Special Report
Wildfires and Climate Change
An Australian wildfire has killed at least 135 people, and some experts are blaming global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions for this and other recent blazes. What is the role of climate change in wildfires?
Sustainability
Wildfires Factor Significantly in Global Carbon Balance
Sustainability
Warming Climate May Increase Western Wildfire Woes
Sustainability
Study Unravels Mathematics of Wildfires
Forgotten Flames
Ecologists work to salve the Great Basin¿s burns
Death toll climbs in Aussie wildfires
At least 135 people have died and authorities say that more than 200 may have perished in wildfires that have been raging in southern Australia since Saturday.
Could Wildfires Save the Arctic?
Alaskan residents who watched as wildfires claimed a record 10,000 square miles (26,00 square kilometers) of land in 2004 can take cold comfort in the fact that the choking smoke endured during wildfire season could blunt some of the effects of global warming.