After their initial shock at Trump’s false claims that Ukraine is led by a “dictator” who started the war with Russia, the Ukrainian people are rallying around their President.

We are dedicated to supporting the wildland fire community and making it clear that the global fire crisis will not be solved by lack of funding, resources, or people. Click to read AFE’s statement on...

We are dedicated to supporting the wildland fire community and making it clear that the global fire crisis will not be solved by lack of funding, resources, or people. Click to read AFE’s statement on...

Many Latino immigrants in Los Angeles worked to extinguish some of the fires with hoses. They aren't firefighters, they were just helping people in other neighborhoods.

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment - Rapid transitions between extreme wet and extreme dry conditions — ‘hydroclimate whiplash’ — have marked environmental and societal...

Watch Duty has overtaken ChatGPT to become the top free app in Apple’s App Store.

Independent wildfire and water-related reporting. Host Zeke Lunder has 25 years experience in wildland fire management and California water issues. During wildfire season we provide UNOFFICIAL updat...

Security, Freedom, Democracy, Courage, Pluralism, Perseverance, Generosity

Switching to costlier, less capable drones could impede research on whales, forests, and more

Most bacterial taxa in wildland fire smoke can be traced to local surface vegetation and soil communities The bacterial assemblage in ambient air was mostly derived from unknown sources Local te...