More and more people are building their homes in woodland settings in or near forests, rural areas, or remote mountain sites. As residential areas expand into relatively untouched wildlands, these ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Robert Lewin is the former chief California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)/San Luis Obispo County Fire, capping off a 38-year fire service career, and former ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — As the planet continues to warm, extreme weather events in the United States are becoming more frequent, more intense, and increasingly costly. From 1980 through 2024, the United ...

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A deluge of floodwaters engulfing a single mother’s home. Wildfire flames emblazoning an elderly couple’s abode. Stories like these are all too common — and they have become more so in recent years.

Operation of a new system of "disaster prevention weather information" reorganizing warnings and advisories for hazards in ...

Tornados are rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped air spirals that emerge from a violent thunderstorm and reach the ground. Tornados can have a wind velocity of up to 200 miles per hour and generate ...