Multi-ignition wildfires are not overly common. But when individual fires do converge, the consequences can be catastrophic.

Climate change was linked to several of the extreme weather events this year. Devastating wildfires, flooding and extreme heat events took place over the past year, several resulting in mass ...

Spring temperatures in parts of Sydney neared 40C on Wednesday and hot, dry winds fanned dozens of bush and grass fires in New South Wales, prompting rare “red” wind warnings and wildfire emergencies ...

A huge swath of San Luis Obispo County — including the Gifford Fire burn area — will be under a red flag warning later this week as a heat wave is expected to hit California. According to a San Luis ...

Human-driven climate change made wildfires in parts of South America and Southern California many times larger and more destructive, according to an annual assessment by international experts.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Extreme weather events have always shaped the course of history, altering civilizations, economies, and even the landscape of ...

After damaging wildfires in LA, tornadoes and series of floods, the first six months of this year smashed multiple extreme weather records in the U.S., data show — and experts say this trend is likely ...

The most significant heat wave of the year will bring near-record temperatures across almost all of Southern California on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Highs will reach near or into the triple ...

Extreme weather events have caused devastation in a number of U.S. regions this year. Here are some of the most harrowing photos of that damage. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

A total fire ban has been put in place for parts of Tasmania, from Saturday, due to extreme fire weather predicted for this weekend.