires have caused widespread devastation across the globe, displacing thousands of people and claiming countless lives. Scientific research shows that exposure to wildfire smoke ...

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

For Utahns, the devastation in LA should be a sobering reminder that we, too, live in a fire-prone landscape and must do more ...

Even if you don't live in an area where wildfires are typical, it's important to know how to protect your health.

Exposure to extreme heat, and other hazards caused by climate change, are not unique to Colorado’s prisons and jails. A study that looked at deaths of incarcerated people between 2001 and 2019 in ...