The mosquito fire continues in Northern California
Firefighters said conditions had improved and were under control after the blaze spread rapidly in the Sierra Nevada foothills northeast of Sacramento.
Fairview fire calls for evacuations in Southern California
Tropical Storm Kay has threatened strong winds, lightning, flooding and mudslides as firefighters battle the largest blaze in the state.
Deadly Southern California wildfire forces thousands to evacuate
The Fairview fire burning in California’s Riverside County is one of many fires firefighters are battling across the state during a prolonged extreme heat wave.
Deadly California wildfire destroys homes and evacuees
The Mill Fire has forced the evacuation of thousands of people in Northern California and killed at least two people, officials said.
McKinney fire kills thousands of fish
Last week, as a deadly fire continued to burn in Northern California’s Klamath National Forest, local fisherman Kenneth Brink counted dead fish in the river that had turned to the consistency of “chocolate milk.” Mr. Brink, 45, a member of the Karuk tribe, lives in Happy Camp, a town of fewer than 900 people on […]
Fast-Moving California Wildfire Continues Path of Devastation
The death toll has risen as the McKinney fire ripped through more than 56,000 acres of dry trees, grass and brush in Northern California.
Why are there so many wildfires in the American West?
This practice led to increasingly dense forests and extensive brush on the forest floor. As a result, forests become “tower boxes” for more explosive fires, says Jennifer Marlon, a research scientist at the Yale School of the Environment and creator of the Global Paleofire Database, a collection of fire history records. “When you have more […]
The McKinney Fire was California’s largest fire of 2022
A wildfire in Northern California, fueled by storms and strong winds from high temperatures, has grown to 55,000 hectares, becoming the state’s largest wildfire this year and forcing evacuations in rural neighborhoods. The blaze, dubbed the McKinney Fire, started burning through dry timber in the Klamath National Forest in California’s Siskiyou County on Friday near […]
McKinney Fire Burns 51,000 Acres, Largest California Fire of 2022
A wildfire in Northern California, fueled by storms and strong winds from high temperatures, has spread to more than 51,000 acres in two days, becoming the state’s largest wildfire this year and forcing evacuations in rural neighborhoods. The blaze, dubbed the McKinney Fire, started burning through dry timber in the Klamath National Forest in California’s […]
The McKinney fire in California has burned 51,000 acres
A wildfire in Northern California, fueled by storms and strong winds from high temperatures, has spread to more than 51,000 acres in two days, becoming the state’s largest wildfire this year and forcing evacuations in rural neighborhoods. The blaze, dubbed the McKinney Fire, started burning through dry timber in the Klamath National Forest in California’s […]