The wildfire started in a temperature of minus 20C, and is proving hard to extinguish because firemen cannot get water from frozen lakes and rivers. Normally the ground would be under thick snow by this time of year; this November several areas of eastern Russia, like its coldest territory Yakutia, say they are short of snow.

The new record beats the previous record set in 2012 and comes with weeks left to go in a devastating wildfire season.

The state’s electric companies are seeking a shield for liability from some wildfires started by broken power lines.

Meteorologist Alex O'Brien dives into what has led to an extended fire season this year.

Hundreds of firefighters battled on Saturday to contain wildfires in southern France as a stifling heatwave brought record-breaking temperatures to parts of Europe, killing at least three people in Italy.

The Fort McMurray fire and record-breaking wildfire season in B.C. in 2017 have been connected to climate change in two separate research papers published by scientists with Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Sockeye wildfire at mile post 77 of the George Parks Highway near Willow.