In a region that has seen the number of fires and acres burned rise in recent decades, the Bagley fire burned another 46,000 acres of forest in northern California. However, recently published research suggests the severity of fires in the area has remained steady.
Published Sep 17, 2012
Researchers believe recent fire seasons give a taste of the more active wildfires of the future. Such fires are likely to increase air pollution, even as emissions from industry and motor vehicles have fallen in recent decades.
Published Aug 23, 2016
There’s more than one way to tally fire statistics, but it has been a busy year for fires in the United States no matter how you count them.
Published Dec 7, 2012
The 2012 wildfire season has proven to be one of the most aggressive in the last decade.
Published Aug 24, 2012
California’s Carr Fire was one of 98 large, active fires delivering smoke across the United States in late July.
Published Jul 31, 2018
More than a dozen wildfires and wildfire complexes are contributing to the blanket of smoke over Oregon.
Published Aug 28, 2017
A fire in southern Montana destroyed homes in the small town of Pine Creek and left this burn scar.
Published Sep 21, 2012
