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2022 Sees Record Europe Wildfire Destruction, Says EU

Europe's blistering summer may not be over yet but 2022 is already breaking records, with nearly 660,000 hectares ravaged since January, according to the EU's satellite monitoring service. And while countries on the Mediterranean have normally been the main seats of fires in Europe, this year, other countries are also…

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70 firefighters tackle grass fire on Rammey Marsh, north London

Ten fire engines dispatched to the scene of blaze covering 900m by 600m area of grassland in Enfield

The Guardian - UK

Seventy firefighters tackle large grass fire in Enfield

The “smallest of sparks” could cause devastation, London Fire Brigade warns

Evening Standard

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Wildfires soar by 500% in parts of the UK as London hits 34C

Dorset and Wiltshire fire service attended 180 fires in the first ten days of August

Evening Standard

Wind, thunderstorms expected around contained French wildfire

French firefighters were keeping a wary eye on a huge blaze that appeared to be contained in the country's southwest, with thunderstorms and strong wind gusts expected in the area overnight.

Radio France Internationale

France halts spread of "monster" wildfire, reopens highway

Firefighters have managed to halt the spread of a "monster" blaze in southwest France, allowing authorities to reopen a stretch of highway to traffic ahead of a busy travel weekend.

Reuters

Firefighters tackling huge Northumberland blaze for third day as helicopter called out

The terrifying blaze swept through several hectares of Redesdale Forest where fire crews still remain at the scene

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Huge grass fires which threatened homes in South Bristol were started deliberately

"There were multiple seats of fire, that's quite concerning to us"

Bristol Post

Volunteer firefighters under pressure as France battles historic wildfires

Volunteer firefighters have been called up from their day jobs all over France this summer to help battle wildfires.

Radio France Internationale

Firefighters still battling wildfire which broke out three days ago

FIREFIGHTERS are continuing to tackle a large grass fire that broke out in West Lothian three days ago.

The National (Scotland)

Firefighter numbers in England down 20% since 2010, analysis shows

Exclusive: Scale of the cuts risks lives and homes as firefighters find themselves on the frontline of the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

Dry conditions prompt wave of grassland fires across United Kingdom

Massive fires have broken out across the country

Wales Online

Fires tear through grassland across the UK amid tinder-dry drought conditions

Fire services are tackling large blazes across the country.

The Independent UK

'Deliberate or a careless act' thought to have caused huge fire in Nottinghamshire

'It did not just happen'

Nottingham Post

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Reuters

Carbon emissions from French wildfires hit record

Ongoing wildfires in France have already released record amounts of carbon into the atmosphere, new satellite data has shown

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian wildfire latest as 60 firefighters and helicopter still tackling inferno

A huge wildfire continues to destroy wildlife and farm land in West Lothian as it blazes on for the third day in a row with 60 firefighters battling the blaze

Daily Record

West Lothian firefighters tackle ongoing fire for nearly two days

The fire is affecting a large area of moorland and woodland near West Calder

The Guardian - UK

EU countries rush to help France tackle ‘monstrous’ wildfires

Firefighters from Romania, Poland, Austria, Greece and Italy fight blazes in show of ‘European solidarity’

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Chronicle Live

'Incredibly scary' - Newcastle residents evacuated as firefighters save homes from huge wildfire

Newcastle residents had to be evacuated as the wind blew the flames towards their homes

Daily Record

Scots wildfire 'frighteningly' near homes as firefighters tackle blaze for third day

Around 60 firefighters are at the scene near West Calder in West Lothian who first alerted to the blaze at 1pm on Wednesday.

Reuters

Drought in England, fires rage in France as heatwave persists

(Corrects date in dateline)

The Independent UK

European firefighters join battle to stop French wildfires

Firefighters from across Europe have started arriving in France on Friday to help battle several wildfires, including a blaze ravaging pine forests in the country's southwest

Radio France Internationale

Friday set to be the hottest day of heatwave, as wildfires ravage France

The third heatwave to hit France this summer is set to reach its peak today with temperatures rising to between 38°C and 41°C across the country. This comes as European firefighters have joined in the fight against multiple wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of thousands of hectares of land and…

Evening Standard

Thousands forced to evacuate homes as wildfire continues to ravage France

Firefighters are battling to control a huge wildfire in France that has forced at least 10,000 people to evacuate their homes.

Daily Mirror

UK weather forecast: Fire warnings as mercury rockets with fears of 950 heatwave deaths

Mark Hardingham, National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), said the combination of prolonged dry weather and high temperatures had created an “unprecedented” risk that blazes could spread

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