Wildfires
Conference Spotlight
The State of Fire
Discussing advances and challenges in the field of fire weather, fire prediction, and damage mitigation at the 2026 Joint AMS Washington Forum and Summer Community Meeting (AWF/SCM) session and an AMS workshop.
From AMS Journals
AMS Science Preview: Earth Energy, Neighborhood Hurricane Warnings
New research published in AMS journals discusses neighborhood-level forecasting of hurricane impacts, how deforestation in New Guinea affects North American temperatures, evidence climate change is behind increased wildfires, the climate benefits of national parks, and the potential for predicting hurricanes by analyzing lightning.
Science Spotlights
State of the Climate in 2025: Global Indicators
We speak with State of the Climate in 2025 Global Climate chapter lead editor Robert Dunn about greenhouse gases, wildfires, drought, high temperatures, and other global indicators.
Science Spotlights
State of the Climate in 2025: Takeaways from North America
We speak with State of the Climate in 2025 North America section editor Laura Stevens about the regional climate last year, including Texas floods, Canadian heat, and wildfires.
Photo of the Week
Silhouettes of Burnt Trees Against a Vibrant Blue Sky
This image was taken at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado.
From AMS Journals
AMS Science Preview: 30-Day Forecasts? Little Ice Age, wave-dampening hurricanes
The latest AMS journals research discusses the possibility of 30-day weather forecasts, whether the Little Ice Age was caused by depopulation of the Americas, the cooling effects of multi-year La Nina, and AI translation.
Science Spotlights
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Ozone
20%–30%—The amount that wildfire smoke increased ozone levels during the record-breaking 2020 wildfire season in the western United States, according...
