Together, the fires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope had consumed nearly 25,000 acres as of Sunday morning.

An out-of-control wildfire in Newfoundland's northeast coast forced residents of Musgrave Harbour, N.L., to flee the town as officials declared a state of emergency. The provincial Justice Department ...

"The science behind it is so basic you can see it in daily life," one researcher said. "Warm water drives more evaporation — the bathroom gets much steamier after a hot bath than a cold one." ...