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Conspiracy Theorists Think the Government Used Lasers to Start Maui Wildfires on Purpose
Many of those spreading the conspiracies are subscribed to the Twitter Blue service, which ensures their posts are promoted more heavily in search results.
The Best Air Purifiers for Wildfire Season
The time to buy an air purifier is now. An expert explains what to look for when picking one.
The World's Coldest Inhabited Place Is Burning Because of 'Zombie Fires'
Photographer Semyon Sivtsev captured signs of fires burning under snow and ice.
Hawaii's Big Island Is Burning With the Biggest Wildfire It's Ever Seen
The fire scorched 40,000 acres and destroyed at least two homes, prompting mandatory evacuations.
This Map Shows in Real Time How Many Fires Are Burning in the West
Arizona and California are particularly hard-hit.
How a Fire Changed the World’s Largest Wetland
Brazil's tropical Pantanal region is home to a huge concentration of wildlife.
California Relies on Incarcerated Women to Fight Wildfires. Then it Abandons Them.
The state's desperate pleas for firefighters overlooks the fact that institutional barriers are preventing thousands of formerly incarcerated women and people of color with firefighting experience from working as full-time professional firefighters.
Unprecedented Wildfires Turn California Skies Orange
The 2020 wildfire season on the West Coast is the most expansive on record.
The Arctic Is on Fire Again, and It's Even Worse This Time
Siberian fires are releasing record amounts of carbon dioxide after months of unseasonably warm temperatures in the Arctic, even surpassing last year's blazes.
Unexpected Side Effect of Quarantine: We're All Setting Our Kitchens on Fire
Scald burns and house fires are on the rise as amateur cooks under stay-at-home orders realize they have no idea what they're doing.
Bushfire Smoke has Made More than a Quarter of Australians Sick, According to Survey
A new report from the Australia Institute suggests that the effects of the ongoing bushfire crisis could be felt for years to come.
Australia's Terrifying 'Fire Clouds' Are Here to Stay
Scientists say the hellish phenomenon could become far more common as a result of climate change.