Activists Outline Science of Wildfires to Senate

Activists Outline Science of Wildfires to Senate

This has been a notable year for wildfires, with smoke clogging urban areas of the West and the federal government spending well over $2 billion trying to stop the flames. Homes—and lives—have been lost. As the fires burned, a narrative galvanized: Decades of fire...
Videos Show Aftermath of “Catastrophic” Wildfire

Videos Show Aftermath of “Catastrophic” Wildfire

On September 26, federal firefighting managers boarded a helicopter and embarked on a flyover of the Chetco Bar Fire in southwestern Oregon, which at one point this summer was considered the top-priority wildfire in the nation. The fire, which burned nearly 200,000...