An oversight report found that aging eucalyptus trees in Glen Canyon Park pose a wildfire risk in San Francisco, but city mitigation efforts are allegedly inefficient and disjointed.

Evergreens posing a fire hazard are junipers, Italian and Leyland cypress, and arborvitae. Ornamental grasses and bamboo are ...

These forecasts have prompted warnings about protecting your water pipes, dressing for the weather, and, for some reason, the possibility of “exploding” trees. Earlier this week, posts shared to ...

Over the past few days, rumors have spread on social media that parts of the country may see trees explode in their neighborhoods due to snow and extreme cold. At first glance, this might have sent ...

In 2021, a smouldering underground coal seam ignited the tinder-dry grass and brush in Poverty Flats, Montana, setting off a wildfire that burned 267 square kilometres. The blaze killed 50,000 trees, ...

While the risk of wildfires is low across cold and foggy San Francisco, a report finds that aging groves of eucalyptus trees clustered in Glen Canyon pose a potential danger. The San Francisco Civil ...