A peer-reviewed study published in Nature has identified more than 1,000 wildfire events across North America where flames burned aggressively through the night, shattering the long-held assumption ...

Among the deadly tragedies cited in the report are the 2018 Camp Fire east of Chico, and the 2020 North Complex Fire in Butte, Plumas and Yuba counties.

High-severity wildfires that kill large numbers of trees are now burning far more acreage in California than they did four decades ago, according to a UCLA study.

New research finds that treated forests are 88% less susceptible to high-severity wildfire than their unmanaged counterparts, and can recover carbon stocks in only seven years. The findings, carried ...

In a windowless, warehouse-sized lab on campus, a team of CU Boulder researchers huddle around two wind tunnels—long metal tubes that blow air currents at controlled speeds. Laura Shannon, a graduate ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – With wildfires growing more destructive both in the United States and around the world, University at Buffalo researchers have conducted one of the most extensive evaluations to date ...

California Is Losing Forests to Wildfires at One of the Highest Rates in the World, Study Finds ...

Canada's drinking water can remain at risk long after wildfires burn out, according to a UBC-led global review that found water-quality impacts often emerge months or years later—not just immediately ...

Wildland firefighting is a profession deeply rooted in science and requires expertise in fire behavior, meteorology, ecology and environmental dynamics. For SFCI researchers, immersion in this ...

Truckee, CA (5 September 2025) -- New research finds that treated forests are 88% less susceptible to high severity wildfire than their unmanaged counterparts, and can recover carbon stocks in only 7 ...