Wildfires
Climate change could dramatically increase the risk of extreme rainfall after wildfires, potentially triggering more flash floods and mudslides across much of the western U.S.
Apr. 1, 2022
Gov. Doug Ducey addressed members of the media Thursday on the upcoming fire season. With temperatures climbing into the 80s, Ducey said foresters are looking back on a wet monsoon followed by a dry winter, which put a lot of fuel on the ground over the last several months.
Mar. 31, 2022
The U.S. Forest Service released a final environmental impact statement and draft record for the Tonto National Forest plan. The plan creates management guidelines for the forest for the next 15 years.
Mar. 25, 2022
Wildfire damage to Arizona’s rural areas can last for years. But the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed last year could help some of those communities rebound.
Mar. 2, 2022
The global tally of extreme wildfires will increase by 50% by century’s end, and governments are not ready. So says the latest U.N. report released prior to the Environment Assembly’s 5th session next week.
Feb. 23, 2022
The Tucson Audubon Society will remove salt cedar trees in the Santa Cruz River for wildfire prevention.
Feb. 9, 2022
After the Telegraph Fire swept through Tonto National Forest and scorched the desert near Superior, Globe and Miami, a generous monsoon revived desert grasses. But that golden carpet is not necessarily a sign of a healthy landscape.
Feb. 8, 2022
The House Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Water has moved a bill asking for expanded FEMA relief.
Feb. 2, 2022
The U.S. Forest Service has announced a new plan for wildfire management. The new strategy calls for the Forest Service to coordinate with Western states to thin millions of acres.
Jan. 18, 2022
Officials with the Tonto National Forest are launching an improvement project to reduce the risk of wildfires. It will begin in February.
Jan. 16, 2022
The role of air pollutants in cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses and deaths, including COVID-19, is well known. But a new study suggests climate change and rampant wildfires may be redoubling those effects in the western U.S.
Jan. 6, 2022
The Globe-Miami area in Gila County experienced flooding issues during this summer’s monsoon season, but the small towns made an effort to be prepared for Friday’s heavy rain.
Dec. 25, 2021
The Arizona Legislature continued its hearings on wildfires last week.
Dec. 21, 2021
It’s season’s endings for “Word” as we close out 2021. What do a former hotshot from Arizona, a Valley poet with a new collection about addiction as well as a planetary scientist and writer from Tucson have in common? They’re part of “Word.” It’s a podcast about literature in Arizona and the region.
Dec. 21, 2021
The Tonto National Forest has received funding to pay for replacing dozens of miles of fencing damaged or destroyed in grazing areas by a massive wildfire in east-central Arizona last summer.
Dec. 8, 2021
The state passed the Arizona Healthy Forests Initiative, which calls for the use of inmate crews to help thin fuel in the forest and desert. The goal is to thin 20,000 acres a year and provide job training for inmates.
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Dec. 7, 2021
Climate change is extending the length of our wildfire seasons — which used to include a few months of severe danger but are becoming nearly year-round. That means more wildland firefighters who are subject to conditions that could adversely affect their health.
Nov. 29, 2021
Visitors to the Arizona Strip area north of Grand Canyon National Park may be seeing smoke from a prescribed burn.
Nov. 24, 2021
Tonto National Forest will carry out a prescribed burn in the Pleasant Valley and Young area starting Tuesday. The burn will target 15,000 acres and will last through the first week of December.
Nov. 23, 2021
Visitors to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim may see smoke for the next couple days as the park carries out prescribed burns.
Nov. 16, 2021
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