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09 08 2021 | 12:21

Thousands flee Greek island as wildfires raze forest and homes

Firefighters tackle blazes on two fronts on Evia as heatwave-driven devastation across southern Europe continues Thousands of people have fled wildfires that are destroying vast swathes of pine…

07 08 2021 | 10:30

Western Canada Wildfires Are Generating their Own Weather, Experts Warn

This story includes details about the impacts of climate change that may be difficult for some readers. If you are feeling overwhelmed by this crisis situation here is a list of resources on how to…

06 08 2021 | 17:23

Russia Sees Record Wildfire Spread as Siberian Blazes Rage On

Russia’s forest fires spread by a record margin on Monday, making the current wildfire season the country’s third-largest this century as smoke from the blazes wafts over huge expanses of Siberia,…

06 08 2021 | 17:13

July wildfires were worst for 18 years and released record levels of carbon, scientists say

Last month was the worst July for wildfires across the world in at least 18 years, scientists have said. Parts of Africa, Europe, the Middle East, North America and Siberia caught on fire as a…

06 08 2021 | 17:08

Greece and Turkey fires – live: Thousands more flee blaze outside Athens as ‘extreme fire warning’ issued

Latest updates as wildfires rage for fourth day Thousands of people in Greece have fled to safety from a wildfire burning for a fourth day north of Athens, amid the worst heatwave in the country for…

06 08 2021 | 09:36

How summer 2021 has changed our understanding of extreme weather

A succession of record-breaking natural disasters have swept the globe in recent weeks. There have been serious floods in China and western Europe, heatwaves and drought in North America and…

05 08 2021 | 12:05

Greece fires: Thousands evacuated from Athens suburb as wildfires rage amid worst heatwave in 30 years

More than 40 fires are burning across Greece, write Marina Rigou in Athens and Nikolia Apostolou in Kalamata Thousands of people have been evacuated from Varibobi, a northeastern suburb of Athens,…

05 08 2021 | 10:23

Residents evacuated and Greece forced to close Acropolis as fires rage close to Athens

Temperatures in parts of Athens have reached 42C with Greek authorities saying it is the most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. A sweltering heatwave in Greece, the country’s worst in 30 years…

04 08 2021 | 10:13

Anger in Turkey grows over government’s handling of wildfires.

Response of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling party seen by many as out of touch as blazes rage for seventh day People across Turkey are looking for answers as to how summer wildfires got so desperately…

04 08 2021 | 10:10

Wildfires reach outskirts of Athens during scorching heatwave

Residents north of Greek capital evacuated, while 42C heat forces Acropolis to reduce opening hours Thousands of people have fled their homes north of Athens after a forest wildfire reached…

04 08 2021 | 08:31

Turkey, Greece and Italy wildfires – live: 8 dead as wildlife ravaged in ‘disaster areas’, fire hits Croatia

Latest developments from across Europe A heat wave across southern Europe, fed by hot air from North Africa, has triggered deadly blazes across the Mediterranean with the death toll rising to eight…

26 07 2021 | 11:16

‘Everything is on fire’: Siberia hit by unprecedented burning

Locals fear for their health and property as smoke from raging forest fires shrouds an entire region of eastern Russia Every morning and evening for the last few days, shifts of young villagers have…

24 07 2021 | 11:27

One million football fields and the entire Grand Canyon: This is how big US and Canada wildfires are

Around 1.2 million acres of land burning by end of last week. Wildfires have been raging across large swathes of the US as the western part of the country continues to grapple with crippling …

24 07 2021 | 09:05

The heatwave forcing America to confront climate reality

An extraordinary heatwave has swept the west coast of the US and Canada, leading to record temperatures, water shortages, and hundreds of deaths – and bringing home the catastrophic consequences of…

17 07 2021 | 10:18

Wildfires tear through 1m acres in US west as 16,000 firefighters battle onslaught

Drought and deadly heatwaves fuel flames that threaten Native American tribal lands struggling to save water. Wildfires burning across the US west have engulfed nearly a million acres and drawn in…

17 07 2021 | 09:18

Wildfire races towards Yosemite National Park as 10 western states under threat

The fires come as the West is blasted with its second, life-threatening heatwave in a matter of weeks. A wildfire is raging on the edge of one of America’s most iconic public lands, Yosemite…

10 07 2021 | 07:39

What we know about the victims of the US and Canada heatwave.

More deaths expected as details of victims continue to emerge. The death toll from a historic heatwave in the US northwest and Canada is expected to increase as temperatures reach 121F degrees, …

06 07 2021 | 10:03

Canada-US heatwave death toll feared more than 300 as Trudeau and Biden warn ‘this won’t be the last’

Portland, Oregon, reached 46.7C (116F) on Monday, a region which normally sees highs of around 26C (78.8F) this time of year The deadly “once-in-a-millennium” heatwave bearing down on parts of North…

05 07 2021 | 09:33

California fires 2021: What to know about this year's wildfires

Wildfire season came early this year in the Bay Area after a meager rainy season left the landscape tinder-dry, offering an abundance of fuel for wildland blazes. In just the past few years,…

01 07 2021 | 16:24

Canadian town where temperatures hit 49.5C evacuated.

The whole town is on fire,’ says the mayor as Canadian village is evacuated due to wildfires. A town in Canada’s British Columbia province where temperatures recently hit 49.5C, has been ordered to…