A study from The University of Michigan has calculated that globally forest fires now burn more than twice as much tree cover each year as they did two decades ago.

More than 1,000 firefighters are fighting a battle against the Gifford wildfire in California that has already burned more ...

A wildfire in Southern California has burned over 72,000 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, officials said.

Smoke from the Gifford Fire is not expected to impact Kern County Monday night, but shifting winds may bring smoke in by ...

Large animals, including horses and cattle, may be brought to the Santa Maria Elk Rodeo Grounds. Smaller pets such as dogs or ...

The Gifford Fire burning in a remote area of southeast San Luis Obispo County grew significantly over the weekend, triggering ...

A massive wildfire on Monday was threatening hundreds of homes in central California after injuring at least three people as ...

Good afternoon and happy Monday, readers! Congress is out of session for the remainder of the month, but before leaving for ...

Millions of Americans across the Midwest, Northeast and swathes of the South and Southwest are under air quality alerts Monday. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

At the end of Sunday, Aug. 3, the wildfire was mapped at 65,061 acres (101 square miles) — an increase of more than 25,000 ...

The Gifford fire straddling a rural stretch of the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo county line continued to grow Monday, ...