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Drought, heatwaves, wildfires, deaths: The toll of UK’s extreme summer

Climate change is making extremes such as heat and drought more intense and more likely.

The Independent UK

More than half of America’s 100,117 historic places face wildfire exposure, and 3,446 are in severe danger as the West’s landmarks enter fire’s crosshairs

More than half of America's historic places face wildfire exposure. Many treasured landmarks are increasingly vulnerable as fires grow more destructive. Wildfire planning has traditionally focused on homes, not cultural heritage sites. Protecting these places requires understanding fire risk and resource loss. Preventative measures can safeguard irreplaceable heritage before it…

The Times of India

Rain dampens major fire in France

LEGE-CAP-FERRET, France - Firefighters in France on Thursday were hopeful a massive forest fire was no longer spreading, as Spain said there were “almost no flames” left after a similar blaze near Madrid.

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Hundreds evacuated after ‘apocalyptic’ wildfire near Suffolk nuclear power station

Major incident declared, with Sizewell B power station monitoring blaze and RSPB nature reserve badly hit

The Guardian - UK

EU crisis chief calls for prevention funding as wildfire crisis rages on

As firefighters continue to battle major blazes in France, the European Union's crisis management chief is calling for more investment in prevention, forest management and emergency response.

Radio France Internationale

Wildfire in eastern England rages as France and Spain win some respite

Firefighters in Suffolk were battling a spreading wildfire on Thursday after the blaze broke out a day earlier, while crews in Crete and Turkey continued efforts to contain major fires. Meanwhile in France, a wildfire that erupted a week ago near Biscarrosse in the southwestern Landes department was "under control",…

France 24

Three firefighters killed as deadly wildfires rage across southern Europe

Greece's fire department said the firefighters lost their lives while tackling separate fires on the island of Crete and in the country's southern mainland. The deaths came as soaring temperatures and strong winds made firefighting operations increasingly difficult. The wildfires now stretch across a vast area from the Atlantic coast…

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Wildfire near Area 51 continues to grow with 0% contained

‘This is a restricted area, closed to the public, always, regardless of fire activity,’ the Bureau of Land Management said

The Independent UK

Student rescues young cousins from home as smoke closed in from toxic wildfires sweeping France

Residents describe fleeing homes in the middle of the night as thousands of evacuees crowd into makeshift halls across Bordeaux

The Independent UK

Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert

ALDEA DEL FRESNO (SPAIN) - Thousands who fled huge wildfires in Spain returned home on Wednesday while in France firefighters braced for worsening conditions in their own battle with raging flames.

Bangkok Post

‘The breath just went out of us’: people return to their homes after wildfires near Madrid

Residents struggle to take in the devastation five days after El Morro was evacuated as fires burned across countryside west of Spanish capital

The Guardian - UK

Fire crews making ‘significant progress’ tackling Cairngorms blaze

FIRE crews are starting to make “significant progress” in tackling a wildfire in the Cairngorms that broke out two weeks ago, a senior officer…

The National (Scotland)

Fire crews making ‘significant progress’ tackling Cairngorms blaze – chief

A number of homes in the region have been evacuated and vast swathes of trees, heather and grasslands have been left charred and blackened.

Evening Standard

Villages evacuated on Greek tourist island after major wildfire breaks out

Residents on Paros were forced to leave their homes as firefighters raced to extinguish the blaze

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Three firefighters killed on Crete and in mainland Greece as Europe battles wildfires

Repeated heatwaves and strong winds alarm experts, who warn blazes are becoming harder to quell

Bangkok Post

Spanish wildfire evacuees start returning home

ALDEA DEL FRESNO, Spain - Thousands of Spaniards evacuated from the path of huge wildfires were returning home on Wednesday while in France firefighters braced for worsening conditions in their own battle with raging flames.

The Independent UK

I joined the frantic fight against France’s wildfires. What I saw was extraordinary

DISPATCH : As France battles its biggest crisis since the Second World War, James C. Reynolds joins the relentless volunteer firefighters in Gironde, who are guiding the emergency services, and even using watering cans to dampen the flames

The Guardian - US

Canada’s worst wildfire season fuels calls for national agency to tackle threat

More than 900 fires burning in only G7 country without national emergency agency to coordinate response

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'We Had Minutes to Leave': Bordeaux Residents Describe Frantic Escape as Wildfire Sweeps Through Homes

A devastating wildfire in Bordeaux has forced mass evacuations, consuming 42,000 hectares and threatening the wine region. Emergency services battle extreme conditions as residents face an uncertain future.

France 24

🔴 Live: France battles new wildfire in south of France as Fontainebleau fire flares up again

The number of firefighters injured battling the Gironde wildfires has risen to 126, according to local authorities. The latest figure marks an increase of 16 injured firefighters compared with the previous day.

The Independent UK

France wildfires latest: A third of a million evacuated across Europe as temperatures to hit 44C

The Gironde fire has burned an area four times the size of Paris

Evening Standard

Garden wildfire alert: Fire chiefs issue barbecues warning to Londoners as threat level peaks

‘The long period of dry weather has increased the fire risk in people's gardens,’ says London Fire Brigade Assistant Commissioner Tom Goodall

The Independent UK

A 2:47 a.m. alert, a rabbit and 220,000 evacuees as France’s wildfire rages on

A massive wildfire in southwest France has forced over 220,000 people to evacuate

The Independent UK

It may feel like the world is on fire this summer. But that’s not the case everywhere

More than three-quarters of the global emissions from the burning of plant material comes from Africa and Asia

France 24

France braces for fresh evacuations as Spain eases wildfire restrictions

Residents began returning to fire-ravaged communities west of Madrid after officials lifted some evacuation orders, while authorities in southwestern France warned a looming heatwave could reignite major blazes and force thousands more from their homes.

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