A wildfire burning across four north California counties reached an estimated size of 427,067 acres by the evening of August 8, officials said.
The Park Fire, which broke out on July 24, was 34 percent contained by Thursday, according to Cal Fire.
Footage captured by Ryan Harpar shows fire activity and firefighting efforts in Mill Creek on Thursday.
Cal Fire said units were responding
Brits are currently enduring a rather wet and miserable start to the week, but a heatwave is on the horizon - and one weather expert believes it could be even hotter than originally thought
At least four people have died, thousands of homes have been damaged and hundreds have been evacuated from homes after flooding struck central and eastern Europe on Saturday
The latest forecast maps have revealed the exact date temperatures will rise again, reaching highs of 25C after the unseasonably warm weather earlier in the week
A river otter dragged a child from a marina dock before pulling him underwater and biting him in a rare attack. The boy and his mother were walking along the dock at the Bremerton Marina in Washington State on Thursday when the animal attacked. The young boy was dragged underwater, resurfacing after a few moments. As his mother lifted him out of the water, the otter continued to attack and bit her on the arm.
At least eight people have died after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe, causing flooding and widespread disruption.
A “fireball” was seen over Swindon as a 33-metre asteroid was scheduled to pass by Earth.
Huge flames and a plume of black smoke could be seen as crews tackled the flames at Leisure Island Fun Park in Eastern Esplanade yesterday
Dramatic flooding across Central Europe left at least half a dozen people dead as forecasters warned of more rain to come.
An unexpected rescue took place in Uttar Pradesh, India, on September 11, when a cow climbed up a water tower. JCB machinery was called in to safely lower the animal. The incident attracted a large crowd of onlookers, and the cow was eventually rescued.
BASILDON residents have been told to keep their doors and windows close
For most of her life she’s lived without running water, electricity and a fridge. Her toilet is often clogged so she goes to the bathroom in the bush
LOCAL councillors have shared ‘grave concerns’ after flooding fears failed to sink plans for 26 new homes in a Borders village.
Former US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr has said he is being investigated for cutting off the head of a dead whale with a chainsaw. Speaking during a campaign event for Donald Trump in Glendale, Arizona, RFK Jr said: "I received a letter from the National Marine Fisheries Institute saying that they were investigating me for collecting a whale specimen 20 years ago." The 70-year-old did not go into detail about the decapitation of the whale, but his daughter previously described how he had used a chainsaw to cut the head off a dead whale 30 years ago.
A low pressure system moving into the West Coast today will bring rare early-season snow and rain to California through Monday.
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue crews responded to a three vehicle crash on the southern bypass which sent a person to hospital for treatment to their injuries.
Destruction of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure puts botanical garden’s rare and exotic species in danger
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The Met Office warns there will be ‘widespread fog’ developing in the next 24 hours
Households in the South West will be charged more for heavy water use during the summer months under trials to encourage them to turn off the taps.
Temperatures have dipped in recent days - but warm weather is set to return
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