New Brunswickers are being urged to take action to protect themselves and their property ahead of this year's wildfire season, which begins later this ... John Herron at a news conference Tuesday. In ...

New Brunswickers are being urged to take action to protect themselves and their property ahead of this year's wildfire season ... news conference Tuesday. In 2023, about 500 hectares burned ...

New houses and developments are being built and encroaching closer to lands which need wildfires to thrive, increasing exposure to wildfires.

"The 1998 season was where ... St. Lucie County Fire Chief Nate Spera had been on edge all day. "We had seen a number of spot fires pop up," said Spera, who retired in 2023.

There has been an increase in extreme fire weather, and in the length of the fire season, across large parts of Australia ... April to October rainfall deciles for the 30 years from 1994 to 2023. A ...

Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene says the impacts of climate change have been "devastating," pointing to the 2023 wildfire season — the most destructive on record — and the 2021 ...

Increased heat, extended drought conditions and other factors have led to a heightened risk of wildfires across the western ...