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Fight fire with fire: Controlled burns stem California blazes
With firefighters having rushed to quell blazes as soon as they could, forests have been transformed into fuel-stuffed tinderboxes –…
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WILDFIRES IN CANADA | More than 380 wildfires burning in B.C.
B.C. officials warn a change in the weather could lead to more wildfires sparking, as 380 active blazes burn across…
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Canada’s wildfires take devastating toll on wildlife
“We don’t have a precise idea of the number of animals that died, but it’s hundreds of thousands,” says Annie…
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Early detection a key part of Indonesia’s fire management efforts in face of greater wildfire threat
However, fires still occur in APP’s concession areas which span more than 2 million hectares across five provinces. About 28,000…
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Risk of hazy conditions across Southeast Asia, as Indonesia battles wildfires amid prolonged dry season
EL NINO INCREASES RISK OF VEGETATION FIRE “What we need at this point in time would be a combination of…
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Climate change boosts risk of extreme wildfires 25%: Study
PARIS: Climate change has sharply boosted the risk of fast-spreading wildfires, according to a Californian study published on Wednesday (Aug…
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Rescuers in Greece find 18 burned bodies as wildfires spread
A satellite image broadcast on state television showed that smoke from the Evros fires had drifted across the country to…
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Biden tells Hawaii fire survivors: ‘We’re with you’
LAHAINA: President Joe Biden told survivors of a horrific blaze in Hawaii the government would not abandon them as he toured…
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Western Canada wildfires force tens of thousands to flee
KELOWNA: Officials in western Canada’s British Columbia implored tens of thousands of residents to heed warnings and evacuate on Saturday (Aug…
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Tens of thousands evacuated as wildfire burns out of control on Spain’s Tenerife
TENERIFE, Canary Islands: Thousands more people were evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday (Aug…
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