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Thousands more were ordered to leave as the authorities grew worried about the out-of-control nature of the fire.

Monster tornadoes, historic floods, massive wildfires and widespread drought may all be related to La Nia weather pattern.

Stiff winds whipped up a gigantic blaze in the mountains of eastern Arizona on Monday, forcing the evacuation of a third resort town and casting a smoky haze over states as far away as Iowa....

Crews on Saturday worked to protect several small Arizona communities from two large wildfires by clearing away brush near homes and planning to set fires aimed at robbing the blazes of their fuel.

Two Arizona wildfires have consumed more than 200,000 acres and prompted evacuations, officials said.

Out-of-control wildfires in Texas have scorched nearly 400 square miles and destroyed dozens of homes as hot, windy conditions fuel the blazes. One fast-moving wildfire in West Texas had spread to more than 60,000 acres Sunday in Jeff Davis County and destroyed about 40 homes in Fort Davis before it raged north and east.

Wind-driven wildfires destroyed nearly 70 homes and burned more than 110,000 acres in West Texas, and gusty conditions threatened to wreak further ...

Russian meteorologists said on Wednesday Moscow's deadly heat wave was ending after two months of searing weather which took a high human and economic toll.

As acres burn and the damage mounts from a nationwide eruption of wildfires, the government is being tested at all levels and, quite often, found wanting.

The Station blaze has destroyed more than 50 buildings and burned more than 105,000 acres of mountainous brush.