An analysis of 500 watersheds found levels of organic carbon, phosphorus, and other pollutants up to 103 times higher after a wildfire. By Sophie Hurwitz, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here....
Ben Livneh, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation Picture a wildfire raging across a forested mountainside. The smoke billows and the flames rise. An aircraft drops vibrant red flame retardant. It’s a dramatic, often dangerous scene. But the threat to...
By Jacob Margolis, LAist This article was originally published by LAist on April 11, 2025. Soil samples taken in and around the Eaton Fire burn area show elevated levels of lead downwind, public health officials announced Friday, prompting calls for...
The U.S. Geological Survey is researching the effect of wildfires on the release of stored mercury from forest watersheds and subsequent transport, methylmercury formation, and bioaccumulation post-fire. Wildfires not only alter the re-release of mercury into the environment but also...
A new report examines how atmospheric changes contributed to January’s devastating Southern California wildfires By Elyse DeFranco, Desert Research Institute...
San Gabriel Valley areas scarred by the Eaton Fire are at “high to very high risk” of debris flows this week. How do they happen? What is being done to prepare? And what do survivors of a catastrophic one that...
