May 04 New Mexico wildfire threatens Rocky Mountain town By Susan Montoya Bryan, Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said 15,500 homes have been evacuated while the blaze burns near towns dotting mountainsides, towering ponderosa pine forests and meadows. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 3:43 News Wrap: Jan. 6 committee calls on more GOP House members to testify In our news wrap Monday, the Jan. 6 congressional committee has asked three more GOP House members to testify, a federal jury in Washington, D.C. convicted a retired New York police officer of assault and other charges in the Jan. Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch 3:22 Wildfires surge across the American Plains and the Southwest, forcing thousands to flee By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas Winds picked up Tuesday in several states, adding more trouble and complications for firefighters out west and in the plains states. Nearly a dozen large fires have burned over 340 square miles in six states recently and more than 3,500… Continue watching
Apr 24 Emergency declaration for multiple wildfires in New Mexico By Associated Press Winds and temperatures in New Mexico diminished Saturday but remained strong enough to still fan fires. Dozens of evacuation orders remained in place. Continue reading
Apr 22 WATCH: On Earth Day, Biden signs order to protect old-growth forests from wildfire By Matthew Daly, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order intended to help restore national forests devastated by wildfires, drought and blight, using an Earth Day visit to Seattle to press for more action on the environment. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 10:09 Communities are embracing 'controlled burns' to protect themselves By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber The past few years have led to record wildfires across the U.S. Decades of suppressing fires has led to overgrown forests, and a warming climate has increased their intensity and frequency. Christopher Booker reports from California on community-led efforts to… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 5:31 Alarming new climate report predicts 'catastrophic' global wildfires in the coming years By William Brangham, Claire Mufson There's grim new reports about potential causes and effects of climate change. The United Nations Environment Program has projected intense wildfires linked in part to climate change could increase 50 percent by the end of the century, and the International… Continue watching
Feb 23 Climate change is causing more wildfires and governments are unprepared, says U.N. By Matthew Brown, Associated Press A warming planet and land use changes mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades. Continue reading
Jan 01 Nearly 1,000 homes destroyed in Colorado wildfire, officials say By Associated Press A Colorado official says nearly 1,000 homes were destroyed, hundreds more were damaged, and that three people are missing after a wildfire charred numerous neighborhoods in a suburban area at the base of the Rocky Mountains northwest of Denver. Continue reading
Dec 31 WATCH: At least 500 homes destroyed by Colorado wildfires, sheriff says By Patty Nieberg, Brady McCombs, Colleen Slevin, Associated Press There were no known deaths in a wind-fueled wildfire outside Denver, Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said Friday. Continue reading