Forest fires
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Asia
Nearly 60% drop in fire hotspots this year compared to 2023: Indonesian official
JAKARTA: Indonesia has seen a marked decrease in the number of forest and land fires this year compared to 2023,…
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Spain
Wildfires in Tenerife: A paradise up in flames
Wildfires across the world are devastating huge areas. Often humans are the culprits with campfires, cigarettes and even arson attacks.…
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Travel
Tenerife wildfires burn ‘out of control’ as villages evacuated
By Ruth Wright with AFP, AP Published on 16/08/2023 – 21:26•Updated 17/08/2023 – 10:34 The fires are in the mountainous area surrounding…
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Spain
Wildfires rage on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife
By Euronews with AFP, AP Published on 16/08/2023 – 21:26 Firefighting planes are to be deployed to bring the fires under control…
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Spain
Wildfires at 40 degrees in the Mediterranean
Wildfires spread during the hottest days of the year in Spain, Italy and Greece. Thousands have been evacuated and some…
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United States
‘I can taste the air’: Smoke from Canada fires is engulfing New York
Smoke from Canada wildfires has prompted New York City to cancel broadway shows and flights. Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured…
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Spain
Watch Spanish firefighters try to minimise summer wildfires
We followed the firefighters as they tried to prevent catastrophic blazes. Spanish firefighter brigades from Madrid are busy carrying out…
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Spain
Spanish firefighter braced for wildfire season
Spanish firefighters carry out preventative measures ahead of the summer’s wildfire season as a drought and high temperatures already recorded…
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Spain
2022 was Europe’s second warmest year ever and heat is here to stay
A new Europe-wide report on climate change confirms the region experienced extreme weather in every season in 2022. Hetwaves causing…
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