Europe faces its second heat wave in a week

The continent is bracing for its second extreme heat wave, putting people’s health at risk and setting the stage for...

Climate change likely led to violence in early Andean populations

Current climate change has caused challenges for humanity, such as wildfires and shorter growing seasons for staple...

Smoke from Canada's wildfires reaches Norway

The smoke from wildfires in Canada has already blanketed parts of the US and placed around 75 million people under...

Risk of wildfire spreading increases where trees replace grasses

Over the last decade, an average of over 61,000 wildfires have burnt 7.2 million acres per year in the United...

PM Trudeau visits military personnel battling Alberta wildfire

According to the Alberta government, Canadian soldiers were already dispatched last week and more Canadian troops...

Canada's Alberta declares state of emergency over wildfires

By Saturday at 5 pm Mountain Time (7 p.m. ET), more than 24,000 Albertans had been evacuated from their homes, with...

Study finds smoke particles from wildfires can erode ozone layer

Smoke from a wildfire may travel to great heights and linger there for up to a year. The protective ozone layer that...

Smoke particles from wildfires can erode ozone layer: Research

A wildfire can send smoke into the stratosphere, where it can linger for up to a year. According to a new MIT study,...

Poor air quality can affect pregnant women: Study

According to a study, poor air quality can affect pregnant women as it can lead to a number of adverse outcomes,...

Study finds how blaze affected bacteria, fungi over time

Researchers at UC Riverside have discovered small organisms that not only survive but flourish in the first year...

22 killed in Chile wildfires, say officials

Interior Minister Carolina Toha confirmed during a news conference on Saturday that 22 people are dead.

13 killed as wildfires rip through south-central Chile

Partly due to climate change, wildfires have grown in scope, intensity and frequency as rising temperatures and...