Wildfires

Climate change may increase wildfire threat, but planning changes could lessen the impacts.

Firefighters are gaining ground on what is now the most destructive fire in Colorado history.

Like volcanoes, these storms kick particles high in the atmosphere.

Firefighters in Southern California continue to battle the massive Powerhouse Wildfire that more than tripled in size from Saturday night to Sunday.

Fires in California are arriving ahead of schedule this year.

Unusually strong Santa Ana winds, extremely low relative humidity and 90-degree warmth have contributed to the growth of the Springs Fire burning in Ventura County, Calif.

While wildfires are inevitable in the West this summer as vegetation dries out ahead of monsoon thunderstorms, this season has the potential to be worse than average.

Researchers estimate that 25 million tons of dissolved charcoal ends up in sea each year.

There is an elevated risk of brush fires from Virginia to southern New England much of this week.

Extreme fire concerns continue with another day of bone dry warmth expected. A look at the short-term weather across the northern Plains and Rockies.