KELOWNA: Residents of western Canada scrambled to evacuate on Saturday as raging wildfires

have made wildfires harder to fight.... Climate change has made the West much warmer and drier in

.... Steve Sisolak talk as they tour destroyed home by wildfires near where the Tamarack Fire ignited

BLY, Oregon( AP)--The largest wildfire in the U.S. torched more dry forest landscape in Oregon on

Senior correspondent Claudia Cowan reports on wildfires that have destroyed towns and span 14 western

wildfires will be Elevated to Critical from the Great Basin to the interior Northwest and Northern

New evacuation orders were issued in rural communities near the Feather River Canyon. The Dixie Fire remained 15% contained and covered 29 square miles( 74 square kilometers).... They had been watching smoke develop over the course of the day, but were caught off guard by the fire’s quick spread.“ It happened so fast, ” Pennington said.... The Elbow Creek Fire that started Thursday has prompted evacuations in several small, remote communities around the Grande Ronde River about 30 miles( 50 ki

Open this photo in gallery Smoke rises as areas burned by the Bootleg Fire continue to smolder near Bly, Oregon, U.S., July 18, 2021.... The fire left thousands of bikers and spectators stranded in the small town and racing to get out. Kelli Pennington and her family were camping near the town Friday so her husband could participate in his ninth ride when they were told to leave.... They had been watching smoke develop over the course of the day, but were caught off guard by the fire’s quick s

" It’s going to be dry and air is going to be unstable.” Authorities expanded evacuations that now affect some 2, 000 residents of a largely rural area of lakes and wildlife refuges.... The blaze was threatening Markleeville, a small town close to the California-Nevada state line.... They had been watching smoke develop over the course of the day, but were caught off guard by the fire's quick spread.“ It happened so fast, ” Pennington said....

Wendy Cox in Vancouver today.A heavy pall of grey from the smoke-filled skies near Kelowna has turned the sun orange and laden every breath with a campfire whiff.... Zandberg said smoke exposure may – but not necessarily – lead to tainted wine.... That could result in a “ campfire ” or “ burnt ” character in the wine, Mr....