wildfires

A Palo Alto woman has been arrested on suspicion of starting the latest California wildfire, which has destroyed more than 150 structures.

Drought and wind keep the threat of spreading wildfires elevated in Northern California.

“Hace unas semanas tuvimos una unidad de comida aquí en el Norte de California que no podía recibir su pedido de comida al por mayor. Así que cogimos conductores y camionetas de nuestra unidad de suministro y fuimos a recoger la comida del proveedor y la llevamos al incendio”, explicó Cunningham.

“If you send us the right resources at the right time, we can up that containment very quickly,” one official said about fighting wildfires amid this year’s broken supply chains.

The past week in social media images features a large dust devil, softball-size hail, a nighttime earthquake and more.

Drivers may hit more areas of low visibility and potential road closures as wildfires and smoke spread across the West (forecast video included).

The past week in social media images features deadly Northeast flooding, a 75-ton piece of industrial boiler on a flatbed and more.

The past week in social media images features a sticky Northwest truck spill, a raging California wildfire and more.

Crews made only slight progress over the weekend containing the nation’s largest wildfires, with no rain in sight (forecast video included).

The past week in social media images features a menacing wildfire in California, tropical storm deluges, a train hitting a tractor-trailer and more.

“You might as well be safe and get out now,” a fire official said, encouraging people to evacuate areas in the path of the life-threatening Dixie fire.

Unlike hurricane names, which come from predetermined lists, wildfire names are a bit more arbitrary.

The past week in social media images features a fire whirl in Northern California, train derailments in the Plains, humongous hail and more.

Crews are having trouble controlling the Dixie fire in northern California, which is now the second largest in the state’s history.

Truckers will have to beat 100-degree heat and sweltering humidity in two regions of the country this week.

The past week in social media images features a mudslide-damaged highway, a truck rollover during a flood, destructive wildfires and more.

Gusty winds have made it challenging for crews to contain large wildfires in Western states (forecast video included).

The railroad reopened the Dry Canyon Bridge in Northern California weeks ahead of schedule.

The “significant” damage has caused BNSF to reroute trains, and the railroad is uncertain when service in the area might be restored.

Truckers will have to deal with another Northwest heat wave as triple digits return the next few days (forecast video included).