Despite continuing rainy weather in Western North Carolina, several wildfires continue to burn in the region. Here's the latest for April 2.

Multiple wildfires in the North Carolina mountains in the areas of the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests continue to be a problem for residents in western North

As wildfires continue to burn up the state, the impacts of these natural disasters extend far beyond the ag sector and the economy."Any animal whose experienced

Extreme heat and dry conditions have left dead or dried grass and other ready-to-burn plant material across tens of millions of acres.

Wildfires are still igniting across North Carolina despite a statewide burn ban in effect. So far this week, dozens of new wildfires have been reported.

State agencies, private landowners and tribes can preempt wildfires by conducting controlled burns. But these controlled burns can only happen when the forecast allows.

Two wildfires that had been burning in Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than a week have now been contained. All related closures have now concluded. A park

Drought conditions in Florida have helped spur 1,500 wildfires in the first three months of the year, Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson said.

A new study out of Western Colorado University has implications for the wildfire season ahead as nearly the entire West faces record-low snowpack conditions. The paper, published last month in the peer-reviewed journal “Environmental

The Pacific Northwest has seen below-normal snow this season—and new research from Portland State University suggests that the region's snowmelt-dependent water resources could face growing challenges in the years ahead as forest fires and winter rainstorms become more frequent.

Firefighters have reached 45% containment on the 4,176-acre Springs Fire in Riverside County, allowing residents to return home as evacuation orders are downgraded.