Wildfires

Smoke Blankets Oregon

Lightning storms have ignited dozens of fires in central and eastern Oregon.

A Week of Smoky Skies Across North America

Brown carbon, emitted by wildland fires and tracked over the span of a week in July 2026, worsened air quality…

Ontario Wildfire Smoke Moves East

Canadian wildfires sent plumes of smoke streaming over Ontario, Quebec, and parts of the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.

Cottonwood Fire Chars Utah

The blaze burned more than 150 square miles and swept through parts of a ski resort.

Fighting Fire With Fire

In fire-prone ecosystems in Australia's Northern Territory, prescribed burns are lit to minimize the severity of fires later in the…

Fire’s Footprint on Santa Rosa Island

A wildland fire charred grassland, coastal sage scrub, and chaparral across one-third of the island, the second largest of the…

Fire Chars Santa Rosa Island

The blaze spread across the southern side of the second-largest island in California’s Channel Islands National Park.

Fires Rage in Georgia

Firefighters are battling two destructive blazes in the southern part of the state as drought grips the U.S. Southeast.

Smoke Shrouds Northern Thailand

Seasonal fires have darkened skies over Southeast Asia.