LOS ANGELES — Southern California faces the continued risk of rock and mudslides on wildfire-scarred hillsides Friday, a day ...

Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows. They have been particularly lethal in parts of California where landscape, climate, ...

In extreme conditions, no amount of brush clearance can guarantee protection. Indeed, too much clearing can in fact leave ...

Avian influenza (AI) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting poultry and wild water birds, posing significant global challenges due to its high mortality rates and economic impacts. Highly ...

After thousands of homes were destroyed, many are looking for ways to make Los Angeles safer from wildfires. But clearing ...

Greenhouse gas emissions, particularly from fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, increase global temperatures. Rising temperatures, in turn, cause moisture to evaporate at a faster rate. This ...

Around this time every year in Prior Lake, lakeside residents are deputized as lookouts. Their job: to keep an eye on the surface of the lake. “We do use volunteers for this program,” Jamie ...

Tens of thousands of hectares of Gisborne’s forestry and farming land will need to be planted with vegetation to remedy the ...

A large grass fire is burning south of Auckland and is heading towards native bush as helicopters have been called in to help ...

A recent study revealed that 2020 was the greenest year recorded by modern satellite observations from 2001 to 2020. This surge in greenery was particularly evident in northern and temperate regions, ...

The research paper highlights the importance of considering slope direction when planning biodiversity assessments, ...

Two fire crews will remain overnight at the scene of a large vegetation fire at Tiwai Point, south of Invercargill tonight. Fire and Emergency (FENZ) said it was alerted to the large scrub fire at ...