Hungry for Morel Mushrooms? Head to Yosemite
It turns out that the shriveled shrooms love forests ravaged by fire
Hearst Castle Has a Brush With California’s Wildfires
Curators were ready to evacuate the Hearst Estate, now a state park and museum full of priceless art, furniture and history
Researchers Discover the Blue Whirl, a New Type of Flame
Naturally occurring fire tornadoes are scary, but a new clean-burning, controlled version could help clean oil spills
Why Archaeologists Are Intentionally Setting Early American Sites on Fire
Archaeologists, who typically consider fire to be a destructive force, are now finding that it can be useful as tool of discovery
Can Cypress Trees Help Suppress Wildfires?
Researchers in Italy and Spain suspect that cypress tree barriers could diffuse forest fires
A One-of-a-Kind Museum Was Just Lost in California’s Wildfires
The JKL Museum of Telephony featured hundreds of old-fashioned phones
Drones Are Getting in the Way of Firefighters Combating Wilderness Blazes
Firefighters need to take to the air to fight fires, but sometimes that air is just too crowded
Watch Wildfire Smoke from Alaska and Canada Envelop the Arctic
Here’s why that’s bad
Wildfires Are Happening More Often and in More Places
Average fire season length has increased by nearly a fifth in the last 35 years, and the area impacted has doubled
North America’s Trees Create Some of the World’s Hottest Forest Fires
What makes certain forest fires especially destructive?
The Risks of Fire Around Chernobyl
Radioactive forest litter that has accumulated for the past 28 years could fuel massive blazes in the future
The Forest Service Is Running Out of Money to Fight Fires
Firefighting and prevention costs now blaze through 51 percent of the U.S. Forest Service budget, compared to 17 percent in 1995
It’s a Wrap! The Forest Service Is Wrapping Historic Structures To Protect Them From Wildfires
Similar protective covering is used as emergency shelters by firefighters
With Wildfire Still Burning in Yosemite, Sequoias, At Least, Are Safe
Up and down the West Coast, extraordinary fire seasons are becoming more common—and making climate change worse
Yosemite’s Bears Are Raiding Way Fewer Picnic Baskets These Days
Just 13 percent of the bears’ diet comes from human food
Officially, More People Died Falling Off the Great Fire of London Monument Than in the Fire—But Only Officially
Which makes more sense, considering the fire destroyed nearly 90 percent of the homes in the city
Here’s What Might Happen to Local Ecosystems If All the Rhinos Disappear
African landscapes may become very different places if rhinos aren’t there to diversify plant life and create prime grazing spots for other animals
Ant Larvae Are Used as Living Floaties to Save the Queen From Floods
When the floods begin, the entire colony does its part in forming a living, floating mass, placing the queen at the protective center
Nicaragua Plans to Bisect the Country With a Massive Canal
The canal would cause “tragic devastation” to both the country’s natural heritage and indigenous communities, scientists say
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