Wildfires

The wildfires have burned more than 4,000 acres and closed a portion of I-95.

Could smoke carry disease-causing microorganisms? "It's a very new idea to think of smoke as having a living component," says Leda Kobziar, co-author of an article that explores this theory.

The United States is set to break a record in 2020 for money spent on disasters, and climate change is exacerbating these costly natural events.

2020 and 2016 are virtually tied for the hottest year on record. That means more powerful hurricanes, more intense wildfires, less ice and longer heat waves.

Thousands of firefighters are deployed to dangerous megafires in the West, the first big tests to the added safety protocols fire managers scrambled to get in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Starkey Park in Pasco County is closed Friday due to a brush fire.The Florida Forest Service reports the fire that has grown to an estimated 75 acres,…

Authorities say a section of Interstate 75 known as Alligator Alley has reopened after four brush fires that eventually merged in southwest Florida caused…

Four brush fires burning a total of about 400 acres have shut down a section of Interstate 75 in southwest Florida.The Florida Forestry Service says one…

Officials say a Florida Panhandle man who set up an illegal burn barrel on his property caused a wildfire that torched approximately 343 acres (139…

On Thursday, the Florida Forest Service , a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services , reported 56 wildfires burning over...

A private company with permission to conduct a controlled burn this week in Santa Rosa County could be hit with a hefty price tag for letting the fire...

A 2019 Department of Defense report concluded that the effects of a changing climate, including wildfires, threaten dozens of military bases.