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The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Fast-moving Hawk wildfire is about 27% contained in Reno, Nevada, officials say

Tens of thousands are still under evacuation orders or warnings amid ‘human-caused’, wind-driven blaze

The Guardian - US

Planes, helicopters, crews: How Europe is scrambling to contain a record wildfire season

Wildfires are stretching firefighting capacity across Europe, forcing countries to move aircraft, helicopters and crews across borders as several blazes burn at the same time. Serbia is using both Russian and EU assistance, while crews in Ankara brought a large wooded-area fire under control early Monday after an eight-hour operation.

The Times of India

Country diary: South Wales’s summer of fires will linger long in the memory

Tylorstown, Rhondda Valley: These coal areas are shaped by fire and ash. I find a high point to try and survey the damage

The Guardian - UK

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Nevada wildfire: 90,000 people face evacuation as state of emergency declared

A fast-growing wildfire in northwest Reno, Nevada, remained uncontained and was determined to be human-caused, authorities said Sunday. Officials expanded the “GO NOW” evacuation zone and urged about 90,000 people to evacuate or prepare to leave.

The Times of India

Nevada's Hawk Fire Expands to 13,000 Acres, Injuring Six as Governor Declares Emergency, 90,000 Told To Evacuate

The Hawk Fire in Reno, Nevada, has led to the evacuation of 90,000 residents as shifting winds drive the blaze across 13,000 acres, prompting a state of emergency declaration.

International Business Times UK

Fast-moving wildfire in Reno, Nevada, forces tens of thousands to evacuate homes

Human-caused Hawk fire covers more than 13,000 acres as blaze approaches University of Nevada campus in Reno

The Guardian - US

Fast-moving wildfire in Nevada forces nearly 90,000 to evacuate was human caused, sheriff says

‘Please get out if you can right now,’ the sheriff urged

The Independent UK

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Pine-cone grenades and planet-baking carbon: the French fires 170 years in the making – a visual guide

An 1857 decree to drain swamps and plant a monoculture, detritus from the trees and global heating combined to produce the conditions for the Gironde inferno

The Guardian - UK

Officials warn wildland firefighters about the risks of using a supplement for smoke exposure

Fire and medical officials have issued warnings about a supplement offered to Western wildland firefighters who have been exposed to toxic chemicals

The Independent UK

European wildfires expose hidden threat of buried WWI, WWII bombs and mines

Europe’s intensifying summer wildfires are exposing a danger that has survived generations: unexploded bombs, mines and other wartime munitions buried beneath forests and former battlefields. Heat and drought are now increasing the risk of these buried weapons exploding.

The Times of India

Ravaged by wildfires, France's Fontainebleau forest reopens to public

The forest of Fontainebleau outside Paris has partially reopened to the public after remaining off-limits for over a month due to devastating wildfires. From Saturday, visitors can access some 80 percent of the forest, but are being warned to show caution around fragile wildlife and charred trees.

Radio France Internationale

Wildfires across Europe detonate forgotten World War bombs

High heat has caused several weapons to explode in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands

The Independent UK

Trump Administration Moves to Rescind 25-Year-Old Ban on Building Roads Across 45 Million Acres of National Forest

USDA's Aug. 18 proposal would rescind the Roadless Rule on up to 45M acres of forest, including part of New Mexico's Gila. Comments close Sept. 21.

Latin Times

Belgium's fire of the century now 'under control'

BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - Belgium's largest wildfire in a century was brought "under control" Thursday after a seven-day fight involving hundreds of firefighters in the boggy terrain of the High Fens nature reserve.

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RideApart

Repealing The Roadless Rule Doesn't Mean More Off-Road Trails

The Trump Administration's USDA has moved to fully repeal the 'Roadless Rule,' with public comments opening August 20th. Fire mitigation and expanded public access are said to be the drivers of its repeal, but extraction, development, and mining are the real reasons.

The Guardian - UK

Without action wildfires in Europe will increase 39% even in best-case climate scenario, study finds

Improvements in fire management however could mitigate increases by more than 70%, study shows

The Guardian - US

Firefighters sound alarm as US faces critical staffing shortage: ‘We don’t have enough people’

Firefighters describe being pushed to limit by a brutal wildfire season, with key leadership roles going unfilled

Evening Standard

Firefighters continue to tackle peatland fire at Holme Fen

The fire at Holme Fen near Peterborough involves an area measuring around 60 football pitches.

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Roll Call

Wildland firefighting bill gains steam as smoke reaches Congress

Wildfire smoke drifting into Washington, D.C., from the Western U.S. and Canada this summer made it hard to ignore the national threat stronger wildfires pose to lawmakers’ constituents across the country. As a result, a bipartisan coalition led by Western lawmakers has a better shot this year at enacting legislation…

Bangkok Post

Belgian wildfire 'encircled' but situation still 'complicated'

MALMEDY (BELGIUM) - Firefighters have managed to fully surround Belgium's largest wildfire in a century, but the situation on the ground "remains complicated," authorities said Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Australia braces for bushfires in almost every state as El Niño strengthens

Dry conditions in the east and heavy fuel loads across central and northern Australia are driving the picture, the council said

The Guardian - AU

‘Prepare early’: bushfire authorities sound alarm for NT, NSW and Queensland

Effects of global heating in NT worsened by ‘dangerous and fire-promoting buffel grass’, expert says

AAP

'Don't wait': hot, dry conditions raise bushfire risk

With dry spring conditions and warmer-than-average temperatures, parts of the country are facing an increased risk of spring bushfires.

Evening Standard

Watch: Around 100 firefighters tackle huge blaze at waste facility in Deptford

Fifteen fire engines sent to tackle blaze involving 50 tonnes of household waste - the second huge fire at facility this summer

The National (Scotland)

Emergency crews leave Cairngorms wildfire site five weeks after blaze started

FIREFIGHTERS have completed work to tackle the Cairngorms wildfire nearly five weeks after it began.

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