wildfires

A massive wildfire burning for days on the northern tip of Greece’s second largest island continued to devour forests on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, its thick smoke hanging in the streets of a nearby town as hundreds of firefighters battled to save what they could.

Thousands of people fled wildfires burning out of control in Greece and Turkey on Friday, August 6, 2021, as a protracted heat wave turned forests into tinderboxes and flames threatened populated areas, electricity installations and historic sites.

A wind-driven wildfire tore through a Northern California mountain town, leaving much of the downtown in ashes as crews braced for another explosive run of flames in the midst of dangerous weather.

California's largest wildfire exploded again after burning for nearly three weeks in remote mountains and officials warned on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, that hot, dry weather would increase the risk of new fires across much of the state.

Firefighters in Greece raced on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, to fully contain a wildfire on the outskirts of Athens that destroyed or seriously damaged dozens of homes overnight, forced thousands to flee, and threatened a former royal palace, as high temperatures fueled wildfires across the country.

Authorities in Greece closed the Acropolis and other ancient sites during afternoon hours starting on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, as a heat wave scorching the eastern Mediterranean worsened.

Firefighters have gotten more control over a wildfire in Hawaii that forced thousands of people to evacuate over the weekend and destroyed at least two homes on the Big Island, but officials warned strong winds Monday could raise the danger again.

The $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package unveiled by the Senate includes more than $150 billion to boost clean energy and promote “climate resilience” by making schools, ports and other structures better able to withstand extreme weather events such as storms and wildfires.

British Columbia is reporting a slight increase in the number of active wildfires but cooler temperatures and forecasts of rain could bring some relief.

President Joe Biden is sounding the alarm about the need for more resources to fight a series of wildfires in western states, as climate change has worsened the spread and ferocity of the blazes.

Western Canada must urgently address the threats posed by highly destructive wildfires or face deadly and costly consequences, says a group of forest and environmental experts from British Columbia and the United States. 

In the next few years, scientists will scrutinize the Sycan Marsh to see how the Bootleg Fire reacted to different types of forest management, which will help people understand how to tame wildfires.

Cooler weather on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, helped calm two gigantic wildfires in the U.S. West, but a tally of property losses mounted as authorities got better access to a tiny California community savaged by flames last weekend and to a remote area of southern Oregon where the nation's largest blaze is burning.

A combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western Canada to generate their own weather systems, experts say.