Too warm to snow: Western US fears wildfires and water shortages while eastern states shiver

While eastern states suffer bone-chilling cold, the west is facing the opposite problem. View on euronews ...

The Western US Is in a Snow Drought. What Comes Next Is Even Scarier

Major snowpack deficits could set the stage for widespread water scarcity and heightened wildfire risk across the American ...

PHOTOS: 256-acre wildfire near Appalachian Trail in western North Carolina now 100% contained

MACON COUNTY, N.C. (WNCN) – Firefighters and emergency crews spent days working to suppress a massive wildfire that grew to ...

Modeling finds old-growth wildfire risk highest where low-severity fires once burned

A new analysis shows that the Pacific Northwest's mature and old-growth forests are most at risk of severe wildfire in areas ...

Western Cascades forests historically saw more fire than previously thought, study indicates

New research led by a University of Oregon ecologist suggests that fire was historically more frequent in the Douglas fir ...