August 20, 2020 California, the Great Basin and the Rockies face critical fire weather danger Critical fire weather danger continues for parts of California, the Great Basin and the Rockies with heat, dry conditions and the risk of dry thunderstorms producing lightning and not a lot of rainfall.Â
August 19, 2020 California Gov. Newsom says 367 wildfires, 23 of them major, continue to burn in statewide emergency Hundreds of wildfires were raging across California Wednesday, with almost two dozen of them labeled major or complex fires, Gov. Gavin Newsom said as the state faces evacuations and scorching conditions.Â
August 19, 2020 Air quality in Bay Area turns 'unhealthy' from California wildfire smoke, no relief from extreme heat in West Dozens of wildfires burning across Northern California have forced thousands to evacuate the area and are generating smoke that's triggered alerts on Wednesday over dangerous air quality levels.
August 19, 2020 California wildfires spur statewide emergency declaration as more than 30 blazes rage Thousands of people are under evacuation orders in Northern California as some 30 wildfires rage across the state, as Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency in response to the blazes.
August 19, 2020 Amazon continues to burn in 2020 with wildfires despite promises to save it Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro pledged to control the burning, but the Amazon continues to burn in 2020.
August 19, 2020 Fast-moving Northern California fire spares historic family-owned winery: 'It's a miracle' Phil Sunseri thanked California firefighters Tuesday after they were reportedly able to save his family's 130-year-old Napa Valley winery from a fast-moving wildfire that came within feet of the business and destroyed at least one building on the property.Â
August 18, 2020 Colorado wildfires burn more than 130,000 acres, smoke spotted from space Four major wildfires currently burning in Colorado are generating large plumes of smoke that can be spotted from space
August 18, 2020 Record-breaking heat bakes West, raises wildfire danger as nearly 42 million under excessive heat warnings A record-breaking heat wave out West shows no signs of letting up for the rest of the week.
August 17, 2020 What is a fire tornado? Here's how they form When intense wildfires take place, they sometimes spawn a rare weather event known as a fire tornado.
August 17, 2020 Lightning from rare 'violent' thunderstorms in California sparks dozens of wildfires across Bay Area Rare summer thunderstorms that roared across Northern California early Sunday jolted residents across the region awake with vivid lightning and also sparked dozens of wildfires across the region.