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The article discusses how patterns involving the length of the wildfire seasons in places such as the U.S., Canada, and Australia have changed as of 2016, and it mentions how wildfires pose a year-round environmental threat in some areas of the world. The relationships between climate change, droughts, and wildfires are addressed, along with differing opinions from fire ecologists about how to combat wildfires in places such as Alaska, California, and Arizona.

The article discusses the environmental conditions in Iran in relation to the impacts that a water supply crisis in the country is having on riverbeds and pistachio trees. According to the article, Iran is in the midst of a seven-year drought. Rainfall and potential desertification in Iran are examined, along with the United Nations' claim that Iran is home to four of the 10 most polluted cities in the world. Iran's lakes and rivers are assessed, along with water reservoirs.

The article reports on the forest fires of Washington State and the greater U.S. Pacific Coast region during the summer of 2015. Topics addressed include description of the number of fires and the extent of damage recorded as of August, commentary on the influence of the region's drought on the severity and duration of the fire season, and examples of efforts taken by fire control personnel to fight and prevent new outbreaks.

The article reports on wildfire occurrence in Montana amid severe drought conditions across the state during mid-to-late summer months in 2017.

The article discusses the history of drought in California. According to some scientists, the state's 21st-century drought may be part of a larger historical pattern. It is suggested that the last 150 years may have been an exceptionally wet period in the state's history. Details on the effects of climate change on drought risk in California and the U.S. Southwest are presented. The ancient extended droughts known as megadroughts are also discussed.

The article offers world news briefs as of August 30, 2014 including South African court convicted four men for allegedly assassination of Rwanda President Paul Kagame, United Nations World Food Program notes the impacts of droughts in Central America and Myanmar reached 51 million of population.

The article discusses the results of research study conducted by the University of Albany, on the environmental impacts of drought, in the Congo River basin in Central Africa, affecting the growth of the region's vast rain forests.

On the cliffs surrounding Lake Buchanan in Central Texas, a white ring extends some 13 feet above the shoreline, marking where the water reaches when the lake is full. At nearby Lake Travis, staircases that once led to the water's edge now end well above it. These two lakes serve as key water sources for dozens of cities and hundreds of farmers, as well as for several power plants. With Texas gripped by drought, water levels have fallen sharply. Combined, the two lakes now hold 28 percent less water than their long-term average. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Details the effects of the drought to the plants and trees at the United States National Arboretum in Washington in 1999. Description of the museum; Explanation from Scott Aker, a horticulturist at the arboretum; Importance of intensive irrigation at the museum.

Focuses on the environmental effects of drought in the United States. Appearance of bears in residential areas in search of food and water as a result of dried up streams and dead berry bushes; Effect of increase in bear population on sightings; Details of bear sightings; Comments from citizens.

Reports the continued spread of ground fires across forest along the western bank of the Hudson River near the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Duration and depth of the fires; Impact on underbrush, earth and tree roots; Extent; Closing of hiking trails; Outlook for extinguishing the fires.