Weather

The Dixie Fire in Northern California is about the size of San Diego and has more than 5,800 workers on scene. It's the second-largest active fire in the country as of Saturday.

Western Wildfires May Take Weeks To Months To Contain

12:41am August 01, 2021

by Dustin Jones

The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon, the country's largest active blaze, could reach full containment in October. Until then, officials say, wildfire conditions will only continue to intensify.

Western wildfires create a hazy sky as a person surfs on the water in Indiana Dunes State Park on Tuesday.

Is Extreme Weather Changing Your Summer Activities? Tell Us How

4:04pm July 28, 2021

by Jeff Brady

Wildfires, smoke, heat waves or drought have hit large parts of the country. We want to hear if they're affecting your vacation or beloved summer tradition, and how you're adapting.

A firefighter during night operations recently on the Bootleg fire in southern Oregon.

The Climate Change Link To More And Bigger Wildfires

6:59am July 27, 2021

by Nick Mott

Researchers who study evidence of fires through the millennia say to expect more and bigger fires as the climate continues to warm. Fire season is already months longer than in the 1970s.

Typhoon Hits Shanghai As Central China Deals With Flooding

6:40am July 26, 2021

A typhoon made landfall in eastern China on Sunday, as central China is still struggling with record flooding that killed dozens people, and forced more than a million people from their homes.

People ride in the front of a wheel loader to cross a flooded street following heavy rains which caused flooding and claimed the lives of at least 63 people in the city of Zhengzhou in China's Henan province on July 23.

Environment

Record-Breaking Flooding In China Has Left Over One Million People Displaced

11:01am July 25, 2021

by Emily Feng

Flooding continues to devastate the city of Zhengzhou in the central Chinese province of Henan, where thousands remain stranded without power or food.

A peak is shrouded in smoke from regional wildfires on July 14, at Grand Teton National Park, south of Yellowstone.

Montana Wildfire Fight Draws Help From Other States As Much Of The West Burns

11:45pm July 24, 2021

Crews from Utah and California are headed to Montana to lend support in the battle against the state's wildfires, even as blazes rage back home.

In Just 3 Days, An Entire Year's Worth Of Rain Has Fallen On Zhengzhou, China

5:16pm July 23, 2021

by Emily Feng

In just three days, one year's worth of rain fell on Zhengzhou, a city of 12 million in central China. The resulting flooding in the region has killed dozens of people, and the rain hasn't stopped.

National

Smoke Season Has Begun In Many Western States

6:29am July 22, 2021

by Aaron Bolton

Smoke from wildfires is driving people indoors in places where COVID-19 vaccination rates are low, potentially heightening the risk of more infections.

Torrential Downpour Continues In China's 'Once-In-5,000-Year Rainstorm'

4:48pm July 21, 2021

by John Ruwitch

Heavy rain continues to fall in China's Henan province, causing the worst flooding in recorded history. So far, the government says 25 people have died and around 100,000 have been evacuated.

National

Drought And Extreme Heat Conditions Challenge Efforts To Fight Bootleg Fire

7:21am July 21, 2021

by Erik Neumann

The Bootleg fire burning in southern Oregon is growing by miles a day and generating its own weather. It is the largest wildfire currently burning in the U.S.