Wildfire

The National Climate Assessment, which comes out every five years, finds fires are expected to get hotter, more destructive and more widespread.

Many private landowners and small organizations conduct controlled burns in New Mexico, but the federal guidelines can be of limited help to them. A new voluntary certification program called for by a 2021 law is now up and running to teach New Mexicans how to safely conduct a prescribed burn.kunm

When we think of damage caused by wildfire smoke, our minds normally go just to our lungs, but a new study from the University of New Mexico says our brains are also at risk.UNM College of Pharmacy Professor Matthew Campen said that when the smoke gets into the lungs, it can enter our blood and move to our brains.

The lightning-caused Black Feather Fire about 40 miles north of Santa Fe is still burning on just over 2,000 acres. Officials say rain this week has helped moderate the fire, and more in the forecast for this weekend could keep that up.

In the wake of last year’s record-breaking wildfire season, the New Mexico Legislature and the federal government injected money into the state to help communities recover and prevent future fires.

One year ago today, a prescribed burn by the US Forest Service escaped and was declared to be the Hermit's Peak wildfire.

Only a quarter of seedlings planted after wildfires grow into trees. That’s a challenge forest managers are facing across the Southwest while drought and rising temperatures are causing wildfires to burn hotter and larger. But, one research team at the University of New Mexico may have found a way to ease the hard, manual labor of reseeding by better predicting seedling survival rates.

Fire crews have now fully contained New Mexico's largest recorded wildfire. In the past few months, the fire left not only the ash of trees and homes in its wake––but also a broken community.

For thousands affected by the Calf Canyon Hermit's Peak fire, life has changed forever. They face a long, uncertain wait for compensation and many are considering suing the US Forest Service

After days of higher activity on the two largest wildfires in New Mexico history due to hot, dry weather, relief appears to be on the way as the monsoon season starts up. But rains on a burn scar can bring new trouble: flash floods.