Wildfires are a growing natural hazard in most regions of the United States, posing a threat to life and property, particularly where native ecosystems meet developed areas.

Longer, more intense heat waves and increased air pollution from smog and wildfires could adversely affect the health of Californians under scenarios for climate change. ... This year's Oscars drama

California is frequently hit by scorching wildfires due to its dry climate, Santa Ana winds and recent housing booms which have seen housing spread rapidly into rural and densely forested areas.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today released the following statement regarding the death of three United States Forest Service Firefighters battling wildfires in Riverside County:

A recent white paper by Tony Westerling (CAP/CCCC PI) explores natural and anthropogenic factors that drive the number and extent of wildfires in the western United States.

Read an article about wildfires in the United States and get information, facts, and more about wildfires from National Geographic. ... On average, more than 100,000 wildfires, also called wildland

A new study led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, implicates rising seasonal temperatures and the earlier arrival of spring conditions in ...

Sep 04, Space & Earth/Earth Sciences ... ; Full size image ... Beginning August 26, 2009, and continuing into September 2009, a large wildfire in the Angeles National Forest north of Los Angeles known as

NASA Satellite Images Show Rapid Growth Of California Wildfires (Oct. 23, 2007) — Images from NASA satellites illustrate how quickly wildfires have spread throughout Southern California.

Global warming may be largely to blame for the increasingly destructive wildfires in the Western United States in the last two decades, new research suggests. ... By Naila Moreira, ... When snow melts earlier,