One seasoned fire official described the Line Fire's plume as "the most impressive fire behavior, smoke column I've ever seen ...

On a basic level, this makes sense: By that point, the Line fire had already released more energy into the atmosphere than a ...

But pyrocumulus clouds also ingest large amounts of smoke and ash from the fires that form them, making these clouds a lot ...

When vegetation burns, large amounts of heat are released. This heats the air near the ground, and that air rises like a hot ...

It was a hot day in the Treasure Valley with highs reaching 97 degrees. This broke the old record of 95 degrees set back in ...

Intense Blazes Supercharged Afternoon Convective Clouds Over Southern California Southern California witnessed the formation ...

Southern California's fires this week have been so intense they are creating their own weather systems, according to ...

Large, explosive and destructive fires have torn through parts of California this year, well before the state's most extreme ...

The Bridge Fire showed extreme behavior and spread north and northeast, toward Wrightwood and Pinon Hills. Follow here for ...

Three separate Southern California wildfires erupted Wednesday under hot, windy conditions, growing rapidly and forcing mandatory evacuations. Smoke plumes from the wildfires were visible hundreds of ...

No containment had been established Saturday morning, officials said. No structure damage or injuries had been reported.

Boise broke a record high temperature on Sunday helping to fuel the Lava Fire in Gem County. Much cooler weather will arrive ...