Climate change is predicted to increase the likelihood of city fires worldwide, according to a historical study conducted by ...

Sea ice loss is not only damaging to wildlife, plants and the roughly 4 million people who live in the Arctic — it has global consequences. Sea ice acts like a giant mirror, reflecting the sunlight ...

The roughly 1,800-hectare (4,500-acre) fire has been burning for days in Ofunato, a city on the east coast of Japan’s main island that is about 300 miles northeast of Tokyo. It had grown by 400 ...

About 4,600 people remain under government-issued evacuation orders as the fire continues to burn. Some 2,000 have already left the area to stay with friends or relatives, and more than 1,200 have ...

It's where scientists are starting fires to better understand how they burn — and how to manage them. The U.S. Forest Service built the fire sciences lab in 1960, inspired by a forest fire that ...

So far this year, more than 600 fires have ignited across the state, burning more than 8,700 acres ... that have not yet been marked as active. Sensitive fire weather conditions will persist ...

There were no casualties from the blaze in Barrios Altos but two other buildings were at risk of collapsing due to the weakness of their structures, Eduardo Celis, a divisional commander in Lima's ...

The blazes were fueled by gusty winds, dry air and unusually high temperatures. The largest fire was burning 1,600 acres near Myrtle Beach. By Amy Graff and Jenny Gross Firefighters on Monday were ...