A wildfire in the Santa Cruz mountains has burned more than 1,000 acres, and has now been declared "out of control." Some structures have been destroyed.

There are at least four fires in Volusia County and Brevard County, in central Florida, which has forced the evacuations of hundreds of coastal residents as firefighters battles the blazes.

The AT&T Foundation, the corporate philanthropy organization of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), today pledged an additional $50,000 to support wildfire relief efforts in Southern California.

Using data from the SCIAMACHY instrument aboard ESA's environmental satellite Envisat, scientists have determined that the carbon monoxide hovering over Australia during the wildfire season largely originated from South American wildfires some 13 000 kilometres away.

A new study on the effects of timber harvest following wildfire shows that the potential for a recently burned forest to reburn can be high with or without logging. Recently published in the journal, Forest Ecology and Management, the study demonstrates that the likelihood of a severe reburn is affected by the timing - not just the amount - of fuel accumulation after fire.