Wildfires
Risk of new wildfires in southwestern France as heatwave persists
SAINT-MAGNE, France, Aug 11 (Reuters) - High temperatures and a worsening drought brought a high risk of new fires breaking out in…
Wildfires burn, farmers struggle as another heatwave bakes western Europe
HOSTENS, France, (Reuters) - European nations sent firefighting teams to help France tackle a "monster" wildfire, while forest blazes also raged in…
UPDATED: France battles ‘monster’ wildfire as heatwaves scorch Europe
HOSTENS, France, Aug 11 (Reuters) - A "monster" wildfire raged for a third day near France's wine-growing heartland of Bordeaux on Thursday,…
Wildfires rage in southwestern France amid new heatwave
PARIS, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wildfires raged in southwestern France, destroying sixteen houses, burning 6,000 hectares and forcing the evacuation of almost…
Factbox: Wildfires breaking out across the world
(Reuters) - Extreme fires have swallowed up huge swathes of land, destroyed homes and threatened livelihoods across the world in the first…
Wildfires in Europe burn second-biggest area on record
Wildfires raging through Europe this summer have burned the second-largest area on record, even though the region is only halfway through its…
Europe’s heatwave reaches Poland, Greece as it moves eastwards, brings wildfires
ATHENS/MILAN, (Reuters) - The vast heatwave covering swathes of Europe moved steadily eastwards, forcing countries including Italy, Poland and Slovenia to issue…
UPDATED: France, Spain, Portugal battle wildfires amid intense heat
LISBON, July 17 (Reuters) - Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and…
Wildfire in southern Spain stabilised, people allowed back home
BENAHAVIS, Spain, June 10 (Reuters) - Firefighters managed to stabilise a wildfire that ravaged 3,500 hectares (8,600 acres) of woods and bushes…
From Siberia to the U.S, wildfires broke emissions records this year
Wildfires produced a record amount of carbon emissions in parts of Siberia, the United States and Turkey this year, as climate change…
Planes, fire crews tackling wildfire near Reagan ranch in California
California firefighters took advantage of a break in strong winds to get aircraft aloft and dump retardant on a fast-moving wildfire that…
Warning for increased risk of fire danger issued for Northern California counties
A "Red Flag Warning" was issued for several Northern California counties, implying an increased risk of fire danger, the U.S. National Weather…