The Amazonian wildfires have been getting plenty of attention and stoking lots of concern on social media. But NASA recently put a new spin on the situation, announcing that there are more wildfires in Africa than anywhere else in the world.

Drones are revolutionizing the way scientists observe, measure and monitor the natural environment.

Wildfires burn millions of acres of land every year, leaving changed landscapes that are prone to flooding. Less well known is that these already vulnerable regions can also intensify and in some cases initiate thunderstorms.

When smoke rises from wildfires in the western United States, it pummels clouds with tiny airborne particles.

The rampant looting and violence early in July following the incarceration of former President Jacob Zuma was a stark reminder of the importance of accurate risk management particularly on farms which are often targeted in such circumstances.

As wildfire season in the West grows in length and severity, it is taking a toll on the wine industry through the effects of wildfire smoke on the quality of wine grapes.

The mostly deadly air pollution in South Africa seldom makes the press. It causes by far the most death, disease and permanent brain damage, but you almost never read about it in the newspapers or hear about it from green environmental groups

Solar panels tend to be incredibly resilient to high temperatures because they have to sit in the hot sun all day to produce electricity.

The Black Summer megafires engulfing south-eastern Australia in 2019–2020 were so intense they burned habitats rarely exposed to fire, such as southern warm temperate rainforest.

Just 50km from Johannesburg, in the Vaal Triangle, 1.7 million people are living in a crossfire of some of the most dangerous pollution on Earth.

The forest fires in Canada during the summer of 2023 were particularly devastating.

Fire is a natural part of Australian ecosystems. Many plants have developed ways to adapt and even thrive after fire. They may store their seeds in the soil, ready to sprout after fire. Or they may flower after fire, which helps them to produce the next generation of seeds.