The Hawk Fire and a Planet Still Burning — August 15–25, 2026

A human-caused grass fire forced mass evacuations on Reno's doorstep while wildfires made up 80% of all confirmed hazard events worldwide

Events by Type (701 total)

Hawk Fire — Reno, Nevada (hero): 1

Wildfires at WARNING (290 events): 290

Conflict-zone wildfires — Ukraine/Russia (289): 289

Earthquakes M5.5+ (31): 31

Floods & severe weather at WARNING (71): 71

Volcanoes at WARNING (16): 16

AQI monitors — peak readings (Aug 22-26): 3