Viral footage circulating online shows flames and thick black smoke enveloping the street in New York.
Six months after the wildfires tore through Los Angeles, residents are tussling with the urban destruction left behind – and a debate over the future of the city's buildings.
The Cuyahoga River was so polluted it regularly went up in flames. Images of one dramatic blaze in 1952 shaped the US's nascent environmental movement, long after the flames went out.
The biggest danger for wildlife is the aftermath. But many species have evolved to rely on the opportunities created by others.
LA residents rushing to flee wildfires this week faced choke points, gridlock and the tough decision of whether to abandon their cars to the fire.
From more vegetation to flying embers, the BBC Earth team look at why the fires in LA have been so intense and why they've grown so rapidly.
Wildfires are becoming more common in Southern California – where horse riding is a popular pastime. So what happens to horses when disaster hits?
These people are rebuilding homes lost to wildfires in the western US – only this time they are using a material that they hope won't burn.
In 2017, one of California's largest ever wildfires was steadily approaching Montecito. But it had long been preparing for just such an event, and survived almost intact.
