WILDFIRE

Officials say firefighters from across Tennessee are working to contain a wildfire near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that spread overnight despite rain from storms that passed through the area.

The Colorado Fire, which started in the Palo Colorado Canyon, has burned 1,500 acres and has shut down the iconic highway, assistant chief with Cal Fire in Monterey County, told The Washington Post.

The increased risk has led to burn bans in Danville and Pittsylvania County.

The blaze has destroyed some 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) of forest over the past three days.

While the haze from the Oregon wildfires may make for beautiful pictures here in Southwest Virginia, local health experts are concerned about its impacts on those with underlying health conditions.

Researchers say smoke from wildfires accounted for up to half of all small particle air pollution in parts of the western U.S. in recent years (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)BILLINGS, Mont. – Wildfire smoke accounted for up to half of all health-damaging small particle air pollution in the western U.S. in recent years as warming temperatures fueled more destructive blazes, according to a study released Monday. Nationwide, wildfires were the source of up to 25% of small particle pollution in some years, the researchers said. But it’s difficult to separate how much of the increase in smoke pollution is driven by climate change versus the forest fuel buildup, she added. The new study matches up with previous research documenting the increasing proportion of pollution that comes from wildfire smoke, said Dan Jaffe, a wildfire pollution expert at the University of Washington.

An recently burned area at the Encontro das Aguas park at the Pantanal wetlands near Pocone, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. Wildfire has infiltrated the park as the number of fires at the world's biggest tropical wetlands has more than doubled in the first half of 2020, according to data released by a state institute. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)BRASILIA – A vast swath of a vital wetlands is burning in Brazil, sweeping across several national parks and obscuring the sun behind dense smoke. From January through August, the number of fires more than tripled, topping 10,000. On Friday, Brazil's navy used a helicopter to rescue a burned jaguar cub and take it to a veterinary hospital.

At least 4,000 acres have already gone up in flames due to the so-called "sherpa fire." California's Santa Barbara County is in a state of emergency due to the blaze. Teri Okita has more.

At least 4,000 acres have already gone up in flames due to the so-called "sherpa fire"; it seems like after every mass shooting, Americans mourn, but then go back to business as usual

It's already burned 400,000 acres and destroyed more than 1,600 homes and businesses. Smoke from the fires is raising serious environmental concerns, and not just locally. Ben Tracy has more.

A surging wildfire in northern California figures to become one of the five most destructive the state has ever seen. Danielle Nottingham has the latest.

A wildfire in Alaska has spread overnight to cover 6,000 acres, leading to evacuation advisories for more than 2,000 residents. CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers and Kristine Johnson have more.

Wildfire forces widespread evacuations in Southern California Southern California is dealing with a record setting heat wave. Temperatures in the triple digits have prompted health warnings and mandatory evacuations as firefighters battle a 1,500-acre wildfire in Silverado Canyon. Teri Okita reports.

Yosemite wildfire slows spread due to cooler weather Cooler temperatures and light rain helped firefighters gain control of the blaze in Yosemite National Park. Firefighters are still working to completely douse the wildfire. Gayle King reports.

Arizona wildfire continues to blaze, dozens of families evacuated A wildfire is still burning across 9 square miles of land in eastern Arizona's White Mountains, forcing dozens of homes to be evacuated. Charlie Rose reports.