Wildfire & Disaster Resilience

1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (132+ words) Sacramento Bee The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. First discovered: 13 hours ago, 6:29 p.m. Sep. 14 Initial location: Riverside County,…...

20+ min ago   (251+ words) Published 9:30 am Tuesday, September 15, 2026 PENDLETON — The following is the Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 13 and 14, update on the Paradise and Hagen fires in the Umatilla National Forest. This is the last update for the Paradise Fire from Team 8 as it returns…...

56+ min ago   (568+ words) Indonesia’s hidden underground fires are spreading beneath the world’s largest tropical peatlands as El Niño drought and a drying Indian Ocean push the 2026 season toward catastrophe. Tropical peatland fires don’t behave like ordinary wildfires. They sink underground, smolder for weeks…...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago   (372+ words) SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon Department of Forestry received federal approval to manage state forests under a new conservation plan that protects 10 fish species while maintaining timber harvests. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries issued an incidental take permit for…...

6+ hour, 51+ min ago   (636+ words) Although this thermal drone helps in detection, its flight duration is limited lasting a maximum of about 30 minutes per flight. Conducting longer patrols requires additional batteries and a schedule of two patrols per week. Universitas Brawijaya (UB) Forest management is…...

52+ min ago   (868+ words) For over a decade, Google Research has been exploring how we can use artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect early-stage wildfires and model how fires spread. We sat down with a research scientist to understand exactly how it works....

1+ hour, 30+ min ago   (111+ words) Started: 1 week ago, 10:51 a.m. Sep. 8 Initial location: Modoc County, Calif. Fire name: Adin Airport A new prescribed burn, called Adin Airport, was initiated at 10:51 a.m. Sep. 8 in Modoc County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for a week....

2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (406+ words) With over 8.3 million acres burned and fire season still active, Fire Help Center urges affected Americans to understand their legal rights before the window to act closes. CHESTNUT HILL, MA / ACCESS Newswire / September 15, 2026 / The 2026 wildfire season has officially become the…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (451+ words) A fast-moving brush fire swept through a hillside neighborhood in La Habra Heights, California, on Monday. Two people were injured. Shallow water transforms Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni into a reflection of the sky. Here’s the science behind the spectacle. Usually…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago   (113+ words) Get Evangelical Times delivered to your door A remarkable defence mechanism found in one of God’s smallest creatures is inspiring the development of next-generation fire suppression technology. A research collaboration at Liberty University (Lynchburg, Virginia) is applying lessons from the…...