More than 900 wildfires rage across Canada

Fires remain out of control in Northwest Territories and Ontario, while Argentina endures record night-time heat…

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/24/weather-tracker-wildfires-canada-argentina-heat

 

Air pollution may cause childhood obesity by disrupting impulse control, study finds

Babies exposed to higher levels of neurotoxin more likely to have difficulty controlling impulses later, research shows…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/06/air-pollution-childhood-obesity-study

 

Taxpayers might pay millions more to fight wildfires as jet fuel skyrockets

Last year, those planes burned through about $50 million worth of jet fuel. Every fire season is different, but if this year is the same as last season, that fuel bill would almost double to nearly $100 million. That's because the price of jet fuel has skyrocketed since the war in Iran began in late February. Ultimately, taxpayers will be the ones to shell out tens of millions of dollars more to fight summer wildfires this year...

 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5775794/fuel-costs-iran-war-wildfires

Nearly half of US children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, report warns

American Lung Association report comes amid Trump EPA’s expansive rollback of environmental protections…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/air-pollution-report-dangerous-levels-children

 

FEMA is behind on billions in disaster payments to states : NPR

In all, FEMA owes communities almost $10 billion, according to internal agency documents obtained by NPR. Much of that funding would reimburse local governments for what they've already spent repairing infrastructure after major disasters...

 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/10/nx-s1-5770433/delay-funding-fema-hurricanes-disasters-wildfires-floods

Study finds private forests more prone to wildfires

Forests managed by timber companies, the authors observed, were more likely to exhibit ideal ignition conditions for megafires: dense communities of uniformly spaced trees, with continuous vegetation that connects the understory to the canopy...

https://thehill.com/homenews/5462169-forest-management-fire-severity-study/ 

 

Democrats demand answers on cuts to firefighters during critical fire season

"The Forest Service's firefighting capacity has been dangerously hampered by Department of Government Efficiency and Trump Administration layoffs, deferred resignations, and other early retirements and resignations just as climate change is extending the fire season," Garcia wrote in the letter, requesting specifics that would show "the extent to which the Trump Administration's policies have affected the ability of firefighters to protect the American public"...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/14/firefighter-cuts-trump-administration

 

US faces alarming firefighter shortage during peak wildfire season, data reveals

"The agency saying it is 'fully staffed' is dangerous," a squad leader familiar with the data said. "Maxing out 19-year-olds with no qualifications isn't the best strategy."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/22/us-firefighter-shortage-wildfires

 

There are many ways Trump could trigger a global collapse. Here’s how to survive if that happens | George Monbiot | The Guardian

If (or when) another pandemic strikes, which could involve a pathogen more transmissible and even more deadly than Covid-19 (which has so far killed 1.2 million people in the US), it will hit a nation whose defences have been stood down. Basic public health measures, such as vaccination and quarantine, might be inaccessible to most. A pandemic in these circumstances could end millions of lives and cause spontaneous economic shutdown...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/18/donald-trump-global-collapse-wildfires-pandemic-financial-crisis

Wildfire smoke is back – fires burning across Canada are already triggering US air quality alerts in the Midwest and Plains

The pressing question on many people's minds: "Is this the new normal?" From our perspective as air quality scientists, we think the answer is likely "yes."…

https://theconversation.com/wildfire-smoke-is-back-fires-burning-across-canada-are-already-triggering-us-air-quality-alerts-in-the-midwest-and-plains-229992

Texas is battling over 170 wildfires - BBC News

Over the past week, wildfires have burned over 100,000 acres in the US state.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-60829623