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The Rainforest Foundation estimates that a staggering 13.4 million acres of Brazil's Amazon have burned in 2024.

Outdoors

Historic wildfires blanket 80% of Brazil in thick smoke: 'When I go out, I put on my mask'

"Information like this will make a lifesaving difference for firefighters and communities around the globe."

Tech

Google launches revolutionary AI-powered satellites capable of rapidly detecting wildfires: 'It is a game changer'

"There are many tourists who continue to disregard the signs."

Outdoors

Brazen tourists caught continuously trespassing on trails closed after rampaging wildfires: 'Fine them'

"Anyone can do whatever they want."

Business

Homeowners scramble after insurance company fails to deliver following devastating wildfires: 'There's no oversight'

Extra vegetation around a house is an additional fire risk, especially during state water emergencies when watering plants may be restricted.

Home

Homeowner calls for action against HOA for ridiculous lawn maintenance rules amid wildfire season and water restrictions: 'Our HOA insists I must add more vegetation to our front yard'

Thinking about wildfires can feel terrifying and out of our control.

Outdoors

Wildfire expert busts common myths about worsening wildfire seasons: 'This is having direct and dramatic impacts'

"[He] pretended to be a firefighter and a police officer and drove cars outfitted to look like law enforcement vehicles."

Outdoors

Man charged with arson after allegedly starting disastrous wildfire — destroying dozens of homes and thousands of acres of land

Scientists are studying how these fires affected the forest's ability to store carbon.

Tech

Researchers find Canada's wildfires emitted more air pollution than almost any country last year — here's how it impacts the rest of the world

"We literally are a fire station building a fire station next to a next fire station between a river and a highway."

Business

Fire department repeatedly denied coverage of new firehouse construction due to wildfire risk: 'It's just ludicrous'

All three states also endured unusually warm summers.

Outdoors

Thousands evacuate after wildfires wreak havoc on western US — here's why we should be concerned

This has been a difficult year for the Pantanal, a region that encompasses the world's largest tropical wetland area.

Outdoors

Brazilian government scrambles as wildfires devastate world's largest rainforest — here's what's happening

"It could end up in reservoirs or larger rivers where there are predatory fish, top predators that humans would catch and consume."

Outdoors

Scientists make concerning discovery about toxins in headwaters after wildfires blaze through Pacific Northwest: 'An increase in risk of exposure'