Three summers ago, the Caldor Fire burned its way up the Western Slope into the Tahoe Basin, scorching 221,835 acres. The fire burned for over two months, cloaking the lake and its surrounding ...
In recent years, wildfires in the western U.S. have grown larger and more intense, stoked by factors like climate change and the build-up of dense trees and dry brush from past fire suppression. These ...
More than two-thirds of North American birds are vulnerable to extinction due to climate change. Poor air quality from smoke is a growing concern. Bird navigation and health can be compromised by the ...
A wildfire burns in Quebec, Canada, in June of last year. Smoke from the fires drifted south to the United States. FREDERIC CHOUINARD / SOPFEU / Handout / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Early last ...