RI just endured a record-setting stretch of wildfires driven by weather extremes. Here's why burning forests might be the best way to save them.

T​he largest iceberg in the world is headed toward an island with a massive population of penguins and seals, according to satellite tracking from NOAA. T​he trillion-ton slab of ice that scientists call a "megaberg" broke off from the Antarctic’s Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986.

If it gets stuck near South Georgia Island, that could make it hard for penguin parents to feed their babies and some young could starve.

The trillion-ton slab of ice, called a megaberg, could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided around it by currents.

This is taking us in an exact wrong direction from a climate change perspective, from a school attendance perspective, and from an economic perspective,” one advocate said.

Rhode Island was the site of two major wildfires in 2023, and the state saw over 40 forest fires this past fall alone. According to Brett Still, director of the Master of Environmental Science and Management program at the University of Rhode Island,

The RI Natural History Survey presented its initial findings on the twenty-fifth annual Rhode Island BioBlitz at Middletown Town Hall on Thursday night. This BioBlitz, which took place on June 7-8, 2024,

Researchers are pouring over old whaling-ship logs at the Providence Public Library to see if the records can help us understand our changing climate.

Why the wildfire riskis growing in Rhode Island As climate change continues to push average temperatures higher and disrupt rainfall patterns, the threat of wildfire is growing in Rhode Island.