Multiple lightning-sparked wildfires burning in remote parts of Northern California have slowly grown in size and are now thousands of acres.

Viewers sent in photos of the Northern Lights, which were shining in the night sky in our region Thursday night.

Europe is being battered by extreme weather, with 'apocalyptic' wildfires being seen in Marseille and tornadoes forming on the Mediterranean Sea.

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