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NASA mapped daily maximum temperatures across Western Europe from May 1 to August 19, 2026.
The region was enduring its fifth heat wave of the summer by mid-August.
Heat compounded drought, wildfire risk, health impacts, and transport disruption.

DT Editorial Team·Aug 21, 2026·via science.nasa.gov

USDA announced a new step to eliminate Roadless Rule protections, citing wildfire risk and forest management.
Sierra Club's Forest Campaign manager Alex Craven called the move baseless and vowed to fight it.
Roadless Rule has protected millions of acres since 2001, providing critical habitat, clean water, and old-growth forests.
Critics argue roads increase wildfire ignitions, and the rule already allows targeted fuel reduction.

DT Editorial Team·Aug 19, 2026·via cleantechnica.com

A wildfire burned through NASA’s Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex in Spain on July 24.
All employees evacuated safely, but the condition of the antennae had not yet been assessed.
The Deep Space Network has only three global stations and is already oversubscribed.
Damage in Spain could reduce both total communications capacity and sky coverage for distant missions.

DT Editorial Team·Jul 25, 2026·via newscientist.com

NOAA declared El Niño on June 11, and forecasters say it is developing early and strengthening quickly.
AccuWeather expects 11 to 16 named Atlantic storms, below recent La Niña-influenced seasons.
Utilities still face elevated risks from flooding, debris flows, drought, wildfire and heat-related demand spikes.
Experts warn that storms forming close to the coast during El Niño years can leave less preparation time despite lower storm counts.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 18, 2026·via utilitydive.com

DT Editorial Team·Jun 12, 2026·via science.org

Researchers say wildfire risk is expanding into cooler landscapes in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Ireland.
The analysis links the shift to both climate conditions and long-term land-management changes.
Reduced grazing and less active upland management can allow more flammable vegetation to build up.

DT Editorial Team·May 23, 2026·via phys.org

DT Editorial Team·Mar 6, 2026·4 min read·via science.org

A century of fire suppression has created forests loaded with excess fuel
All 10 largest US fires on record have occurred since 2000
Prescribed burns and mechanical thinning treat only a fraction of at-risk acreage
Federal budgets remain tilted toward suppression over prevention

DT Editorial Team·Mar 6, 2026·4 min read·via technologyreview.com