Wildfires

A wildfire is an unplanned fire that burns in a natural area such as a forest, grassland, or prairie. Wildfires are often caused by human activity or a natural phenomenon such as lightning, and they can happen at any time or anywhere. In 50% of wildfires recorded, it is not known how they started.

Even the bayous of Louisiana are now threatened by wildfires

California Wildfires: Why Humans Can't Control Them - The Atlantic

2023 wildfires: How plants and animals survive - Vox

2023 U.S. Wildfire Statistics

Can wildfires cool the climate?

Less than 70 percent of Kansas wildfires are reported. Here's why: - Wildfire Today

Colorado wildfires were human-caused, Wildfires

Factcheck: How global warming has increased US wildfires - Carbon Brief

It's official: Larger, more frequent wildfires are here

Wildfires