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Of ice and fire: what sea salt in Antarctic snowfall reveals about bushfires worse than the Black Summer

Australia has a long history of bushfires. The 2019-2020 Black Summer was the worst in recorded history. But was that the worst it could get?

The Conversation

Teenage RFS volunteer fought fires he lit during Hunter rampage

Jack Hardidge lit several fires over two months.

Newcastle Herald

The US fire season is heating up. Are we in for severe blazes and burns?

Extreme temperatures and flammable grass fed by a wet winter are among this year’s biggest risks, experts say

The Guardian - US

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Wildfire smoke prematurely killed over 50,000 Californians in a decade – study

Exposure to toxic particles also led to $432bn in health expenses between 2008 and 2018

The Guardian - US

California firefighters make progress against first large fire of the year

The western US state has struggled to cope with wildfires that have grown in size and destructiveness.

Al Jazeera

Wildfire near San Francisco 50% contained after it burns 14,000 acres and forces evacuations

Two Alameda County firefighters taken to hospitals for treatment of minor to moderate burns

The Independent UK

Forest fire incidents on rise in J-K's Rajouri Forest Division this summer, 8 incidents reported so far, says official

Incidents of forest fire in the areas in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri Forest Division have been on the rise this summer season compared to last year, says an official. According to Balwant Singh. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Changing native vegetation laws to allow burning on private land is good fire management

Bushfires cause catastrophic biodiversity loss across Australia. In the Black Summer of 2019–20 alone, 103,400 square kilometres of habitat went up in flames.

The Conversation

Chile accuses volunteer firefighter and ex-forestry official with causing huge fire that killed 137

A Chilean judge has ordered a volunteer firefighter and a former forestry official detained for allegedly planning and causing a mammoth forest fire that caused 137 deaths and made 16,000 people homeless in February

The Independent UK

Fire breaks out at Broadmoor psychiatric hospital site

Footage of the scene shows huge flames spending plumes of black smoke into the sky

Evening Standard

General Sherman passes health check but world's largest trees face growing climate threats

Researchers climbed the world’s largest tree to inspect for bark beetles and descended the giant sequoia with good news this week

The Independent UK

Satellites capture smoke pouring from hundreds of wildfires across North America (photos)

NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites have captured the smoke pouring out of hundreds of wildfires blazing across Canada and Mexico since last week.

Space

Sites with radioactive material more vulnerable as climate change increases wildfire, flood risks

Climate climate change increasingly threatens research laboratories, weapons sites and power plants across the nation that handle or are contaminated with radioactive material or perform critical energy and defense research

The Independent UK

Rainfall set to help crews battling wildfire near Canada’s Fort McMurray

Authorities say blaze in heart of Canadian tar sands region will be ‘subdued’ due to expected rain and cloud cover.

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The Hindu

Praying for rain in Uttarakhand

Forest rangers in Uttarakhand battle increasing forest fires with limited resources, highlighting the need for community involvement and awareness.

The Independent UK

Rain, cooler temperatures help prevent wildfire near Canada's oil sands from growing

A wildfire that has forced thousands of people out of their homes in Canada’s oil sands hub city of Fort McMurray, Alberta is being held in place as rain and cooler temperatures sweep through the area

Axios

Canada's "zombie" fires are a legacy of record-breaking 2023

These fires survived the winter, and are threatening communities again.

The Independent UK

Hawaii study shows almost 75% of Maui wildfire survey participants have respiratory issues

A University of Hawaii study examining the health effects of last year’s deadly wildfires on Maui has found that up to 74% participants may have difficulty breathing and otherwise have poor respiratory health

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Axios

2024 U.S. wildfire season: A slow start, but potentially active finish

California's wet winter does not guarantee a below average wildfire season.

Al Jazeera

Canada wildfires spur evacuation orders, warnings: What you need to know

More than 130 wildfires are burning across Canada, federal tracker says, as massive blazes force thousands to evacuate.

Axios

Canada's raging wildfires force thousands to flee as smoke hits U.S. air quality

134 blazes are burning across the country.

International Business Times

Parts Of Canadian City In Oil Sands Region Evacuated As Wildfire Draws Near

Four neighborhoods of Fort McMurray, a city in Canada's major oil-producing region, were ordered evacuated Tuesday as an out of control wildfire drew near and thick smoke filled the skies.

Al Jazeera

Evacuation orders issued as wildfire grows near Canada’s Alberta oil patch

Authorities say firefighters are facing a ‘challenging day’ as huge blaze nears Fort McMurray in the Alberta tar sands.

The Guardian - US

Canada city devastated by 2016 wildfire faces evacuations as new blaze nears

Residents of suburbs in Fort McMurray ordered to leave as officials monitor a fire nearby that has grown to cover 9,600 hectares

Al Jazeera

Thousands evacuate as wildfire grows ‘dramatically’ in western Canada

Authorities say wind will push the Parker Lake Wildfire closer to the small community of Fort Nelson, British Columbia.

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