(Natural News) Heat waves. Severe drought. Extreme wildfires. (Article by Paul Duginski and Alex Wigglesworth republished from LATimes.com) As Southern California braces for unprecedented drought restrictions, long-range forecasts are predicting a summer that will be fraught with record-breaking temperatures, sere landscapes and above-average potential for significant wildfires, particularly in the northern part of the state. “The […]

(Natural News) Brazilian beef farmers accused of illegal deforestation across legally protected land in the Amazon rainforest were still making their way into global supply chains, including those who served at least two of the world’s biggest meat companies – JBS and Marfrig. Embargoes imposed by Brazil’s environment agency are intended to penalize landowners and allow […]

(Natural News) The state of California, alongside much of the western U.S., is again facing severe drought. The drought hitting the Golden State has notably threatened its agriculture. With about four-fifths of California’s developed water allocated to growing crops, the drought itself is enough to raise alarm bells. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor at […]

(Natural News) More than 360 fires tore across California on Wednesday, amid a record-breaking heatwave and unusual lightning storms that began early Sunday. Despite around 6,900 firefighters and emergency personnel responding to the fires, California asked for additional fire engines and hand crews from neighboring states, a spokesman from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Agency (CAL FIRE) told The Wall Street Journal. Strong gusts […]

(Natural News) Wildfire ravaged the state of California during the third quarter until the middle of the fourth quarter of 2018. By far, it was the deadliest the state has experienced, killing over 85 people. The fire did not discriminate between the rich and the poor; it hit both depressed and affluent communities. Approximately five […]

(Natural News) Anyone daring to apply logic to a catastrophe risks being labeled “insensitive.” You’re supposed to fall all-in with the emotional plea of the moment, sweeping away rationality and replacing it with the convenience of conformity. Far from being insensitive, I’m so sensitive to the pleas and suffering of those victims of this California […]

(Natural News) To save our forests, we must first save its shape. This is what scientists have come up with after studying how fires on the edge of the forest have affected its shape and stability. The findings, which were published in the journal Ecology Letters, also revealed that when these forests lose their natural shape […]

(Natural News) As hurricanes batter Texas, Louisiana, and Florida, a fiery hell burns on through the night in the western United States. The year 2017 is on pace to be the worst year for forest fires. The two main firefighting agencies, the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Department of Interior, have spent more money […]