The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters — and how they may be playing out where you live.

Greenhouse gas emissions, mainly from burning coal, oil and gas, have heated the planet by about 1.3 degrees Celsius since ...

How climate change supercharges wildfires in the West. A heating-up planet has driven huge increases in wildfire area burned over the past few decades. By Alejandra Borunda. September 17, 2020 ...

The wildfires didn't initially spark because of climate change. Many of this year's fires began when California's Bay Area experienced more than 12,000 lightning strikes in mid-August, Dahl said.

Climate change has ratcheted up the risk of explosive wildfire growth in California by 25% and will continue to drive extreme fire behavior for decades to come, even if planet-warming emissions ...

Researchers who study evidence of fires through the millennia say to expect more and bigger fires as the climate continues to warm. Fire season is already months longer than in the 1970s.

It's all on us. The recent decadeslong surge in catastrophic wildfires in California is almost entirely due to climate change, a new study published Monday reports. “We show that nearly all of ...

Climatologists and wildfire experts agree that human-caused climate change is worsening wildfires. Hotter, drier and windier weather can make it easier for wildfires to start and continue burning.

Are wildfires caused by climate change or something else? The question is flawed. Jan. 24, 2025. Show Comments. Climate & Environment California Fires Water & Drought. Ian James. Follow Us. X; ...

New research highlights how the risk of wildfire is rising globally due to climate change—but also, how human actions and policies can play a critical role in regulating regional impacts.

Climate change fueled last year’s extreme wildfires — some more than others If emissions aren’t curbed, extreme wildfires could become six to 11 times more likely by the end of the century.

Climate change made the 2023–24 fire season more extreme. As well as cataloging high-impact fires globally, the report focused on explaining the causes of extreme fire extent in three regions: ...