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Wildfires

extreme heat

Crete wildfire forces 5,000 to evacuate as extreme heat claims more lives across Europe

21 hrs ago

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extreme heat

Spain hits new June temperature record amid 'unprecedented' heatwave across southern Europe

Updated 30 Jun

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Red Alert

Smoke from Canada's wildfires is affecting how the sun looks over Ireland

17 hrs ago

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Wildfires

Israel asks other countries for help as it battles wildfires near Jerusalem

1 May

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Kerry

Killarney National Park issues fire warning as photo of young deer underscores devastation

10 Apr

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Fires

National Parks manager says there was a ‘sinister element’ to Co Mayo fires

Firefighters are continuing to battle blazes across the Mourne Mountains, while Kerry Fire Service fought a major gorse fire in Tahilla.

8 Apr

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Wildfires

Firefighters continue to battle large overnight gorse blaze in Donegal

7 Apr

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South Korea

At least 26 dead and thousands evacuated as South Korea's largest ever wildfires 'spread rapidly'

27 Mar

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Castaic Lake

New California wildfire engulfs 5,000 acres in just two hours as evacuations ordered

Updated 22 Jan

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LA wildfires

Wildfires rage in Los Angeles as rising winds hinder firefighting efforts

20 Jan

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Irish Citizens

Tánaiste expresses 'deep condolences' to California residents devastated by wildfires

14 Jan

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LA wildfires

LA wildfires delay Oscar nominations for a second time but awards show will go on

14 Jan

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LA wildfires

Los Angeles hoped a break in 'Devil winds' could help fight the fires - but the winds are back

14 Jan

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California

LA fires expand even further as curfew is enforced amid looting fears

A sunset-to-sunrise curfew took effect in evacuated areas.

Updated 11 Jan

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Los Angeles

Ten dead in LA wildfires as Joe Biden says the devastation reminds him of a 'war scene'

Fire crews are working through the night to tackle at least five separate wildfires across the city, as a shortage of water is felt by firefighters.

Updated 10 Jan

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FactCheck

Debunked: The Hollywood sign still stands, despite AI-generated images of it burning

10 Jan

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Explainer

Why are the LA fires spreading so quickly?

9 Jan

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California

In Pictures: Thousands of homes and buildings destroyed by brutal LA fires

9 Jan

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Wildfire

Several injured and thousands urged to flee homes as winds sweep wildfire through Los Angeles hillside

30,000 residents are currently under evacuation orders as California wildfires have exploded from 10 acres to more than 3,000 acres.

Updated 8 Jan

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Wildfire

Thousands of people urged to flee out-of-control wildfire in California

7 Nov 2024

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Athens

EU to send hundreds of firefighters to Greece to battle growing wildfires

Updated 13 Aug 2024

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Jasper

'Out of control' wildfire devastates town in Canadian Rockies' largest national park

26 Jul 2024

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Oroville

Thousands of people ordered to evacuate as wildfires rage in northern California

4 Jul 2024

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hydra

Crew members of luxury yacht charged over fireworks that caused wildfire on Greek island

23 Jun 2024

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extreme heat

'Unbearable': Heatwaves and wildfires continue to claim lives across southern Europe

21 Jun 2024

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Carlow

Wildfires 'ran riot' across more than 500 acres of the Blackstairs Mountains yesterday

24 Apr 2024

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Hawaii

Hundreds of people remain missing after Maui wildfires

2 Sep 2023

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Wildfires

Greek Wildfires: Experts blame poor government planning for devastation

2 Sep 2023

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Wildfires

Greece reinforces firefighters as massive wildfire shows no sign of abating

28 Aug 2023

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FactCheck

Lasers, ‘magic trees’ and Simpsons predictions: False claims about Maui wildfires spread online

25 Aug 2023

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Greece

Greek police arrest 140 on suspicion of arson as firefighters struggle to contain blazes

23 Aug 2023

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maui

At least 1,100 people missing and 115 dead after Hawaii fires

23 Aug 2023

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Greece

Athens district evacuated as Greek fire death toll hits 20

Updated 22 Aug 2023

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Blaze

Tens of thousands ordered to evacuate as Canadian firefighters continue to battle wildfires

Updated 21 Aug 2023

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Greece

Man dies in wildfire raging north of Athens, as firefighters battle fresh blazes across Greece

21 Aug 2023

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Canary Islands

Cooler weather overnight helps effort to battle Tenerife wildfire

20 Aug 2023

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British Columbia

'Rapidly evolving' wildfires in western Canada force tens of thousands to flee

20 Aug 2023

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Canary Islands

Thousands more evacuated as Tenerife wildfire rages

19 Aug 2023

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yellowknife

Residents in Canada's far north speed up evacuations as fire bears down on remote city

18 Aug 2023

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Canary Islands

Firefighters in Tenerife battle through the night to halt worst wildfire in decades

18 Aug 2023

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