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Maui satellite photo shows full scale of deadliest US fire in more than a century

The Landsat 8 satellite captured the deadly flames that burned through the town of Lahaina in Hawaii and killed at least 99 people.

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Yes, climate change is bringing bushfires more often. But some ecosystems in Australia are suffering the most

Black Summer, Black Saturday, Ash Wednesday: these and so many other bushfire disasters are regular reminders of the fact Australia is among the most flammable continents on Earth.

The Conversation

Satellites watch wildfires rage across Canadian northwest (photos)

Satellite images reveal the scope of devastating wildfires in the Canadian northwest where an entire capital city had to be evacuated due to approaching flames.

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Across the globe, raging wildfires and extreme weather are taking a toll as the people on fire-ravaged Hawaiian island of Maui begin to grapple with the death and destruction

The Independent UK

Thousands flee as ‘unprecedented’ fires hit Canada’s Northwest Territories

Officials say 20,000 residents of Yellowknife are leaving via land and air, but northern city not in ‘immediate danger’.

Al Jazeera

Yellowknife wildfire: traffic clogs road out of town as residents race to evacuate

More than 20,000 residents given until noon on Friday to leave home in face of advancing wildfire that could arrive by weekend

The Guardian - US

Hawaii’s governor promises to prevent ‘land grabs’ after Maui wildfires

As US state assesses wide destruction, residents on Maui say they fear being pushed out in favour of wealthy visitors.

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Out-of-control wildfire scorches Spain's Tenerife island, affecting thousands

Officals say an out-of control wildfire is burning through the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife and affected thousands of people

The Independent UK

Map of Maui wildfires: Where are the Hawaii fires?

Deadly fires have raged across Pacific state since last week, devastating historic towns and forcing thousands of locals and tourists to be evacuated

The Independent UK

New video reveals possible cause of Maui wildfires

The security footage captured by a bird sanctuary in Maui has emerged as key evidence pointing to fallen utility lines as the possible cause of the wildfires

The Independent UK

Canada wildfires: Race to evacuate Canadian city as blazes approaches

Residents of Yellowknife have been given until noon Friday to leave as wildfire approaches

Evening Standard

California town of Paradise deploys warning sirens as 5-year anniversary of deadly fire approaches

Officials in the Northern California town of Paradise have begun installing and testing warning sirens to deploy in the event of another wildfire or other natural disaster

The Independent UK

Hawaii governor vows to block land grabs as fire-ravaged Maui rebuilds

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green vowed Wednesday “to keep the land in local people’s hands” after a deadly wildfire that incinerated a historic Maui community, as the island’s schools began reopening and traffic resumed on a major road

The Independent UK

Huge wildfire forces evacuation of Canada’s Northwest Territories capital

Residents of Northwest Territories capital, Yellowknife, told to evacuate city by noon on Friday as wildfire approaches.

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The Independent UK

Highly flammable grasses in Hawaii fueled spread of deadly Maui wildfires, experts say

The death toll in the Maui wildfires surpassed 100 this this week and 1,000 are still missing

The Independent UK

New video reveals possible cause of Maui wildfires

The security footage captured by a bird sanctuary in Maui has emerged as key evidence pointing to fallen utility lines as the possible cause of the wildfires

The Guardian - US

‘There’s a lot to get through’: Hawaii crews comb ruins of Lahaina for missing fire victims

At least 106 people have died – a figure set to rise significantly as workers carry out the painstaking work of identifying remains

The Independent UK

Map of Maui wildfires: Where are the Hawaii fires?

Deadly fires have raged across Pacific state since last week, devastating historic towns and forcing thousands of locals and tourists to be evacuated

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The Guardian - US

Charred debris, toxic water, remote towns: Lahaina’s recovery will be a ‘slow process’

Roughly 2,700 buildings were destroyed and at least 101 people lost their lives in the devastating fires that swept through Maui

Al Jazeera

Death toll hits 106 in Hawaii wildfires, number expected to rise

Maui authorities have confirmed 106 deaths as painstaking recovery and identification work continues.

France 24

Hawaii wildfires death toll tops 100, expected to rise

A mobile morgue unit arrived Tuesday to help Hawaii officials working painstakingly to identify the remains of people killed in wildfires that ravaged Maui, as the death rose above 100 and teams intensified the search for more dead in neighborhoods reduced to ash.

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UFC veteran, Maui native Kendall Grove’s plea in aftermath of fires: ‘Help us rebuild please’

Speaking about what he's witnessed and experienced in the past week is hard for UFC veteran and Maui native Kendall Grove.

The Independent UK

Pyrenees wildfire ‘was terrifying’, says Briton living in France

Steven Brady said he felt ‘terrified’ when he saw the blaze accelerate towards the Roussillon area where he currently resides.

The Guardian - US

A survivor’s harrowing escape from Maui blaze: ‘We have to jump in the water’

Ana Carolina Penedo jumped into the ocean with her mother as flames razed Hawaii’s former capital leaving dozens dead

The Independent UK

Map of Maui wildfires: Where are the Hawaii fires? - OLD

Deadly fires have raged across Pacific state for almost a week, devastating historic towns and forcing thousands of locals and tourists to be evacuated

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