The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Mediterranean countries are a growing wildfire hotspot, with scientists warning that climate change is driving increasingly hot and dry summers

Natural disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, fuelled by the Los Angeles wildfires, reinsurer Swiss Re said Wednesday.

More than 800 structures are being threatened by a massive wildfire burning through Los Padres National Forest in central California

More than 700 active wildfires burning across Canada and about two-thirds are currently out-of-control

Firefighters in British Columbia, Canada, were called out to the brush fire and found a rather unusual cause

Extreme temperatures and strong winds are continuing to fuel the wildfires in the region

Two wildfires burning in the western United States are so hot that they’re spurring the formation of “fire clouds” that can create their own erratic weather systems

Thousands of firefighters across Spain and Portugal are battling an ongoing wave of wildfires, some of which have been burning for days, as temperatures are set to rise further across the Iberian Peninsula.

California's $21 billion wildfire insurance fund, created to protect ratepayers and keep investor-owned utilities solvent, could be on the verge of depletion if Southern California Edison, which is owned by Edison International (NYSE:EIX), is found liable for the devastating Eaton Fire in early 2025.