'These are climate change fires': As Arizona lends help to LA, experts assess the blame
Most climate scientists are certain that global warming has played a critical role in the California wildfires, despite ...
California infernos in January? Here’s why wildfire season keeps getting longer and more devastating
As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California has 78 more annual ...
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The role of climate change in the catastrophic 2025 Los Angeles fires
A 2023 study found from 1971 to 2021, human-caused climate change contributed to a +172% increase in burned areas in California, with a +320% increase from 1996 to 2021. In the coming decades, a ...
Boreal forests face increased wildfire threat as tree densities shift
The extensive northern forests of Canada, Alaska and Siberia are about to fundamentally change their tree density because of ...
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Experts have identified the key driver of severe wildfires in Canada
A study shows fuel aridity as the main cause of wildfire severity in Canada, with climate change worsening conditions.