Twenty firefighters extinguish blaze at duplex in Auckland’s Ōtara
Around 20 firefighters have extinguished a large duplex fire in Auckland’s Ōtara this morning. A Fire and Emergency…
Wildfires rage in parts of Europe as toxic smoke warnings issued
Hundreds of firefighters battled wildfires in Portugal, Greece and Spain on Sunday (local time), with Spain and Italy…
Wildfires devastate forests in Europe as temperatures rise again
Hundreds of firefighters have been battling forest infernos in heatwave-scarred Europe, as temperatures are set to rise again…
Big wildfires hit dry southern France, fanned by 30C heat and strong wind gusts
Conditions on the ground were difficult for firefighters, with no access routes in the hilly terrain. Water-dumping aircraft…
NASA’s PACE Mission Studies Smoke, Fires
With the North American fire season underway, and a record number of acres already burned nationwide, NASA’s Plankton,…
Wildfires continue in Canterbury and now Marlborough, fanned by strong winds
The fires were in Gebbies Valley, Hawarden, Mt Culverden, Emu Plain, Waipara – and Ward in Marlborough. Four…
Fighting Fire With Fire – NASA Science
In May and June of most years, NASA satellites typically begin to detect large numbers of wildland fires…
NASA Develops Sensor to Improve Firefighter Safety
With peak wildfire season approaching, scientists with NASA’s FireSense project have created low-cost thermal sensors to install on…
Opinion | The Forests of the American West Are in Danger
In much of the Southwest, the ponderosa pine is the one and only truly big tree, thriving in…
Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia.
For decades, Phoenix has struggled with smog that gets trapped in its bowl-like topography and is detrimental to…
5,000-mile-long marine heat wave set to hit American waters — here’s what it means for this summer
An extreme temperature pattern in the Pacific Ocean is poised to have significant effects on western North America…
New NASA Views of Earth, From (S)PACE
NASA’s photos of Earth released during Artemis II’s mission around the moon show our planet against the dark…