At least a half-dozen large wildfires continue to burn in the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina and North Carolina.

There are about 546 forest fires every year – and in the past ... Experts say that climate change has amplified wildfires, especially in temperate areas, making them more frequent and larger.

So far no one has been hurt in the fires, which have burned more than 20 square miles (52 square kilometers) in mostly rugged, remote forests and ... the weather is temperate, very nice, ...

“This study highlights that climate change may make forests more vulnerable to fire in temperate and mid-latitude monsoon-affected regions, where large-scale wildfires were not previously a concern.

Firefighters have fully contained a fire at Wharton State Forest in Waterford, New Jersey that broke out on Saturday.

Tokyo, March 28 (Jiji Press)--A forest fire in Okayama Prefecture has been contained, Masao Omori, mayor of the city of Okayama, the capital of the western Japan prefecture, said Friday.

OFFICIALS TELL US MOST LEAVE OR GO INTO HIDING, SO THE MAJORITY An official with the Florida Forest Service confirmed to WPBF 25 News that the brush fire, which is known as the “Gator Fire ...

As the dry season begins to wind down, the Florida Forest Service is still closely monitoring the potential for brush fires.