In India, devastating fires have become events that occur more often than they should. Over the years, multiple fire accidents across the country have turned sites and lives into stories of unimaginable loss, leaving families and loved ones devastated. Every official statistic is more than just a report; it is proof of the lapses in […]

Wildfires, and the costs of fighting them, are projected to increase in the western United States, particularly the Northwest, research suggests. Credit: Kari Greer, USDA Forest Service/Flickr, Public Domain

A massive experiment with fire tornadoes helped researchers learn more about a potential new method for oil spill cleanup. Credit: Wuquan Cui/Michael Gollner

A fire burns in July 2021 in the Umatilla National Forest in Washington, an area that has an elevated risk of significant fires this summer. Credit: Brendan O’Reilly, U.S. Forest Service/Flickr, Public Domain