Amid drought and heat waves, April’s national wildfire forecast shows that nearly the entire Western U.S. will face an above-normal risk of wildfires at some point in the next four months. By Tik Root, Grist This story was originally published...
by Gregory Pierce, Faith Kearns, Edith de Guzman, Erik Porse, Camilo Salcedo, Jennifer Gorman and Jason Islas Key Takeaways Water distribution systems were built with capacity to provide potable water and to put out local structure fires, not wildfires. Designing...
Researchers convene statewide experts to assess firefighting capacity, infrastructure gaps, and policy solutions By Mara Elana Burstein One year after the January 2025 fires devastated communities across Los Angeles, the region is still reckoning with how its infrastructure performed and...
California-Great Basin’s Regional Wildland Fire Coordinator is making a difference By Michael Burke, Bureau of Reclamation As the threat of wildfires looms larger each year, the Bureau of Reclamation’s California-Great Basin Region is proactively igniting a regional initiative to protect...
By Emily DeMarco, NASA When wildfires scorch a landscape, the flames are just the beginning. NASA is helping communities across the nation foresee and prepare for what can follow: mudslides, flash flooding, and contaminated surface water supplies. A new online...
