The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Europe wildfires map shows where devastating blazes are sweeping Portugal and Italy

Hundreds of firefighters in Portugal battling inferno sweeping parts of country during 46C heatwave

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

Wildfires in Portugal: Is it safe to travel to the Algarve right now?

Wildfires have broken out near the popular holiday region

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

Portugal wildfires see thousands of people evacuated amid 46C heatwave

British holidays still going ahead despite flames hitting beauty spots on tourist trail

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023

Dozens evacuated as wildfire spreads on Spain's border with France

Firefighters said they evacuated more than 130 people as they fought Saturday to control a wildfire at Portbou on the Spanish border with France on the Mediterranean coast.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 5, 2023

California’s largest wildfire of the year threatens fragile desert ecosystem

The York fire has burned pinyon pines, junipers and the region’s famous Joshua trees, which are particularly vulnerable to wildfires

The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2023

Progress made against massive California-Nevada wildfire but flames may burn iconic Joshua trees

Firefighters aided by afternoon rain have made progress fighting a massive blaze that swept through the California desert into Nevada and could threaten the region’s famous spiky Joshua trees

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023

Erratic winds pose fresh threat to firefighters as rain helps with Mojave desert fire

A brief downpour helped crews on the ground, but experts warn they could face unstable wind conditions that could blow fire back at them

The Guardian - US · Aug 1, 2023

Wildfires In Canada Bring Smoky Skies To Great Lakes And Northeast

Wildfires in Canada bring smoky skies to Great Lakes and Northeast, but impacts expected to be short-lived.

Zenger · Aug 1, 2023

Firefighters contain a quarter of massive California-Nevada wildfire

Firefighters have managed to partially contain a massive wildfire after the blaze started in a California wildland preserve and spread into Nevada, its smoke blotting out the sun on the Las Vegas Strip while flames scorched tens of thousands of acres of desert scrub, juniper and Joshua tree woodland

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

Huge wildfire explodes in southern California and spreads into Nevada

York fire, with zero containment Sunday evening, one of two major blazes burning in California as region faces hot and dry weather

The Guardian - US · Jul 31, 2023