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Great Fire of London: how we uncovered the man who first found the flames

If you had been in London on September 2 1666, the chances are you’d remember exactly where you were and who you were with. This was the day the Great Fire began, sweeping across the city for almost five days.

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A wildfire raging for a week in eastern Australia claims a life and razes more than 50 homes

A wildfire in eastern Australia is suspected to have killed a man, destroyed more than 50 homes and razed 49,000 acres of farm and scrubland

The Independent UK

‘Some people have lost everything’: Queensland town ‘saved’ as NSW fire threatens explosive storage facility

Eleven evacuation warnings were issued across northern NSW and Queensland, for areas including Nymboida, Tabulam, Woodside, Tara and Wieambilla

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Border town saved from blaze – as it happened

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Town saved but bushfire heartache continues for others

Firefighting crews are still battling a ferocious blaze on the Western Downs after quick thinking saved a border town amid extreme conditions.

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Conditions to deteriorate on Tuesday as authorities confirm 46 homes destroyed in Queensland

More than 80 fires are burning across Queensland, with extreme fire conditions forecast for Darling Downs region

The Guardian - AU

Escaping underground: the eerie new age of bushfire bunkers

With concrete walls, flame-proof doors and wine racks, bushfire bunkers offer the promise of safety - at least for those who can afford them

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Hawaii agrees to hand over site to Maui County for wildfire landfill and memorial

Hawaii’s land board says it will hand over state land on Maui to be used for a wildfire memorial and fire debris disposal

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Penny Wong urges Australians in Lebanon to ‘consider leaving’ – As it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

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Interstate, NZ help for weary Queensland firefighters

Firefighters are set to receive reinforcements from interstate and potentially New Zealand as they continue to battle fires in southern Queensland.

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Dozens of fires rage across NSW and Queensland but deadly Tara blaze nearly contained

Authorities warn of ‘extreme fire danger’ as 60 fires burn in Queensland and 110 in New South Wales

The Guardian - AU

Fire, other ravages jeopardize California’s prized forests

Forest in California may be disappearing

The Independent UK

‘There’s still beauty’: a national park bounces back after California’s biggest single fire

The recovering ecosystem of Lassen Volcanic national park offers lessons on how to protect public lands in a climate crisis era

The Guardian - US

Queensland swelters in heat 10C higher than average as bushfire evacuations ordered

Inland temperatures surge across large parts of state while meteorologists track Pacific cyclone

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Prince of Wales thanks Canadian firefighters for battling record wildfires

William held a video phone call with representatives from the fire service from across the country.

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The trees arrived with Polynesian voyagers. After Maui wildfire, there's a chance to restore them

After the deadly wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina this summer, people across the world focused their attention on the green leaves sprouting from a scorched, 150-year-old banyan tree as a symbol of hope

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Residents told not to return home as bushfires burn

Bushfires are continuing to burn in central Queensland, ensuring residents who evacuated their homes days ago still can't return.

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What the extreme fire seasons of 1910 and 2020 – and 2,500 years of forest history – tell us about the future of wildfires in the West

Strong winds blew across mountain slopes after a record-setting warm, dry summer. Small fires began to blow up into huge conflagrations. Towns in crisis scrambled to escape as fires bore down.

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Man dies and homes feared lost in bushfire near Kempsey as almost 80 fires burn across NSW

RFS commissioner says death due to Willi Willi fire a ‘tragic reminder of how deadly some of these fires are’

The Independent UK

Schools near a Maui wildfire burn zone are reopening. Parents wrestle with whether to send kids back

More than two months after a wildfire killed at least 98 people on Maui, the three surviving public schools are set to reopen Monday

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Wildfire Smoke Lingers In Homes, Posing Hidden Health Threats

New research reveals harmful smoke attaches to indoor surfaces, putting residents at risk even after clean-up efforts.

The Independent UK

AP Exclusive: 911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire reveal terror and panic in the rush to escape

Hawaii's Maui County has released audio of 911 calls made during a deadly August wildfire in response to a public records request from The Associated Press

The Independent UK

Fear and confusion mark key moments of Lahaina residents' 911 calls during deadly wildfire

Maui County officials released two hours of audio of 911 calls to The Associated Press that were recorded as frantic residents tried to escape the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century

The Independent UK

Maui County releases audio of 911 calls from deadly wildfire after request from The Associated Press

Maui County has released audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire in response to a public record request from The Associated Press

Evening Standard

Dozens flee raging Argentina wildfires ‘started by man making coffee’

Hundreds of firefighters are battling the blazes encroaching on the city of Villa Carlos Paz

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