California Wildfire

This wildfire risk mapping and logistic planning project improved wildfire prediction by combining static and meteorological datasets and reduced both response time and risk to firefighters, WEF said

The Mosquito Fire, first reported on the evening of September 6, has so far destroyed 46 structures, damaged five structures and was still threatening 5,848 structures

The Fairview fire started Monday afternoon near the city of Hemet in Riverside County amid a brutal heat wave that has scorched Southern California for days

A fast-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park exploded in size into one of California's largest wildfires of the year, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of people and shutting off power

The US Forest Service announced it's taking emergency action to save giant sequoias by speeding up projects that could start within weeks to clear underbrush to protect the world's largest trees

The Biden administration plans to significantly expand efforts to stave off catastrophic wildfires that have torched areas of the US West

The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services said a total of 42,100 residents have been evacuated due to the raging wildfires across state, with 7,000 more people in the last 24 hours ago.

Flames have scorched an area larger than Connecticut

Northern California's wine country was on fire again as strong winds fanned flames in already scorched region, destroying homes and prompting overnight evacuation orders for more than 50,000 people

Wildfire smoke that posed a health hazard to millions choked the West Coast on Saturday as firefighters battled deadly blazes

According to the Saturday report from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), a total of 19 people have been killed by wildfires in the state so far

Among the most concerning developments is that fast-moving wildfires leave less time for warnings or evacuations

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More than 12,000 firefighters aided by helicopters and air tankers are battling wildfires throughout California

In pictures: Hundreds of wildfires burning across the state in California

Nearly two dozen wildfires in and around the Santa Cruz Mountains along the Pacific coast, 22,000 people evacuated

Amazon wildfire, cyclones, hurricanes, water crisis and rising pollution were only some of the many natural and man-made disasters we face last year

Officials said the death toll from Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, could keep rising

Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said the number of missing had more than doubled during the day as investigators went back and checked emergency calls made when the fire broke out a week ago

Fifty-six deaths have been reported from the "Camp Fire," mostly in Paradise, while three people have died in the 'Woolsey Fire'

With hundreds of people unaccounted for, the toll is likely to rise in California