Fast-moving wildfires in California and Nevada left tens of thousands of people under mandatory evacuation orders, numerous structures threatened and air quality impacted Sunday, as a dangerous heat wave grips much of the Southwestern U.S. Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo declared an emergency Sunday in response to the Davis Fire, south of Reno, where evacuation orders […]
Buildings in the Canadian tourist town of Jasper have been burning after wildfires forced 25,000 people to evacuate the area on Tuesday, officials said.The blaze has spread through Jasper National Park, causing “significant loss” within the town, according to park officials on X, formerly Twitter.Hundreds of wildfires have sparked in the western provinces of Alberta […]
The death toll from the Maui wildfires reached 96 on Sunday as relatives of the missing frantically searched for signs their loved ones may still be alive, while survivors grappled with the scale of the disaster and sought solace at church services. Days after the inferno destroyed much of the historic resort town of Lahaina […]
The death toll from the catastrophic wildfires in Maui has soared to 36, and officials worry the devastation could intensify as the infernos torch more of the ravaged island. The loss of life marked a staggering increase from earlier reports of six people killed. While survivors recall harrowing escapes by car or boat, many residents […]
Fires continue to run wild in countries across Europe, where a heatwave has intensified drought conditions. Though temperatures have cooled in France and the UK, firefighters are still tackling blazes in Greece, Spain and Italy. The fires in France’s badly-hit south-west have started to be brought under control. And as the heatwave moves north-east, low […]
Two major out-of-control wildfires in Southern California have spurred mass evacuations and left two firefighters critically injured as the region faces more dangerous fire weather conditions Tuesday. The Silverado Fire in Irvine started early Monday morning before growing to some 11,200 acres with 5% containment. “This is a tough fire,” Orange County Fire Authority Chief […]
