Droughts have a similar effect: When soil dries out over long periods, it can become compacted or even crusted over, reducing its ability to absorb water. Severe to extreme preexisting drought ...

BEND, Texas (AP) — Across a wide swath of Texas, the inundated rivers that ravaged communities also tore through farms and ...

Spreading wildfires forced the evacuation on Friday of part of the famed Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service ...

KENNEWICK, Wash. - Fire officials have elevated the fire danger level in Benton County to 'very high' until further notice, ...

Amber heat health alerts have been issued across parts of England, as hosepipe bans come into force in various locations amid ...

(KNSI) — After yet another summer of air quality alerts due to Canadian wildfire smoke, members of Minnesota’s congressional ...

Two separate wildfires burned on both rims of the Black Canyon at Gunnison National Park on Thursday. Visitors and staff were ...

More than a dozen fires are creating heavy smoke, with more lightning and gusty winds expected for parts of the Western Slope ...

"Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution, such as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood ...

Wildfires shut down the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona and Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado.

Wildfires have spread across the planet for millennia, but they are increasing as the climate warms. Decimated forests, ...