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European firefighters and planes join battle against wildfires that have left 20 dead in Greece

Water-dropping planes from several European countries have joined hundreds of firefighters battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes are also burning in Spain’s Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border

The Independent UK

Afternoon Update: experts warn of bushfire risk; Woodside activists restrained; and a Fyre festival reboot

Australians are being urged to prepare for the most significant fire season since the black summer bushfires

The Guardian - AU

In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged barricades survived

As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a dash for safety

The Independent UK

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Biden hit with backlash for comparing Maui wildfires to almost losing his Corvette in a small house fire

The president and first lady visited Maui on Monday to meet with first responders, local officials and residents

The Independent UK

Canadian officials ease wildfire evacuation orders in scenic British Columbia region

Canadian firefighters have begun easing evacuation orders in a scenic region of British Columbia, with the prospect of better weather raising hopes for the battle to contain wildfires

The Independent UK

Climate crisis made spate of Canada wildfires twice as likely, scientists find

Burning of fossil fuels made fires at least twice as likely, and the fire-prone weather at least 20% more intense, study shows

The Guardian - US

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Greece's miserable summer of wildfires has taken its deadliest turn with the discovery of 18 burned bodies where firefighters have been battling a blaze for several days

The Independent UK

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After a summer of cyclones, are we ready for a summer of wildfires?

Scenes of mass destruction in Greece and Hawaii have shown us just how serious wildfires are.

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Some plants are more flammable than others. How gardeners can reduce the risks

The deadly wildfires in Hawaii this month were fueled in part by plants, in particular invasive grasses

The Independent UK

18 people found dead in area devastated by wildfire in Greece

The bodies are suspected to belong to migrants

Evening Standard

All the wildfires in Europe mapped as 20 killed in Greece and hospital evacuated

More than a dozen regions in Greece on high alert for fires today

The Independent UK

Eighteen bodies found in Greek forest hit by fire believed to be migrants

Hundreds of firefighters struggled Tuesday to control major wildfires burning out of control for days in northeastern Greece

The Independent UK

Living with wildfire: How to protect more homes as fire risk rises in a warming climate

Humans have learned to fear wildfire. It can destroy communities, torch pristine forests and choke even faraway cities with toxic smoke.

The Conversation

Two dead as Greece battles growing wildfire front

Greece on Tuesday was battling a growing wildfire front that killed two and forced widespread evacuations in the second deadly wave of fires in a month.

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The Independent UK

Maui confronts challenge of finding those unaccounted for after deadly fire

Maui authorities say more than 800 people remain unaccounted for two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century destroyed the community of Lahaina

Al Jazeera

US President Biden tours aftermath of deadly Maui fires, visits Lahaina

Visit comes 13 days after Hawaiian island experienced deadliest US fire in more than a century, killing at least 114.

Al Jazeera

Hawaii says 850 missing after Maui wildfires ahead of Biden visit

Wildfires on Maui have killed at least 114 people, but emergency workers are still searching through the destruction.

Evening Standard

Hawaii wildfires: 850 people still missing as death toll from Maui blaze stands at 114

President Joe Biden is travelling to the affected area to offer condolences to residents

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The Independent UK

Canadian firefighters make progress battling some blazes but others push thousands from their homes

Canadian firefighters made some progress battling blazes in a British Columbia region known for picturesque resort towns, but hundreds more raging across the province have pushed thousands from their homes

The Independent UK

Major wildfires burn in Greece, Spain's Canary Island of Tenerife

Major wildfires are burning in Greece and on Spain’s Canary Island of Tenerife off the northwest coast of Africa

The Week

What’s fuelling the world’s recent wildfires

The “deadliest US wildfires in over a century” have killed more than 100 people in Hawaii and have destroyed more than 2,000 buildings, causing damage estimated at $5.5 billion.

WEKU

Massive mental health toll in Maui wildfires: 'They've lost everything'

Officials in Hawaii are scrambling to support the enormous and growing mental health needs of Maui residents traumatized by the deadliest wildfire in modern history

The Independent UK

Immigrant workers’ lives, livelihoods and documents in limbo after the Hawaii fire

For foreign workers, Lahaina was an oasis

The Independent UK

Evacuations urged as wildfire in Washington state grows to 20,000 acres

Officials in Spokane County have asked residents to honour evacuation orders and not return to their homes until it is deemed safe

Evening Standard

Canada wildfires: Trudeau brings in armed forces to tackle wildfires

At least four firefighters have died in the line of duty.

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