The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Massive wildfire in northeastern Greece persists for 11th day despite European firefighting efforts

A massive wildfire is burning unabated in northeastern Greece for the 11th day despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and a fleet of water-dropping aircraft

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Hawaii power utility takes responsibility for first fire on Maui, but faults county firefighters

Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze contained and leaving the scene, only to have a second wildfire break out nearby and become the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023

Today’s bushfires are off-the-scale bad. The only safe option is to leave before they start

In the early 2000s, our safety plan was to stay and defend. But catastrophic fires since have drastically changed the thinking

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2023

Louisiana residents told to ‘get out now’ in face of sweeping wildfire

Nearly 1,000 people in Merryville, in Beauregard parish close to Texas border, ordered to evacuate as Tiger Island fire burns nearby

The Guardian - US · Aug 25, 2023

Q&A: Maui wildfires ‘an acceleration of injustices’ long felt on island

Al Jazeera speaks to Kaniela Ing, director of Green New Deal Network, about devastating Hawaii blazes and what’s next.

Al Jazeera · Aug 25, 2023

Satellite imagery captures wildfires breaking across Greece (photo)

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites are monitoring changes in the fire to aid civil protection and humanitarian response.

Space · Aug 25, 2023

Minister calls out ‘arsonist scum’ as 79 arrested over Greece wildfires

‘You will not get away with it, we will find you, you will be held accountable,’ climate minister vows

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

Hawaii officials release list of 388 people missing after Maui wildfires

Fema teams with cadaver dogs scour rubble of the town as 46 victims so far identified of death toll of 115

The Guardian - US · Aug 25, 2023

Maui officials release 388 names of people unaccounted for in Maui fire

The names were released after Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said the FBI was working to "un-duplicate" people who were reported missing.

WEKU · Aug 25, 2023

Deaths in Greece wildfires highlight the plight of asylum seekers

Firefighters find 18 burned bodies in Dadia Forest, suspected to be asylum seekers, as wildfires ravage northern Greece.

Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2023