Tag: Wildfires

A vast, cracked earth landscape around a shallow, saltwater lagoon bordered by sparse vegetation under a cloudy sky.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

Florida restricts lawn watering, car washes as 99% of state faces drought conditions

Three researchers in blue jackets are examining snowpack data near a wooden cabin.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

Early California snow melt may lead to droughts, heightened wildfire risks

A wildfire sending large plumes of smoke into an orange sky.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

Evacuation orders in effect as wildfire burns through 1,500 acres of southern Florida

An elderly man stands beside a burning pile of branches.
  • Business Business

Arkansas bans all outdoor burns, and that includes the popular trend of field burning

A robotic DroneDog in front of a brick building.
  • Business Business

Robotic dogs enlisted to patrol farms filled with high-value crops

Mountains with very little snowpack.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

Side-by-side photos show the incredible amount of snowpack Western states lost in one month

A firefighter in a yellow uniform with a "U.S. Forest Service" emblem discusses strategy amid a smoky forest backdrop.
  • Business Business

With wildfire season looming, US Forest Service closes 50+ crucial facilities, 31 states affected

In a prescribed burn, a wildfire burns through dry grassland with a tree in the background and smoke rising into the sky.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

Experts say setting fires could actually save forests

A residential lawn being watered by a sprinkler with vibrant green grass and shrubs in the foreground.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

'Drought pricing' rolled out on water bills for first time in 20 years, residents shocked

Stills from a video about fire prevention technology.
  • Tech Tech

Fire department tests unusual new method to stop blazes that could replace sprinklers, foam sprays

Flathead Lake in Montana.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

Lake surges to 300% of normal water flow as residents worry: 'We can't keep having damage like this'

A person dressed in a dark cloak walks across a dry, rocky landscape, carrying a yellow water container.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

Experts warn 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger because of devastating drought

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