The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

French warned of high-risk summer for wildfires as Marseille blaze contained

Mayor urges people to exercise utmost caution as weather service says situation around Mediterranean is critical

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2025

Marseille airport suspends flights as raging wildfire reaches France's second-biggest city

Officials remain concerned that if winds pick up the wildfires may spread further across the south of France

Evening Standard · Jul 9, 2025

Raging wildfire in France shuts down Marseille airport

A wildfire that had reached the northwestern outskirts of France's second city of Marseille lost intensity overnight on Wednesday, but the airport remained closed as firefighters continued to battle the flames.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 9, 2025

Laguna Beach Fire: How Goat Grazing And Smart Reforms Helped Slow The Rancho Fire

Laguna Beach's goat grazing and wildfire reforms are credited with slowing the Rancho Fire, decades after a devastating 1993 blaze reshaped prevention efforts.

International Business Times UK · Jul 8, 2025

Wildfires erupt across Mediterranean as heatwave worsens

Blazes break out in France, Greece, Turkiye and Syria, with several other nations on high alert over scorching weather.

Al Jazeera · Jul 7, 2025

Inside London Fire Brigade's fight against wildfires amid fears hot summer will spark surge

Exclusive: Britain’s busiest fire and rescue service has warned of the ‘devastating’ impact blazes could have on the city’s parks and wildlife

Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2025

California’s Madre Fire surges across 52,000 acres to become state’s biggest blaze this year

The Madre Fire has more than doubled the size of California’s second-largest wildfire this year, as it races through the Los Padres National Forest

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025

California blaze spreads in hot, windy conditions in year’s largest wildfire

Madre fire, one of at least a dozen in the state, has burned more than 50,000 acres in San Luis Obispo county

The Guardian - US · Jul 3, 2025

Elderly man dies as wildfires rage in Turkey, forcing evacuations and road closures

Firefighters in western Turkey have discovered the body of an elderly man after extinguishing a wildfire near a village

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025

Crete Wildfires Update: Mass Evacuation Ordered In Tourist Town - Here's What Travelling Brits Should Know

A major wildfire sparked on Wednesday and spread rapidly across Crete's southern coast due to gale-force winds. With over 1500 people already evacuated and wildfire risks remaining high today, here's what travelling Brits need to know.

International Business Times UK · Jul 3, 2025