A wildfire recovery guide for California

Many good-intentioned people take wrong steps after a fire because of ignorance. The California Native Plant Society has released a guide for …

Atmospheric rivers over California’s wildfire burn scars raise fears of deadly mudslides

Wildfire burn scars are particularly risky because wildfires strip away vegetation and make the soil hydrophobic — meaning it is less able …

How the size and shape of dried leaves can turn small flames into colossal bushfires

At the beginning of a fire or under mild conditions, differences in litter characteristics may strongly influence how that fire spreads

Wildfires are burning holes in our pockets

The cost of fighting wildfires this year is predicted to go over budget by hundreds of millions of dollars

Forest fires now more frequent across the globe

Given strong relationship between climate and fire, these fires are expected to occur more frequently, says US climate assessment report

In 2018, natural disasters cost the world $225 billion

Extreme weather-related disasters caused 89 per cent of the economic loss in Asia Pacific region