Forest fires have become a wildcard in the global-warming game. New research shows that, under the right circumstances, they can emit carbon dioxid ...

As Deadly Wildfires Rage in California, a Look at How Global Warming Fuels Decades of Forest Fires. Story October 11, 2017. ... when I say that global warming has increased the amount of fire, ...

For every degree of global warming, the forest needs a 15 percent increase in precipitation to compensate for the increased drying caused by warming, according to a recent study. Instead, forests ...

The Western United States could be hit by more frequent large forest fires as global warming continues, a study suggests. ALBUQUERQUE (AP) -- The Western United States could be hit by more ...

Boreal forest fires usually make up 10% of global wildfire-related carbon pollution. But in 2021, their contribution soared to 23%, according to the study, as extreme drought and heatwaves in ...

American forests in the West have burned bigger and more frequently since 1987, and climate change is a big reason.

The near-destruction of a Canadian city last week by a fire that sent almost 90,000 people fleeing for their lives is grim proof that the threat to these vast stands of spruce and other resinous ...

This story originally appeared on OnEarth. The last time I chased wildfires across Colorado was in 2003, while serving as a seasonal wildland firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service. I was part of ...

Much of the forests have evolved for fire, clearing the underbrush and smaller trees, and sparing the larger, more robust trees like Douglas Firs, Redwoods and Ponderosa Pines.”Cool” fires of ...

A major new study reveals that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from forest fires have surged by 60% globally since 2001, and almost tripled in some of the most climate-sensitive northern boreal ...

Name: Tony WesterlingVocation: Climate scientistAge: 41Home Base: Merced, CaliforniaKnown For: Crunching data to get a clearer picture of how temperature drives forest fires throughout the WestHe ...