The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

A wildfire in southwest France that burned 16,000 hectares last week – the country’s worst in at least 50 years – is under control but will not be fully extinguished for several weeks. Investigators say it may have been started deliberately.

Republican lawmakers are blaming Canada for not preventing and containing wildfires, whose smoke has fouled the air in several states this year

House Democrat Robert Garcia presses USDA head Brooke Rollins on how administration is protecting Americans

Spain on Thursday mourned its third wildfire death this week and Greece began beating back a blaze threatening its third-largest city Patras as an unrelenting heatwave stoked tinderbox conditions in southern Europe.

Professional body says firefighters ‘pushed to brink’ by climate crisis-fuelled blazes, as wildfire in North Yorkshire continues to burn

If you have plans to visit one of Europe’s popular holiday destinations this summer, there’s a chance your trip may derailed. Here’s what you need to know

A 55-year-old man reportedly died trying to save the horses

Environment minister says blazes, in which two people have died, are proof of country’s vulnerability to global heating

Greece on Wednesday battled to contain more than 20 wildfires including one menacing its third-largest city Patras as a heatwave stoked blazes and forced the evacuation of thousands in southern Europe.

Nearly 5,000 firefighters assisted by 33 aircraft deployed in Greece as flames stoked by winds and hot, dry conditions.

The conditions for ferocious fires are expected to worsen as the planet heats up, putting more people at risk