Featured in Wildfire
Dec 16, 2021
Hurricane-force winds broke a single-day record while smashing the Midwest’s power grid
Climate change-induced heat waves in the Great Plains might be at play.
Mar 05, 2021
Gas stoves are bad for the environment—but what if the power goes out?
They aren’t eco-friendly, but can be lifesaving in a catastrophe.
Sep 27, 2020
Breathe easier during wildfires with a DIY air purifier
All you need is the air that you breathe.
Mar 09, 2020
Bugs, hares, and other unexpected animals that control wild fires
The picture is much bigger than grazing mammals.
Jan 10, 2020
The Amazon stores tons of carbon. Climate change-fueled wildfires could ruin that.
Deforestation makes drought-stressed forests even more vulnerable.
Jan 06, 2020
Australia’s historic bushfires could impact the world’s biodiversity forever
They’ve already killed half a billion animals.
Nov 02, 2019
California’s aerial firefighters struggle against record winds in Kincade blaze
Twenty-one airtankers, ten helicopters, and an attack aircraft are just a few pieces in CAL Fire’s arsenal.
Nov 16, 2018
I had to flee from a sagebrush fire
When lightning struck (literally), this wildfire researcher got a little too close to her work.
Nov 10, 2018
MEGAPIXELS: NASA provides a powerful view of California’s deadly wildfires
Capturing the terrifying blazes from above.
Oct 16, 2018
Flames aren’t the only danger firefighters face. Sometimes, there’s a bear.
Tales from a Pyrogeographer.