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Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires, according to research published in Nature Communications. The findings ...

Tree-ring data reveals a decline in fire activity in many forests, where the absence of fire can contribute to more severe wildfires in the future.

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The eruption began at 10:16 a.m. when molten rock broke through the surface inside Halemaʻumaʻu Crater. Within 30 minutes, a vent blasted lava 330 feet (100 meters) high, according to the Hawaiian ...

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An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit off the coast of North Maluku, Indonesia, on Wednesday, according to the ...

Preparedness isn’t the sole responsibility of local, state or national governments. While they all play major roles, unless ...

Originally an island, it became a peninsula after a significant eruption in 1914. Japan lies along the Pacific 'Ring of Fire' where the majority of Earth's volcano eruptions and earthquakes happen.