Tornadoes and winds of up to 100 mph hit the central United States on Wednesday, bringing with them record heat levels, wildfires, and dangerous dust storms. The ...

Recent wildfires have killed thousands of California’s giant sequoias, which are among the world’s oldest and largest trees. Now, a nonprofit is leading an effort to ...

Syria executed two dozen people on Wednesday after they were charged for igniting wildfires last year that burned nearly 60,000 acres of forests while also killing ...

SOLVANG, Calif.—Evacuation orders were expanded Tuesday for a growing wildfire driven by intense winds that has shut down a key Southern California highway for more than ...

Forest officials in California employ a variety of tools such as ropes and foil to help protect treasured Giant Sequoia trees from wildfires.

An ancient breed of Irish goats has been deployed to protect the hills around one of Dublin’s most affluent suburbs from wildfires.

A non-profit organization is donating toys to children who lost all of theirs in wildfires. This time, they are helping children in California who were impacted ...

President Joe Biden traveled to the West Coast on Monday to meet with state and local officials at sites affected by recent wildfires. Multiple blazes in ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.—The lifting of a mandatory evacuation order for South Lake Tahoe’s 22,000 residents is a confident milestone in the fight against the Caldor ...

One of California’s largest active wildfires continues to burn, threatening communities around Lake Tahoe. Firefighters say more favorable weather conditions are helping them contain the fire.

How are the wildfires this year impacting Americans’ health? Smoke, heavy with damaging particles, has lingered across large portions of the country. That’s because this year, ...

Wind-fueled wildfires are blazing Wednesday through drought-stricken forests in Northern California after destroying hundreds of homes and forcing thousands of people to flee to safety. Reporting ...

The nation’s largest utility announced on Tuesday evening that it has begun shutting off power to some 51,000 customers as a large wildfire, fueled by winds, ...

ALGIERS, Algeria—The death toll in fires ravaging mountain forests and villages in Algeria’s Berber region climbed Wednesday to 65 people, including 28 soldiers, as the president ...

Dozens of wildfires have spread in Algeria and killed at least 42 people, including 25 military men deployed to help put out the blaze, authorities confirmed ...

Forecasters are warning Americans to prepare for an intense heatwave this week that is building over parts of the United States, with several states approaching, or ...

QUINCY, Calif.—At least eight people were missing Saturday as one of the worst wildfires in the nation scorched through Northern California communities, forest, and tinder dry ...

The large Dixie Fire in Northern California has consumed about 430,000 acres as of Friday, an area larger than Los Angeles. A forest management expert shares ...

Thousands of Greeks on the outskirts of Athens have fled their homes on Friday as a resurgent wildfire burned homes north of the capital, with firefighting crews ...

All 16- and 17-year-olds in the UK will be offered COVID-19 vaccines within weeks, and they will not need the consent of their parents. Residents in ...

GARDNERVILLE, Nev.—The governors of California and Nevada called for more federal firefighting assistance Wednesday as they toured a region blackened by one of several massive wildfires ...

Massive West Coast fires are spreading smoke all the way to the East Coast. Air quality levels have reached dangerous levels in some areas, as firefighters ...

With high West Coast temperatures predicted for the coming weeks, residents and fire crews are on alert. Smoke can be seen from the dozens of active ...

President Joe Biden announced pay raises for federal firefighters on Wednesday and said the United States was behind in its preparations for a potential record number ...

The Pacific Northwest is seeing record-high temperatures, compounding the struggle to contain wildfires throughout the region. Governors in affected states gathered with the president and vice ...

One of Arizona’s largest wildfires has scorched more than 139,000 acres and continues to spread rapidly as weather conditions are expected to remain hot and dry. ...