Extreme weather, suburban sprawl fuel LA’s wildfires
A prolonged dry spell combined with strong winds has created the “perfect conditions” for Los Angeles wildfires to rage out of control, even though experts say it’s too soon to…
Spain braces for wildfires as beef farmers battle red tape
Across Europe, farmers have jammed roads, burned tyres and dumped manure in protest at a host of pressures threatening their livelihoods and way of life. In the province of Asturias,…
Volunteer firefighters key in France’s fight against wildfires
Volunteer firefighters have been called up from their day jobs all over France this summer to help battle wildfires. “It’s the first year we’ve been summoned so much to help…
Wildfires
One continuously hears from the timber industry and its allies that the present occurrence of large wildfires is primarily the result of 100 years of ‘fire suppression’ and thus ‘abnormal’…
Wildfires in Algeria
As Turkey and Greece recorded significantly lower death tolls than Algeria in the face of similarly widespread and intense wildfires, Algerians started to question why their state has been unable…
Wildfires and politics
As the US West Coast struggled to contain unprecedented wildfires, Donald Trump maintained that science really doesn’t know the root cause of this devastation. Before we dismiss this as another…
Violence and wildfires
“They take advantage of that opportunity and they shoot into a crowd, no matter who they hit.” The news this past weekend emerging from my fair city, Chicago, felt like…
Wildfires push Californians to high-risk insurance market
There are lots of reasons people live in California's Modjeska Canyon. Nestled against the mountains and abutting the Cleveland National Forest, the area has abundant wildlife and access to nature,…
Information warfare
Tensions between India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed neighbours long at odds, recently escalated to a boiling point, with both sides accusing the other of launching cross-border missile strikes and drone…
AI-powered drones track down fires in German forests
Inside a green orb planted in the German countryside is a high-tech aid to prevent wildfires that have grown more common and destructive with rising global temperatures. The installation, resembling…
