Wildfire

Colorado’s most devastating wildfire was caused by very specific circumstances, but researchers say a changing climate and human infrastructure are increasing the risk of severe and destructive fires.

As of the latest update on Monday morning, the brush fire burning south of Parachute and Battlement Mesa had burned around 2,900 acres and was about 37% contained.

Last year saw vicious wildfires tear through Colorado. That included the three largest blazes in the state’s history and the Grizzly Creek Fire, which…

Record-breaking wildfires in 2020 turned huge swaths of Western forests into barren burn scars. Those forests store winter snowpack that millions of…

National Park Service hydrologist Erin White likes to call Yellowstone “America’s first water park.” It’s home to the headwaters of multiple major rivers…

Major wildfires have burned through the Western U.S. in 2020, breaking records for their scale and damage. As firefighters tamp down their immediate effects, those who live nearby are coming to grips with the lingering danger of wildfires. Even long after the flames are gone, residents face a serious increase in the threat of flooding.

As temperatures rise and wildfires continue to burn across the West, many in Colorado are turning their attention to fire prevention. There's a woman who…

A recent study from the University of Colorado Boulder found that forests in the southern Rocky Mountains are becoming less resilient in the wake of…

More than a million federal dollars could be sent to Glenwood Springs for emergency builds around watershed infrastructure. The National Resources…

Imagine you’re sitting at home one day and the notice comes in – a wildfire is bearing down on your house and you have to evacuate. In the course of the…