How a New Satellite Constellation Is Rewriting the Rules of Early Wildfire Detection
Earth Fire Alliance is a winner of the 2026 Gizmodo Science Fair for developing a satellite constellation dedicated…
Fire Cloud with a Pileus on Top
In summer 2026, scientists took to the air to intercept and study the towering, smoke-infused clouds that wildland…
Fighting Fire With Fire Could Save Giant Sequoias
A forester sprays a giant sequoia during a controlled burn in 2009 in Kings Canyon National Park. About…
Inside the mission to save orangutans from raging fires
A team of wildlife workers from YIARI in Indonesia rescue an orangutan and its baby in Kalimantan. (ABC News:…
France records its hottest summer
PARIS (AP) — France recorded its hottest summer since measurements began more than a century ago, the environment…
PG&E scales back capital spending after wildfire liability bill dies
OAKLAND — PG&E said Wednesday it will defer $2 billion in planned spending next year, a move the…
Orangutan rescued in Indonesia forest hit by fire
Residents, activists, and authorities in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province rescued a male orangutan found in a weakened state…
Aging power grid linked to majority of Greek wildfires: Report
Greece’s aging power grid is found to be responsible for the majority, or around three-quarters of the area…
Germany’s Gey village evacuated due to raging wildfire near Belgian border
More than 2,000 people evacuated their homes in western Germany on Friday, after a wildfire near the Belgian…
Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in Smoke
In a contrast of fire and ice, smoke from wildland fires mingled with several of the Cascade Range’s…
Smoke Streams Across Eastern Washington
The start of August 2026 saw ongoing and new wildland fires burning in eastern Washington. West of Chelan,…
Wildfires rage in Greece; firefighters battle blazes in France, Spain
Greek firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in the area of Porto Germeno, some 70 kilometres (45 miles)…