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Canada’s boreal region faces bigger, hotter and more frequent wildfires that are increasingly unpredictable, but it lacks an investment in fire science that could help keep communities safe.

Targeted grazing is gaining interest as fire risk rises, particularly in hard-to-manage areas of the Western US. But it isn’t always as simple as it seems.

Where we build our communities and how we build them has an outsize role in our vulnerability to wildfire.

The notion that wildfire smoke is ‘natural,’ and therefore less harmful than other types of air pollution, is not supported by the evidence. Wildfire smoke has been linked to adverse health effects.

An analysis of 88 million wildfire observations over the past 21 years shows a strong increase in the frequency and intensity of the most extreme fires around the world.

Fire events, like the one which has destroyed much of Jasper, will only get worse in a warming world. Canada needs a national wildfire strategy to meet these challenges.

The Jasper fire reinforces the risks that climate change and related extreme weather events pose to Canada’s world heritage sites.

As climate change intensifies the risk of wildfires in California, insurers are dropping coverage for many homeowners.

Forest thinning and controlled burns take away fuel for fires, but the US can only treat so many acres. Which ones to choose?

Wildfires are not just environmental events. They are public health crises that demand stronger, more resilient health systems.