Wildfires

Events such as droughts, floods, wildfires, and pest outbreaks associated with climate change (for example, bark beetles in the West) are already disrupting ecosystems.

Scientists have satellites along with observations from international spacecraft to conduct a wide range of research, from detecting northward expansion of forests in the Arctic to monitoring how burned areas recover from wildfires.

Parts of the world are feeling the strain of record-breaking heatwaves, drought, devastating floods and raging wildfires. They are having a widespread impact on human health, agriculture, ecosystems and infrastructure.

Crews battling deadly Northern California wildfires braced for a weekend of windy, hot weather that could drive the flames into new areas and threaten more homes.

Deadly wildfires raged Monday at several sites in California, with authorities saying 31 people have been killed, while another 228 are missing.

A U.S. government report says the impacts of climate change, including powerful storms, droughts and wildfires, are worsening in the United States.

Wildfires are increasing.

Thousands of wildfires burning in the Amazon rainforest threaten to wipe out large parts of a vital and irreplaceable ecosystem.

Australia is being ravaged by the worst wildfires seen in decades.

Fireworks were canceled in other parts of the country because of the extremely dry conditions that led to devastating wildfires.