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Follow Wildfires  


## Wildfires


* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd043e2961c06e2ee/6ad236b5e16e4ccaed233889/santa-ana-wildfire-risk.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 15, 2026  
## [Santa Ana Winds Bring Wildfires to Southern California](https://time.com/article/2026/10/15/santa-ana-winds-wildfire-warnings-southern-california/)  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)  
by Simmone Shah
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5072b85a225b76a9/6aa5a8baf65bda770002217f/GettyImages-2292693770.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 12, 2026  
## [The U.S. Is Having One of Its Most Active Wildfire Seasons. Here’s How the Costs Are Adding Up](https://time.com/article/2026/09/12/the-u-s-is-on-track-for-a-record-wildfire-season-here-s-what-it-could-cost-americans/)  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)  
by Rebecca Schneid
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b97ec1d375bfaad/6a739f29ce8afd31c651082f/GettyImages-2193016614.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 5, 2026  
## [The Search for Accountability in California's Wildfires](https://time.com/article/2026/08/05/california-wildfires-search-for-answers/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by T. Michelle Murphy and Rebecca Schneid
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb44aeef3baa337e9/6a68be35a3531fe408bd4e17/AP26207336787821.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 29, 2026  
## [Could Wildfires Overshadow Spain’s Solar Eclipse?](https://time.com/article/2026/07/29/could-wildfires-overshadow-spain-s-solar-eclipse-/)  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)  
by T. Michelle Murphy and Rebecca Schneid
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbe3c271cb6bd8efc/6a68ce54077c438f462b7275/europe-france-spain-wildfires-climate-change.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 28, 2026  
## [Europe Is Heading for a Historic Wildfire Season](https://time.com/article/2026/07/28/history-of-wildfires-in-europe/)  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)  
by Simmone Shah  
* ![Members of the Rural Fire Service back-burn bushland near Burrill Lake in New South Wales, Australia, on Jan. 4, 2020.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt294d13a90d87d396/698a088a096a9470c36a78de/adam-ferguson-australia-fires-climate-change-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 7, 2020  
## [Australia's Wildfires and Climate Change Are Making One Another Worse in a Vicious, Devastating Circle](https://time.com/5759964/australian-bushfires-climate-change/)  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)  
by Tara Law
* ![California Wildfire Power Outages](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b335d031a52f455/698a04d88fd2ee138e3604e8/california-wildfire-power-outages.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 25, 2019  
## [California's Wildfire Power Cuts Bring Risks of Their Own](https://time.com/5710169/california-power-wildfires-pge/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Tara Law
* ![The Saddleridge Fire burns through and above Porter Ranch, Calif., early on Oct. 11, 2019.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt594daa6c1f076b41/698a043009208f2e8e415ab7/saddleridge-fire-california-stuart-palley-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 11, 2019  
## [3 People Confirmed Dead and 100,000 Residents Evacuated in Los Angeles. The Latest on the Wildfires Raging Across California](https://time.com/5698361/california-wildfires/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Gina Martinez and Madeleine Carlisle
* ![US-FIRE-POWER-California-wildfires-weather](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf25d66da34cfdb2/698a041eb21a9c06ad5027da/pge-turn-our-power-on.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 10, 2019  
## [Californians Left Powerless Amid Wildfire Electricity Cuts](https://time.com/5697684/california-power-outages-wildfires/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Tara Law
* ![Mendocino-Complex Fire Scorches 70,000 Acres In Northern California](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt84f65c2acdb3aa93/69893f5f86f68e6fc26eabdc/inmate-firefighter-august.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 17, 2018  
## [Inmates Fighting Wildfires More Likely to Be Hurt](https://time.com/5457637/inmate-firefighters-injuries-death/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Abby Vesoulis  
* ![A home burns during the Camp fire in Paradise, Calif. on Nov. 8.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a1d489c8ed5fb7e/69893eb67cdbac6863d5e656/california-wildfire-paradise-thousand-oaks-10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 14, 2018  
## [There Are No Easy Ways to Prevent Destructive Wildfires](https://time.com/5453907/california-wildfires-adaptation/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Justin Worland
* ![Nelson Fire Animal Rescue](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2b4fcf91bb628c32/698937a022fb85c681e26697/nelson-fire-animal-rescue.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 13, 2018  
## [Police Video Shows a Daring Mission to Save Dozens of Shelter Animals From Wildfires](https://time.com/5365311/nelson-fire-scpa-cats-dogs-rescue/)  
by Billy Perrigo
* ![california wildfire liability](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte73971d6c7047e1d/698937380a4a2281f59d3609/california-wildfire-liability.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 8, 2018  
## [California Wildfires Are Causing Billions in Damage. Who Will Pay?](https://time.com/5359127/california-wildfire-liability/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Justin Worland
* ![Fire in Santa Paula, California](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt354c18495b9aea92/6988f44897cdff8d826b38d6/california-wildfire.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 7, 2017  
## [What's Making California’s Wildfires So Dangerous?](https://time.com/5054060/southern-california-fires-cause/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Justin Worland
* ![The Signorello Estate winery, in Napa, Calif., seen on Oct. 11, after fire destroyed it](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaaa929f242c7d125/6988e287196cf413fd042643/amid-tragedy-wine-country-some-cause-hope.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 19, 2017  
## [Amid Tragedy in California’s Wine Country, There’s Some Cause for Hope](https://time.com/4989066/wine-country-california-tragedy-hope/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Ray Isle

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