As flames approached, Kimberly Price fled her beloved California hometown of Greenville. An hour later, most of it was goneAfter weeks of fire, smoke and warnings, Kimberly Price and her beloved town had run out of time.With wind driving the Dixie fire…
Thousands flee Greek island as wildfires raze forest and homes
Firefighters tackle blazes on two fronts on Evia as heatwave-driven devastation across southern Europe continuesThousands of people have fled wildfires that are destroying vast swathes of pine forest and razing homes on Greece’s second-largest island, …
Dixie fire: cool weather slows raging California blaze as attention shifts to PG&E role
Wildfire’s cause is under investigation but utility company has admitted its equipment may have been linked to the devastationAs relatively cool temperatures and higher humidity slowed the Dixie fire raging across northern California on Saturday, atten…
HelpTurkey hashtag under investigation for ‘spreading fear’ about wildfires
Stung by claims of a bungled response to devastating fires, president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says criticism is orchestrated by foreign powersProsecutors in Turkey have launched an investigation into a social media hastag critical of the government’s alle…
UK sends firefighters to Greece to help the battle against wildfires
At least 400 wildfires are raging across the country, which have killed one and injured 20 so farBritish firefighters are to be sent to Greece this weekend to lend their support in the battle against wildfires that have spiralled out of control over th…
‘Apocalyptic’ scenes hit Greece as Athens besieged by fire
The city is surrounded by flames. On the ground, there are tales of heroism – and fear for the futureLittle had prepared any of us on the Athens-bound flight for the sight of the great fire-induced clouds that swept either side of the plane as it made …
Second western Canada town destroyed by ‘exceedingly aggressive’ wildfire
Residents of Monte Lake, British Columbia, told to evacuateVillage of Lytton devastated by wildfire last monthA second community in western Canada has been destroyed by wildfire as authorities in the region scramble to contain the destructive toll of c…
‘My heart is crushed’: US’s largest wildfire levels beloved California town
Greenville, a community of about 1,000 in the Sierra Nevada mountains, reduced to ashes by California’s third largest fire ever recorded The US’s largest wildfire raged through a beloved Gold Rush-era California mountain town this week, reducing much o…
Wildfires burn out of control in Greece and Turkey as thousands flee
Protracted heatwave continues as flames threaten populated areas, electricity installations and historic sitesThousands of people have fled wildfires that are burning out of control in Greece and Turkey, including a large blaze just north of Athens tha…
Last month was worst July for wildfires on record, say scientists
Burning of land released 343 megatonnes of carbon, with wildfire season yet to peak in many areasLast month was the world’s worst July for wildfires since at least 2003 when satellite records began, scientists have said, as swaths of North America, Sib…