When he shared his idea with colleagues it caught on like 'wildfire' and they have not looked back.

And with this being the most deadly tornado season in years, coupled with drought conditions and wildfires in the West, the issue of climate change is coming sharply into focus.

The news ran like wild fire.

The California resident has seen her share of wildfires, but says none has come as close to her as this one.

Unrelated to the cloud cover, a dull gray smoke plume appears east of Alaska. The plume probably results from wildfires in Canada.