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Wildfires

August 2024

  • a lake with a fire burning on its shores

    One person killed and national guard deployed as Colorado battles wildfires

  • A man wearing a yellow button-down and yellow hard hat stands in front of burning grass

    ‘I see what the fire may do’: the college student documenting wildfires from the frontlines

31 July 2024

  • a fire rages in a forest

    Human remains found in burned house in Colorado as wildfires torch US west

    Nearly 100 wildfires are burning, including massive wildfire in California that has become fifth-largest in state history
  • two people on a road walk through smoky air

    As wildfires rage, what is the smoke doing to our health and bodies?

    Scientists are discovering just how toxic wildfire smoke is to the body – here’s what to know and how to stay safe
  • a helicopter flies above a fire

    Largest wildfire in US grows to cover area bigger than Los Angeles

    Park fire scorches 386,000 acres as firefighters battle blazes across US west, including historic mining town of Havilah

30 July 2024

  • a firefighter walks near a fire

    Firefighters continue battle against more than 100 blazes burning in the US

    Many fires ignited by weather, with climate crisis increasing lightning strikes amid blistering heat and dry conditions

29 July 2024

  • person wearing yellow and carrying equipment walks through forest with flames in the back

    Wildfire smoke may increase the risk of dementia, study finds

  • Timelapse footage shows 'fire tornado' form in California wildfire – video

28 July 2024

  • person wearing yellow shirt and red hat and carrying black backpack looks at flames in front

    Firefighters battle California’s seventh largest wildfire on record as thousands under threat

    The Park fire has more than doubled in size in 24-hour span to burn 350,000 acres and stretches over four counties
  • A mostly orange night image with three vehicles with bright headlights visible.

    Cooler temperatures bring relief as Park fire explodes in California

    Intensity and dramatic spread have led to unwelcome comparisons to 2018 Camp fire, which killed 85 people
  • Orange flames, night, truck with headlights on

    ‘The PTSD is horrible’: for Californians who survived tragedy, new blazes stir trauma

    As the Park fire rages near Chico, residents who were evacuated from the deadly Camp fire in 2018 are evacuated again

27 July 2024

  • The sky is orange as a firefighter works to contain the wildfire with a hose

    A ‘catastrophic’ start to wildfire season in Oregon sparks alarm

  • silhouette of fire fighter against flames

    California’s largest wildfire of year whips through community of Forest Ranch: ‘The sky was dark with smoke’

26 July 2024

  • Highway with fire in background

    Missing air tanker plane fighting Oregon ‘mega-fire’ found, officials say

    Pilot, who was found dead, delivered aid to crews battling Falls fire in eastern Oregon when it went missing Thursday
  • A woman wearing a black top and white blazer gestures as she speaks

    Alberta premier fights tears over Canada wildfires despite climate crisis denial

    Danielle Smith and her government’s refusal to combat global heating is said to have made blazes more intense

    • Alberta premier holds back tears as wildfire rages in western Canada – video

    • Canada wildfires: drone footage shows scale of destruction in British Columbia – video

    • Man accused of starting California’s largest wildfire of the year is arrested

25 July 2024

  • Smoke from the wildfire burning near Jasper, Alberta, Canada

    Canadian Rockies town Jasper badly damaged by fast-moving wildfire

    More than 25,000 residents and tourists have already evacuated from national park regions as firefighters forced into a retreat

24 July 2024

  • An impressive gray cloud seemingly miles long and high, above a smoky hillside.

    Oregon wildfire creates its own weather as it becomes largest active blaze in US

    Fire crews brace for more storms bringing lightning and risk of flash floods as Durkee fire grows to nearly 245,000 acres
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