Wildfires

"Fuel moisture" drives wildfires, and the metric can be used to better allocate firefighting resources.

"California Burning" tells how the struggle to manage aging infrastructure, climate change and the bottom line can lead to disaster.

Tree trimming and brush clearing around a home can improve its chances of making it through a blaze — but those services can be costly.

Fires are unpredictable. They can spark anywhere, grow to any size and move in any direction, says Caroline Mimbs Nyce of The Atlantic.

The overlap between wildfire risk and concentrated insurance markets leaves residents with few options.

The U.S. Forest Service has a military team it uses as backup to fight fires.

But even these ground-based varieties come with risks.

A historic drought and massive wildfire have hurt the outdoor tourism industry in the Southwest United States.

Scientists are looking at ways to determine if grapes from smoky areas can still be used, without adding an unpleasant ashy taste to wine.

The controlled burns are supposed to help minimize wildfire hazards, but fires in New Mexico that got out of control have some questioning whether climate change is altering that calculation.