Vista Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. The wildfire is believed to be ...

Human-caused wildfires are those started by anything other than lightning — power lines, vehicles, trains, smoking, campfires ...

Dump Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the National Park Service for 26 hours. It is suspected that human ...

Lightning strikes are one cause, but the majority of wildfires that threaten communities are sparked by human activities. Metal from cars or mowers dragging on the ground can spark fires.

Human activities, including habitat change, pollution, and climate change, cause unprecedented alterations in biodiversity. These pressures can increase or decrease local species diversity and ...

Human activity now fuels two-thirds of global methane emissions, report finds Humans are now the primary driver of methane emissions, with the main sources stemming from agriculture, fossil fuels ...

Human activity appears to be making mountain lions in California more nocturnal. According to a new study published in the journal Biological Conservation, mountain lions in the greater Los ...

Of the wildfires recorded this year, 148 have been the result of lightning strikes, 275 have been caused by human activity and 12 are of undetermined cause. In addition, drought conditions have been ...