Why Fires Make Mudflows Worse
The damage from California's record-setting 2017 fires didn't stop when the flames were finally extinguished.
Fire
Treasure Hunt: Flowers You Might Find After a Fire
What flowers might botanists see in the North Bay this spring?
After a Fire, Fast-Growing Flowers Lock in a Long-Term Recovery
We're used to thinking about how wildfires change the soil for plants. But a UC Berkeley researcher wants to turn the relationship around and ask how the plants that spring...
There Is No Option to Live Without Fire in California
The most destructive wildfire season in California history has nearly ended. Will this be the new pattern -- or can we bring fire back on our own terms?
California’s Fire Season
What will we do to recalibrate our relationship with fire?
California’s Massive Fires Reveal Our Illusion of Control Over Disasters
The scale of this year's California fires has changed the conversation about disaster and recovery.
How Vulnerable Are Other Parts Of The Bay Area To Wildfires?
How vulnerable are we to fire and what we can do about it? Fire ecologist Sasha Berleman answers.
An Early Look at How the North Bay Fires Have Impacted Undeveloped Land in the Region
Initially, it appears the fires played an ecological role for open spaces and undeveloped lands.
North Bay Open Space Managers Wait To Survey Losses
What remains of Sonoma and Napa's natural landscapes is still unknown as open space personnel attend to human losses.
The Burning Question in the East Bay Hills: Eucalyptus Is Flammable Compared to What?
Twenty-five years after the Oakland Hills fire, people still disagree about whether blue gum eucalyptus is a fire threat in the East Bay Hills
