Wildfires
Vast wildfires in Russia’s Yakutia set emissions record – monitor
Summer wildfires have already produced a record amount of carbon emissions in Russia's Siberian region of Yakutia, with still more weeks of…
Greece battles wildfires for third day, site of ancient Olympics saved
Greek authorities ordered more evacuations on an island near Athens on Thursday and battled a blaze near the site of the ancient…
Turkish fires sweeping through tourist areas are the hottest on record
The heat intensity of wildfires in Turkey on Thursday was four times higher than anything on record for the nation, according to…
UPDATED: Firemen fight wildfires in Sicilian town of Catania
Firemen in Italy said on Saturday they were battling for a second straight day wildfires in Sicily that reached the town of…
Greece issues wildfires warning over ‘dangerous’ heatwave
Greek authorities warned the public against unnecessary work and travel on Friday as temperatures hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 °F) in Athens…
Evacuations ordered after two California wildfires converge into one
Crews and officials battling a large fire that has incinerated more than 190,000 acres (77,000 hectares) in northern California braced for the…
Australia forecasts prolonged wildfire seasons, more droughts from climate change
Australia’s climate will continue to warm, resulting in prolonged wildfire seasons and less rain in the southeast and southwest that will lead…
Record California wildfires burn over 4 million acres
Wildfires in California have burned more than 4 million acres (1.6 million hectares) in 2020, over twice the previous record for any…
California wine country wildfire forces evacuation of hospital, hundreds of homes
A wind-driven wildfire erupted on Sunday in the heart of northern California's Napa Valley wine country to spread across nearly 2,000 acres…
Photo Story: Northern California under extreme fire alert
Trees on fire as the Glass Fire rages along the famous Silverado Trail road in the town of Deer Park in Napa…
Smoke from US wildfires reaches Europe
Smoke from the fires devastating swathes of the U.S. West Coast has reached as far as Europe, the European Union's climate monitoring…
Photo Story: Forest fires in Galicia, Spain
Firefighters try to extinguish one of the forest fires that originated in Cualedro, Ourense, northern Spain. Over 2,250 hectares have been burnt…