Study Finds Warming World Increases Days When Weather Is Prone to Fires February 23, 2026 By Seth Borenstein The number of days when the weather gets hot, dry and windy — ideal to spark extreme wildfires — has...
Texas Fire Threat to Worsen as Oklahoma Panhandle Burns February 20, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal A fast-moving wildfire in the Oklahoma panhandle doubled in size as it pressed into Kansas while winds threatened to shift...
Explosive Wildfires Surge Through Oklahoma Panhandle and Kansas February 19, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal A fast-moving wildfire on Oklahoma’s panhandle has doubled in size as it presses into Kansas, as firefighters contend with days...
Catastrophe-Bond Risk Premia Drop to Rates Last Seen in 2022 February 17, 2026 By Gautam Naik Investors in catastrophe bonds are seeing a decline in risk premia to levels not seen since before Hurricane Ian hit...
Wildfire Risk Scoring Transparency Bill Passes Washington Senate February 13, 2026 Legislation to make wildfire risk scores more transparent passed out of the Washington state Senate on nearly unanimously. Senate Bill...
Climate Change and Budget Cuts Fueled South American Blazes February 11, 2026 By Fabiano Maisonnave Human-induced climate change, along with land-use shifts and budget cuts, likely worsened recent wildfires in Argentina and Chile that are...
Study Ties Particle Pollution From Wildfire Smoke to 24,100 US Deaths Per Year February 6, 2026 By Dorany Pineda Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States,...
APCIA Testifies in Support of the Fix Our Forests Act February 4, 2026 By Chad Hemenway The American Property Casualty Insurance Association testified on Capitol Hill Jan. 3 in support of the Fix Our Forests Act....
Chile Declares Catastrophe as Deadly Fires Force Evacuations January 19, 2026 By Andrea Jaramillo Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in two southern regions of the country where raging wildfires have...
One Dead in Australian Wildfires That May Burn for Weeks to Come January 12, 2026 By Peter Vercoe One person has died in wildfires in the Australian state of Victoria that have burned out an area slightly larger...