Tag: wildfires
Smoke from Brazil’s wildfires spreads beyond the country’s borders
The sun sets in Brasilia amidst smoke from forest fires on September 9, 2024. EVARISTO SA / AFP Smoke from intense forest fires in the Amazon and other regions is…
Massive wildfires burning in northern California and western Canada, thousands evacuated
A fire near the town of Chico, California, on July 25, 2024. FRED GREAVES / REUTERS Firefighters in California are battling a massive fire on Thursday, July 25, which has…
9,000 people evacuated in northeastern Canada due to wildfires
[ad_1] A wildfire considered “out of control” and fanned by high winds has forced the evacuation of more than 9,000 people in northeastern Canada since Friday night. Residents of Labrador…
California hit by heat wave, plagued by major wildfires
Firefighters extinguish a burning billboard during a wildfire in Mariposa, California, on July 5, 2024. JOSH EDELSON / AFP In the midst of a heat wave, California firefighters were battling…
Greek PM warns of wildfires this summer
[ad_1] Published on 07/01/2024 at 1:25 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday…
Amazon rainforest hit by wildfires sees worst first half of year in 20 years
A fire in the Amazon rainforest, on the border of the states of Rondonia and Amazonas, in northern Brazil, on August 31, 2022. DOUGLAS MAGNO / AFP Brazil recorded 13,489…
The death toll from the wildfires on the island of Hawaii continues to grow
[ad_1] Published on 08/11/2023 at 08:05 KAHULUI, Hawaii, August 11 (Reuters) – The death toll from the wildfires that burned down the resort…
Oprah Winfrey: presenter helps victims of the Maui wildfires
Oprah Winfrey Presenter helps victims of Maui’s wildfires Oprah Winfrey lives partly on the Hawaiian island of Maui. © carrie-nelson/ImageCollect Oprah Winfrey lives partly on the Hawaiian island of Maui…
Hundreds of houses destroyed – Six dead in wildfires in Hawaii – News
The bush and forest fires in the US state of Hawaii claim at least six lives. This was confirmed by Maui County Mayor Richard Bisson. The governor of Hawaii, Josh…
You can see wildfires around the world in real time with this ESA tool
[ad_1] Roch Arena August 07, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. 0 © ESA Faced with the devastating fires affecting the Northern Hemisphere, the European Space Agency has taken the decision to…
Canada is overwhelmed in its fight against wildfires
Forest fires between Chibougamau and the indigenous community of Mistissini in northern Quebec, June 5, 2023. KEVIN BURTON/AFP The blazes subsided on Canada’s Atlantic coast, but the forests ignited again…
Wildfires in Canada break records for earliness
After the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan in early May, it is Nova Scotia’s turn to suffer very violent forest fires. One of them reached the suburbs of Halifax and…