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The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

One in six London fire engines out of use because of staff shortages, says union

London’s only fireboat - essential for river rescues - has also been unavailable for 13 shifts this month

Evening Standard

‘Fighting a losing battle’: waves of wildfires leave Canada’s volunteer firefighters drained

Record blazes have left crews struggling to contain aggressive burns, with a shortage of personnel making things worse

The Guardian - US

Greek wildfires spread as extreme heat alerts issued for Italy and Spain

Fire crews battle blaze west of Athens as EU allies send in aid

Evening Standard

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EU sends water bombers to help fight wildfires around Athens

Flying boats dispatched as state of emergency called in Loutraki, with firefighters battling fast-moving blaze

The Guardian - UK

NSW warned of bushfire dangers as dry El Niño looms after ‘prolific’ vegetation growth

Rural Fire Service warns residents to get ready for upcoming season and not be complacent after three wet years

The Guardian - AU

London fire chiefs ‘far better prepared’ for heatwave as Europe swelters in near-record temperatures

Around 100 firefighters extra have been recruited since record-high temperatures last July

Evening Standard

11 pictures that capture the devastation of climate crisis as heatwave sweeps Europe

Climate change is forcing extreme weather conditions and wildfires in other parts of the world, including the United States, as well

The Independent UK

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'Zombie fires' in the Arctic: Canada's extreme wildfire season offers a glimpse of new risks in a warmer, drier future

The blanket of wildfire smoke that spread across large parts of the U.S. and Canada in 2023 was a wake-up call, showing what climate change could feel like in the near future for millions of people.

The Conversation

First Thing: Greece battles wildfires as temperature in Italy forecast to hit 46C

Highs of between 46 and 48C forecast in Sicily and Sardinia, as parts of Europe, Asia and North America face surging temperatures. Plus, why first loves can shape our lives for ever

The Guardian - UK

What’s the latest on Canada’s record wildfire season?

A second firefighter has died as 883 wildfires continue to burn, leading to air quality advisories across North America.

Al Jazeera

Canada mourns deaths of firefighters as wildfires ravage millions of acres

Deaths of two crew days apart prompts reckoning over mounting economic and human toll of fires that have charred Canada’s forests

The Guardian - US

Authorities order evacuations as wildfires rage near Athens

Gusts of wind up to 70km/h (45mph) push flames through scrub and forest parched by extreme heat.

Al Jazeera

Millions on alert as wildfire smoke from Canada to spread to US

Officials issue air quality advisories across US and with nearly 900 forest fires – many of them ‘out of control’ – burning to the north

The Guardian - US

Climate change is increasing the severity and reach of Canadian wildfires, experts say, as smoke hits Chicago again

CHICAGO -- Canada is experiencing one of its worst wildfire seasons in modern history, and experts said climate change is increasing the fires’ intensity, frequency and reach.

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The Conversation

Joining forces: How collaboration can help tackle Canada’s escalating wildfire threat

Wildfires have become a hot topic in Canada this year — and for good reason. Thousands of Canadians have been evacuated from their homes. Millions have experienced smoky skies and air quality advisories. More hectares of land in Canada were burned by mid-June than in any previous year since records…

The Guardian - UK

High winds hamper efforts to tackle fire at Royal Albion hotel in Brighton

Firefighters says nobody injured in blaze that broke out on Saturday afternoon

The Guardian - US

Trudeau pays tribute to firefighter, 19, killed battling Canada wildfires

Devyn Gale killed while tackling British Columbia blaze as wildfires continue to rage across country with little reprieve

Newsroom.co.nz

Climate change's dangerous new fires

Rising temperatures are creating a new kind of dangerous wildfire. It will take all our tools to keep communities safe, write Jason Sharples and Nerilie Abrams.

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Al Jazeera

Canadian firefighter dies as record wildfire season continues

Firefighter dies battling blaze in British Columbia, union says, as more than 900 fires are still burning across Canada.

The Guardian - US

Severe US weather: California heat puts firefighters on high alert for wildfires; Canada wildfires cause air quality alerts in US midwest – as it happened

Extreme dry conditions raising fire risk; air quality alert for Minnesota took effect at 8am on Friday

The Independent UK

For some remote Canadian wildfires, best and fastest option is sending in the smokejumpers

As more than 900 fires burn in a Canadian fire season that has periodically pushed dangerous smoke south into the U.S. and even far east to Europe, one province — British Columbia — relies on smokejumpers to help fight the blazes

Al Jazeera

US firefighters raise concerns over looming pay cut

Poorly paid and stretched thin during gruelling wildfire seasons, firefighters warn of ‘devastating’ wave of departures.

Evening Standard

‘Devastating’ Wennington wildfire probably started in a back garden, says report

A large grass fire in the village in Havering, east London, ripped through 17 houses during scorching temperatures in July last year

Los Angeles Times

Night-flying helicopters prepare to battle wildfire as heat wave bakes California

Clouds of dust swirled around the Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale as a massive helicopter hovered over a tank of wildfire retardant, dropped a long snorkel from its belly and sucked up 3,000 gallons of bright pink material in just about 90 seconds.

The Conversation

'Zombie fires' are occurring more frequently in boreal forests, but their impacts remain uncertain

“Zombie fires” are fires that ignite in one fire season, smoulder through the winter months under the snow, and re-emerge early in the spring before lightning and human caused ignitions begin in earnest.

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