Wildfires

Bolivia declares national emergency due to forest fires

Bolivia has seen the largest number of wildfires since 2010 with at least 3 million hectares (7.5 million acres) burned this year according to Inpe, Brazil's space research agency that monitors fires.

As wildfires multiply, a new era of air pollution

Here's what you should know about air pollution from these blazes

California wildfire rages unchecked after evacuations

A Southern California wildfire rages virtually unchecked in thick brush on Wednesday after destroying dozens of houses near a highway corridor between Los Angeles and Las Vegas and forcing as many as 80,000 residents to flee their homes, officials said.

September 8, 2024
September 8, 2024

Bolivia declares national emergency due to forest fires

Bolivia has seen the largest number of wildfires since 2010 with at least 3 million hectares (7.5 million acres) burned this year according to Inpe, Brazil's space research agency that monitors fires.

August 23, 2023
August 23, 2023

As wildfires multiply, a new era of air pollution

Here's what you should know about air pollution from these blazes

August 18, 2016
August 18, 2016

California wildfire rages unchecked after evacuations

A Southern California wildfire rages virtually unchecked in thick brush on Wednesday after destroying dozens of houses near a highway corridor between Los Angeles and Las Vegas and forcing as many as 80,000 residents to flee their homes, officials said.