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Wildfires

Wildfires devastate millions of hectares of forest every year. And, due to climate change, they are becoming more frequent and intense.

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April 7, 2024

Greece raises wildfire alert amid early blazes

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Two female firefighters in full gear

Women collaborate to fight fire with fire

Women collaborate to fight fire with fire

An international group of women firefighters use controlled burns to prevent wildfires.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 14, 202403:26 min
USA Waldbrände Texas Oklahoma

Wildfires in the US: Texas declares state of emergency

Wildfires in the US: Texas declares state of emergency

Severe forest fires are raging across the United States and spreading rapidly. Texas has declared a state of emergency.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 28, 20248 images
A man hugs his crying daughter after learning that his house was destroyed

Chile searches for wildfire victims as death toll rises

Chile searches for wildfire victims as death toll rises

At least 131 people have been killed in wildfires that swept across Chile's coastal Valparaiso region for several days.
CatastropheFebruary 7, 202401:48 min
A Chilean flag flies above the smoldering remains of a house

More than 100 die in Chile's severe wildfires

More than 100 die in Chile's severe wildfires

In Chile, emergency services have been battling serious fires for days in several towns. The death toll is rising.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 5, 20246 images
Two firefighters hold hoses as flames consume dry grassland

How do we fight wildfires as temperatures rise?

How do we fight wildfires as temperatures rise?

As wildfires again burn out of control, strategies to limit climate-fueled infernos include fighting fire with fire.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 5, 2024
Firefighters work at the Botanical Garden after a forest fire in Vila del Mar on February 4, 2024

Death toll in Chile wildfires rises to 112

Death toll in Chile wildfires rises to 112

Responders continued to battle fires in the coastal tourist region of Valparaiso amid an intense summer heat wave.
CatastropheFebruary 5, 2024
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Greece: Injured tortoises recover after wildfires

A wildlife center is helping hundreds of tortoises that were injured in Greece's devastating forest fires.
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Australia's east coast swelters, months ahead of summer

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Burnt trees and ash-covered earth in the Evros region, northeastern Greece, August 27, 2023

Greece: Can it contain largest wildfire ever recorded in EU?

The wildfires in northern Greece are causing unprecedented devastation. Some have accused migrants of setting the fires.
CatastropheAugust 31, 2023