Greek authorities sent 100 extra firefighters Thursday to the country’s northeast where a massive blaze in its 13th day flared up again, prompting authorities to put residents on standby for a possible evacuation for the second night in a row. The fire…
Sixty survivors of the Maui wildfires have been rescued from a single home that had been cut off since wildfires swept through the Hawaiian island, officials say. The large group had sheltered in an isolated residence in western Maui that…
Wildfires raging across Algeria during a blistering heatwave have killed more than 30 people and forced mass evacuations, the government said on Monday. As temperatures hit 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in parts of the North African country, it recorded…
The worst wildfire season in Canada‘s history shows no sign of abating as the number of blazes increased yet again this week. There were 883 active fires across provinces and territories on Thursday with two-thirds burning out of control, according to…
Thai authorities on Thursday ordered urgent action to stop the spread of a fire that overnight engulfed forests on two mountains in a province northeast of the capital Bangkok. Firefighting vehicles had been deployed to extinguish the blaze, which broke out Wednesday…
After a wildfire raging in Los Angeles County swelled to more than 5,200 acres in less than 48 hours, a top fire official warned the explosive growth should be a "wake-up call" to residents. The Route Fire began Wednesday around…
The Brazilian Amazon recorded its worst month of August for forest fires since 2010, with an 18 per cent rise from a year ago, according to official data released Thursday. The Brazilian INPE space agency said its satellites had recorded 33,116 fires…
Thousands of emergency responders are battling to contain fast-spreading wildfires in China's southwestern city of Chongqing amid a weeks-long, record heat wave in the region. The fires, which have been visible at night from parts of the downtown area, have…
Major wildfires in Europe are starting earlier in the year, becoming more frequent, doing more damage and getting harder to stop. And, scientists say, they’re probably going to get worse as climate change intensifies unless countermeasures are taken. A mass…
Thousands of people have been evacuated to safety in France’s Atlantic coastal parts as forest fires spread after burning more than 1,200 hectares (nearly 3,000 acres) of area. Five campsites near Teste-de-Buch, south of the city of Bordeaux, were evacuated…