August 9, 2022 California Forest Service employee killed in McKinney Fire The McKinney Fire has scorched more than 60,000 acres in northern California. Officials said the wildfire claimed the life of a longtime Forest Service lookout.
July 12, 2022 Brazilian Amazon sees record deforestation in 2022 Deforestation in the beginning of 2022 in the Amazon of Brazil has broken every record. Satellite images taken this year show 1,500 square miles of destroyed forest.
June 4, 2022 Colorado wildfire: Officials say second biggest is human-caused Colorado's second-largest fire was caused by a human, according to Forest Service officials. The blaze scorched 193,812 acres abnd burned more than 350 homes.
May 19, 2022 Dangerous weather forecast after fire crews slow New Mexico blazes Crews made progress on a historic fire in New Mexico ahead of dangerous fire weather conditions forecast on Thursday. The Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires are now 34% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
May 18, 2022 Western fires fueled by winds prompt evacuations, forest closures Western fires in New Mexico and California have spread quickly due to stormy weather and strong winds.
April 30, 2022 Fires in Southwest force more evacuations Firefighters continued to battle destructive wildfires in America's Southwest on Friday.
April 22, 2022 Biden order aims to protect old-growth forests as wildfires blaze around US President Biden will sign an executive order Friday that aims to protect against wildfire threats to old-growth forests. It is his 11th executive order of 2022.
October 12, 2021 California winds spark new wildfires, force power outages Blustery winds still surged through California on Tuesday after downing trees, fanning wildfires and shutting off power to about 21,000 customers in northern and central regions.
September 17, 2021 California wildfires force firefighters to use aluminum blankets in effort to save sequoias Firefighters wrapped the base of the world’s largest tree in a fire-resistant blanket as they tried to save a famous grove of gigantic old-growth sequoias from wildfires burning Thursday in California’s rugged Sierra Nevada.
September 15, 2021 California wildfires threaten giant sequoias Sequoia National Park was shut down and its namesake gigantic trees were potentially threatened Tuesday as two forest fires burned in steep and dangerous terrain in California’s Sierra Nevada.
