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California has experienced increasingly larger wildfires in recent years as climate change has made the western part of the United States much warmer and drier.

Cal Fire, the state's fire management agency, prepares to relaunch aircraft that can be flown during the night as a way to increase its firefighting toolbox.

The climate crisis has intensified risk conditions for extreme weather events across the world. Erratic seasonal swings have caused floods, wildfires, heat waves and droughts on an unprecedented scale.

Better aircraft technology, along with extensive training, has given Cal Fire yet another tool to battle some of California's biggest blazes while protecting lives and property.

New Peter Fire update issued at 7:43 a.m. from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The African Union has called on farmers in Africa to boost agricultural production amid a worsening drought in the Horn of Africa, rising food insecurity and supply chain disruptions.

Crews continued Sunday to make progress on the Peter Fire, which burned 304 acres and destroyed 16 buildings near Anderson.

Here’s a list of resources to track the latest information on the wildfires burning throughout Northern California.

The Washburn Fire in southern Yosemite is now 4,779 acres in size, but firefighters have been able to build a containment line around 35 percent of the fire. 1,623 personnel are on the fire that ignited during the afternoon of July 7 near the Washburn Trail in the Mariposa Grove area of the national park.

Here’s a list of resources to track the latest information on the wildfires burning throughout Northern California.