Brazil’s Amazon deforestation falls 11% even as fires surge to record levels
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell by 11% from August 2024 to July this…
Fears of massive battery fires spark local opposition to energy storage projects
More and more, big arrays of lithium-ion batteries are being hooked up to electrical grids around the U.S.…
Study finds wildfires are now four times more frequent due to climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s nastiest and costliest wildfires are blazing four times more often now than they did…
Maui students face ongoing mental health battle after wildfires
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Mia Palacio felt like she lost a piece of herself when wildfires destroyed her…
Climate change made Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely, study finds
MADRID — The extremely hot, dry and windy conditions, which fueled one of the IberianPeninsula’s most destructive wildfire…