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The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

‘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.

International Business Times

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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.

AAP

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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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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.

AAP

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.

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Greece fears more wildfires as Athens counts cost of climate crisis

The country remains on high alert

The Independent UK

Teenage volunteer firefighter sentenced for lighting Hunter blazes

Jack Hardidge lit several fires over three months in 2023

Newcastle Herald

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

The Independent UK

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.

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Greece Battles Major Wildfire Threatening Athens Suburbs

Firefighters in Greece battle wildfires near Athens suburbs with international support. Tragic death reported.

The Independent UK

Crews battle scattered fires in Athens suburbs, helped by calmer winds and reinforcements

Firefighters in Greece were battling scattered fires as Tuesday broke, hoping to end the major wildfire that burned into the northern suburbs of Athens, triggering evacuations and leaving at least one person dead

Evening Standard

Athens wildfires: Satellite images show scale of devastation from deadly blaze in Greece

‘Exhausted’ firefighters have been working ‘at full tilt for months’, a union says

International Business Times

EU Firefighters To Join As Greece Battles Blaze

Greece battled a massive wildfire near Athens for a third day on Tuesday, with hundreds of European firefighters due to join the effort to contain the deadly blaze that has scorched parts of the capital's suburbs.

France 24

Foreign help rushed to Greece as wildfire forces thousands to flee Athens suburbs

A woman's body was found early Tuesday inside a burned-out Athens factory in what is believed to be the first reported death from a disastrous wildfire that has scorched the city's northeastern suburbs, forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes and sparking a Greek government appeal for international help.

International Business Times

Athens Suburbs Burn As Greece Calls On EU For Help

A massive wildfire in Athens' northeastern suburbs on Monday forced thousands of residents to flee their homes and sparked a Greek government appeal for international help.

The Independent UK

After fire struck Maui's Upcountry, residents of one town looked to themselves to prep for next one

High up in the mountains of Maui, residents of one small town have taken their future into their own hands after a fire last year that burned 19 homes

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