Modern forests burn less, but fuel buildup increases wildfire risk, making fires more intense and dangerous for forests and ...

Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires ...

What remains from the fires that broke out Jan. 7 is a charred landscape, filled with skeletal trees and blackened debris.

But wildfire experts say cutting down Southern California's chaparral won't make the region safer from wildfires. In fact, ...