Wildfires

A State of Emergency has been declared across North and South Carolina as uncontrollable wildfires rage through the region. The blazes, fueled by dry conditions, high winds, and an abundance of debris left by the hurricane, have triggered…
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Massive wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area have filled the air with a thick cloud of smoke and ash, prompting air quality adviseries across a vast stretch of Southern California. Three major fires broke out Tuesday amid dangerously…
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Thousands of firefighters on Tuesday battled wildfires in Portugal that have killed seven people and burnt more land in a matter of days than the rest of the summer combined. Fanned by bellowing winds in the stifling heat, the three…
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A vicious cycle of climate change, wildfires and air pollution is having a spiralling negative impact on human health, ecosystems and agriculture, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Key messages…
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Wildfires are wreaking havoc in northern Texas, fueled by dry, windy, and unseasonably warm conditions. On Monday, thirteen fires scorched a staggering 77,135 acres, as the Texas A&M Forest Service reported. Firefighters are still…
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At least 123 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile, leading its president to declare two days of national mourning. The devastation comes soon after Colombia declared a disaster over wildfires. Scientists say climate change…
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Extreme weather events, including hurricanes, wildfires, and dangerous heat, have increased not only in frequency, but also in intensity over the past few decades — and are predicted only to get worse. For some Americans, this has prompted…
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Firefighters on Thursday were battling flames in Brazil’s northeastern Bahia state, fanned by strong winds and abnormally high temperatures for the season, authorities said. While it is still technically winter in Brazil, with spring due…
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A huge wildfire ravaged the town of Lahaina in Maui, Hawaii, on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, killing at least six people and injuring many more. The fire, which was likely sparked by human activity, spread rapidly in the windy and dry…
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It felt like “the end of the world”, a British tourist who escaped the wildfires in Rhodes told Sky News as extreme heat triggered a number of blazes across the region. The countryside on the island has been burning for the past five days…
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