Wildfire

Wildfire is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire in areas of combustible vegetation, such as forests, grasslands, or shrublands. Wildfires can be caused by natural events, like lightning, or human activity, and their behavior is influenced by fuels, topography, and weather. While some ecosystems depend on fire for regeneration, wildfires can threaten human communities, property, air quality, and soil and water resources. Climatic conditions, including drought and heat, can increase wildfire severity, and these conditions are being influenced by climate change.

Satellite Image: Cyprus
Image of the day: Wildfire devastates Cyprus wine region as heatwave intensifiesNews

Image of the day: Wildfire devastates Cyprus wine region as heatwave intensifies

Southern Cyprus is reeling from a catastrophic wildfire that broke out on 23 July near the villages of Malia and Souni, west of Limassol. The…
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Satellite Image: Northern Peloponnese region, Greece
Image of the day: Satellite captures spread of Peloponnese wildfireNews

Image of the day: Satellite captures spread of Peloponnese wildfire

A severe wildfire broke out in Greece’s Northern Peloponnese region on the afternoon of 22 July 2025, consuming pine-covered slopes and threatening multiple rural communities.…
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Satellite image: Image: Wildfire (s. forest, fire, climate)
Forest degradation rises 163% in the Amazon, offsetting climate gainsClimate

Forest degradation rises 163% in the Amazon, offsetting climate gains

'Negative balance' of biome protection recorded between 2022 and 2024 could jeopardize Brazil’s international goals, warn Brazilian researchers and their international collaborators in the journal…
SourceSourceJuly 22, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Méntrida, Spain (s. wildfire)
Image of the day: Wildfire smoke drifts over MadridNews

Image of the day: Wildfire smoke drifts over Madrid

A fast-moving wildfire burned more than 3,000 hectares near the town of Méntrida in central Spain on 17 July 2025, sending thick smoke north toward…
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Satellite Image: Grand Canyon, USA
Image of the day: Grand Canyon wildfire leaves visible markNews

Image of the day: Grand Canyon wildfire leaves visible mark

A destructive wildfire that swept through Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona earlier this month left a stark burn scar on the North Rim, now…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 18, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Paüls, Spain (s. wildfire)
Image of the day: Burn scar from the Paüls wildfire in Tarragona, SpainNews

Image of the day: Burn scar from the Paüls wildfire in Tarragona, Spain

More than 3,300 hectares of land were scorched by a wildfire that erupted near the town of Paüls in Tarragona province on 7 July 2025.…
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Image: AI art of Earth - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: July 15, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 15, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 15, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: July 11, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 11, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 11, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Satellite Image: Crete, Greece (s. wildfire)
Image of the day: Crete wildfire forces mass evacuations amid gale-force windsNews

Image of the day: Crete wildfire forces mass evacuations amid gale-force winds

Thousands of residents and tourists have been forced to flee homes and hotels after a major wildfire started burning across eastern Crete. The blaze began…
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Satellite Image: Bizanet, France
Image of the day: Burn scar from wildfire near Bizanet, FranceNews

Image of the day: Burn scar from wildfire near Bizanet, France

A wildfire near the town of Bizanet in southern France scorched around 400 hectares of land after erupting on 29 June 2025. Fueled by dry…
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Satellite Image: Segarra region, Spain
Image of the day: Wildfire scars in Segarra, CataloniaNews

Image of the day: Wildfire scars in Segarra, Catalonia

A fast-moving wildfire broke out on 1 July 2025 in the Segarra region of Catalonia, Spain, amid extreme winds and dry conditions. The fire spread…
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Satellite Image: Chios, Greece (s. wildfire)
Image of the day: Smoke plume from wildfire emergency on ChiosNews

Image of the day: Smoke plume from wildfire emergency on Chios

A major wildfire on the Greek island of Chios forced evacuations and emergency declarations after flames spread rapidly through forested areas on 22 June 2025.…
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Image: Smartphone on earth with stethoscope on a heart
Wildfire smoke exposure may trigger heart failureScience

Wildfire smoke exposure may trigger heart failure

Study shows both the intensity of smoke and how often it happens matter for heart health Summary: Prolonged exposure to wildfire smoke may significantly raise…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: June 17, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: June 17, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (June 17, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: June 6, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: June 6, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (June 6, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Satellite Image: Nunavut and the Hudson Bay regions, Canada
Image of the day: Smoke from Canadian wildfires spreads across Hudson BayNews

Image of the day: Smoke from Canadian wildfires spreads across Hudson Bay

Wildfires burning across western Canada since May 2025 have forced thousands to evacuate and filled the skies with dense smoke. Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba have…
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Satellite Image: Biomass burning in Brazil (s. wildfire detection, climate, AI, Amazon rainforest)
‘Red alert’: Fires drive tropical forest loss to record highNews

‘Red alert’: Fires drive tropical forest loss to record high

Paris, France | AFP Eighteen football pitches every minute of every hour of every day: that is the record extent of tropical rainforest destroyed last…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: May 9, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: May 9, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (May 9, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Satellite Image: Pinar del Río, Cuba
Image of the day: Honoring firefighters worldwideNews

Image of the day: Honoring firefighters worldwide

On May 4th, International Firefighters’ Day, we pay tribute to the courage and dedication of firefighters across the globe. This observance, established in 1999 following…
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Image: Wildfire (s. forest, fire, climate)
Climate change squeezes global firefighting efforts as wildfire seasons collideClimate

Climate change squeezes global firefighting efforts as wildfire seasons collide

Increasing overlap of fire weather between Australia and North America complicates international firefighting efforts Summary: Climate change is driving a worrying trend: wildfire seasons in…
SourceSourceApril 29, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Image of a burn scar from wildfires south of Ciudad Altamirano in the Mexican state of Guerrero
Image of the day: Satellite captures scale of Mexico’s 2025 wildfire crisisNews

Image of the day: Satellite captures scale of Mexico’s 2025 wildfire crisis

A brutal wildfire season is tearing through Mexico, scorching vast swaths of forest and leaving blackened landscapes behind. Since January 2025, more than 2,800 forest…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 25, 2025 Full article
Image: Foggy city skyline with the sun in the distance (photo of New York, wildfire, canada, air pollution)
Canadian wildfire smoke cooled New York but worsened air pollutionClimate

Canadian wildfire smoke cooled New York but worsened air pollution

Canadian wildfire smoke cooled New York by 3 degrees and trapped air toxicants Summary: When smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed New York City in June…
SourceSourceApril 22, 2025 Full article
Image: Firemen in Action Controlling a Fire
Wildfire trauma may impair long-term decision-making, study showsScience

Wildfire trauma may impair long-term decision-making, study shows

Researchers link climate-related trauma to changes in decision-making behavior and brain function in disaster survivors Summary: Experiencing a climate disaster like a wildfire may do…
SourceSourceApril 16, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: April 3, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: April 3, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Despite fears…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 4, 2025 Full article