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The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Fire response ramps up ahead of stark spring warning

Queensland is preparing its aerial firefighting fleet ahead of the high bushfire risk warning across spring and summer.

AAP

Justice for Grenfell deaths may not come this decade, warns former chief prosecutor

Lord Macdonald warns of likely delays in criminal justice system as survivors denounce ‘arrogant’ building firms

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - As the Grenfell report is published, why is cladding still on countless English homes?

As Britain absorbs the second phase of the report into the Grenfell Tower inferno, with its accumulation of horrors, an event last week serves as warning and a rebuke to the pace with which we have got here. Is it really possible, seven years after that disaster, that the cause…

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Break in the weather helps contain a wildfire near South Dakota's second-biggest city

Firefighters battling a wildfire near South Dakota’s second-largest city caught a big break Wednesday — from the weather

The Independent UK

Maui wildfire report details how communities can reduce the risk of similar disasters

A report on the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century details steps communities can take to reduce the likelihood that grassland wildfires will turn into urban conflagrations

The Independent UK

Final Inquiry Report Due Into Deadly UK Tower Block Inferno

The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster that killed 72 people in Britain's worst residential fire since World War II will on Wednesday publish its long-awaited final report.

International Business Times

Fire services warn of likely early start to Australia’s bushfire season

Three states and the Northern Territory face an increased risk of bushfire this spring according to fire authorities and the BoM

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Major scare as grassfire threatens homes, sparks alert

Emergency crews have got the upper hand on a fire that approached homes in Sydney's southwest, after residents were told it was too late to leave.

AAP

Fires rage for eighth day on Portuguese tourist island as EU sends help

The Atlantic island of Madeira has been on alert for high temperatures and risk of wildfires for days

The Independent UK

Pregnant people and fetuses not being protected from wildfire risks – report

Researchers say public health officials not doing enough to share warnings and safety information with health workers

The Guardian - US

Firefighters significantly tame California's fourth-largest wildfire on record

California’s largest wildfire this year has been significantly tamed as the state’s initially fierce fire season has, at least temporarily, fallen into a relative calm

The Independent UK

‘Exceptionally difficult’: grueling wildfires test the resolve of US crews

Thousands of firefighters are deployed as an all time record for acres burned – and it’s only August. Now some worry about the long months ahead

The Guardian - US

Suspected cause of deadly wildfires that threatened Athens identified

Fires have now ravaged neighbouring Turkey

The Independent UK

Turkey Battles Forest Fires For Third Day

Firefighters were battling a strong forest fire in Turkey's Aegean city of Izmir for a third day on Saturday, AFP reporters said, a day after hundreds of local people in nearby villages had to be evacuated.

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Turkey faces wildfires amid fears for Anzac war graves

A wildfire raging on the Gallipoli Peninsula has raised Australian fears it could damage "sacred" Anzac graves, while Turkey says the blaze is under control.

The Independent UK

Wildfires in western Turkey threaten homes on city outskirts and war memorials at Gallipoli site

Firefighters are tackling blazes across Turkey as dry, hot and windy weather conditions cause a series of fires

The Independent UK

Turkey battling four wildfires as temperatures soar

The Turkish State Meteorological Service has said the country faced the hottest July for 53 years – leaving forests tinder-dry

The Guardian - UK

‘The place I love is in flames’: the people living and working in extreme heat

From a firefighter to a fruit farmer, from Greece to Thailand, the Guardian speaks to people in places hit hardest by the climate crisis

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Turkey battles blaze amid fears for Anzac war graves

A wildfire raging on the Gallipoli Peninsula has raised Australian fears it could damage "sacred" Anzac graves, while Turkey says the blaze is under control.

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Wildfires in Greece have burned land twice the size of Manhattan, satellite images reveal

Satellite images have revealed the true extent of damage left in the wake of Greece's worst wildfire this year.

The Independent UK

Greece fears more wildfires as Athens counts cost of climate crisis

The country remains on high alert

Newcastle Herald

Teenage volunteer firefighter sentenced for lighting Hunter blazes

Jack Hardidge lit several fires over three months in 2023

The Independent UK

Maui judge's ruling bars insurers from going after defendants who agreed to $4B wildfire settlement

A Maui judge’s ruling resolves a critical roadblock to finalizing a $4 billion wildfire settlement

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Greece Battles Worst Wildfire Of The Year Near Athens

Greece battles devastating wildfires near Athens as climate change exacerbates fire risks. Emergency crews work tirelessly to contain the blaze.

The Independent UK

Extreme heat warnings for five countries across southern Europe amid temperature peaks and Greek wildfires

Exclusive: Cameras in Croatian woodland keep watch on visitors – with the threat of prison for lighting a barbecue in an unauthorised location

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