Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene fueled wildfires in North Carolina and South Carolina, where evacuation orders were in effect Tuesday. Many people in the area are still ...

Without the cooperation of private landowners, increasing forest cover remains a challenge. This cooperation is undermined by restrictive forest laws, such as the ban on cutting coniferous trees ...

To combat this, forest managers in this region often ignite planned, contained fires known as prescribed burns, which help clear out dry plants before they can fuel larger infernos. However ...

As Earth continues to warm, more and more of the planet is becoming dry ... because without trees, the soil cannot retain moisture. Already 50% of tropical forests in South America, Africa ...

The U.S. Forest Service ... Utah’s hot and dry summer season. “We planted them, and then right as we’re leaving, the rain started, which is really going to help those plants with their ...

Without it, a forest becomes very dense and less healthy, as crowded trees and shrubs compete for ... not too wet or it won’t work; but not too dry or windy. Crews remain close by to manage ...

Funding cuts and firings at agencies like NOAA could greatly reduce CT's ability to prepare for, and respond to, climate and ...

We probably don’t realize how many of them are in our immediate surroundings, but without them, the aesthetics of our forests ... dry weather and controlling competing vegetation, invasive ...

A combination of prolonged drought, dry ... forest management makes forests healthier and less prone to accidental fires. This includes controlled burns to clear excess brush and dead trees ...

Flames ripped through a forest on the city's western edge in the ... drought and strong winds dry out the landscape -- have increased with climate change. Wildfires have reached the point where ...