The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Bermagui residents told 'it is too late to leave' as Coolagolite bushfire approaches

Residents in Bermagui and nearby villages to the south have been told to seek shelter

The Canberra Times · Oct 3, 2023

Hanson-Young labels Dutton’s voice campaigning ‘sinister’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 2, 2023

Revealed: Trump administration forced Joshua Tree to stay open during last US shutdown

Emails show David Bernhardt of interior department overrode superintendent of California park, causing ‘chaos and destruction’

The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2023

Lahaina family finds heirloom in rubble of their home on first visit after deadly wildfire

Among the first families to return to the burn zone in Lahaina is that of Leola Vierra, who spent nearly 50 years living in a home she designed before it burned down Aug. 8 in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023

Wildland firefighters face a huge pay cut without action by Congress – here's how physically demanding this lifesaving job is

Radios crackle with chatter from a wildfire incident command post. Up the fireline, firefighters in yellow jerseys are swinging Pulaskis, axlike hand tools, to carve a fuel break into the land.

The Conversation · Sep 26, 2023

Residents prepare to return to sites of homes demolished in Lahaina wildfire 7 weeks ago

Authorities on Monday will begin allowing the first residents and property owners to return to their devastated properties in Lahaina, many for the first time since the historic town was demolished by a wildfire nearly seven weeks ago

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023

Labor mulls options to bolster fire-fighting ranks

The federal government is considering a range of creative options to ensure Australia has the personnel it needs to fight worsening bushfires.

AAP · Sep 24, 2023

UK one of 32 countries facing European court action over climate stance

Six Portuguese young people claim inadequate policies to tackle global heating breach their human rights

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023

Wildfires turn Canada’s vast forests from carbon sink into super-emitter

This year’s out-of-control blazes released 2bn tonnes of CO2 – probably triple the country’s annual carbon footprint

The Guardian - US · Sep 22, 2023

UK firefighters go to Spain for wildfire training as number of blazes surges

Exclusive: wildfires, once rare in the UK, more than doubled last year to nearly 24,000 with devastating effects on wildlife habitats

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023