Officials say crews battling still-burning wildfires in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley are getting an assist from rain and from the state government, which has deployed new …
One of the largest wildfires in Louisiana history continues to burn through land and threaten rural communities, which are used to flooding and hurricanes this …
More than 600 firefighters, including reinforcements from several European countries, backed by a fleet of water-dropping planes and helicopters are battling three persistent major wildfires …
Images show Hawaiian Electric Co wires left open to elements as company’s own documents call its wooden power poles ‘obsolete’ In the first moments of …
‘There is no magical defence mechanism,’ says Greek prime minister as fires burn in northern Africa and southern Europe Wildfires were burning in at least …
Sicilian airport shuts temporarily as extreme heatwave forces hundreds to flee homes ‘It’s brutal’: Europeans tell of sleepless nights and dizzy spells in heatwave Wildfires …
Latest news: thousands of locals and holidaymakers affected by fires as heatwave continues Greece: wildfires break out on Corfu and Evia as 19,000 flee Rhodes …
Boats ready to pick up evacuees on Corfu as heatwave continues and firefighters tackle blazes on Rhodes that sparked Greece’s largest wildfire evacuation Firefighters in …
New evacuations have been ordered as wildfires raged near the Greek Capital after a second heat wave hit the Mediterranean country from the west following …
Twenty-three of Italy’s 27 main cities expected to be under red alerts as searing temperatures continue; wildfires north and west of Athens force residents to …
Flying boats dispatched as state of emergency called in Loutraki, with firefighters battling fast-moving blaze Tell us: have you been affected by wildfires in Greece? …
The European Union is sending Greece additional support to cope with wildfires burning on multiple fronts around Athens, with more heat wave temperatures on the …
Wildfires outside Athens forced thousands to flee seaside resorts, closed highways and gutted vacation homes Monday, with high winds pushing flames through hillside scrub and …
A jury verdict that found power company PacifiCorp liable for devastating wildfires in Oregon in 2020 is highlighting the legal and financial risks utilities face …
Quebec minister described ‘unprecedented’ situation amid warnings that country must be prepared in future • Wildfires latest news – live Wildfire crews in Canada continue …
US aviation authority says flights affected by low visibility due to smoke from hundreds of fires in Canada’s worst-ever start to wildfire season Tell us: …
With weather systems expected to hardly budge, the smoky blanket billowing across the U.S. and Canada from wildfires in Quebec and Nova Scotia should persist …
The premier of Canada’s French-speaking province of Quebec says he is looking internationally for support as it struggles to battle more than 160 forest fires …
‘There are properties that are unharmed close to properties that are destroyed. It’s terrible to see. These are people’s homes,’ Halifax’s deputy fire chief David …
Canadian officials say scattered rains and even smoke cover have cooled air temperatures and helped efforts to fight wildfires in Alberta over the weekend
A trial has begun in connection with a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic Labor Day 2020 wildfires in Oregon
Former executives and directors of Pacific Gas & Electric have agreed to pay $117 million to settle a lawsuit over devastating 2017 and 2018 California …
Wildlife in crisis: As The Independent shines a spotlight on the challenges facing the UK, we speak to conservationists assessing the toll the heatwave has …
Deadly Fairview fire in southern California expands in two directions while Mosquito fire in Sierra Nevada forces evacuations Firefighters in California struggled on Thursday to …
Experts say drought and extreme high temperatures likely to make it a record year for destruction by fires Across Europe, an area equivalent to one-fifth …
Firefighters from Romania, Poland, Austria, Greece and Italy fight blazes in show of ‘European solidarity’ Hundreds of firefighters from across the EU have been rushed …
The House has approved wide-ranging legislation aimed at helping communities in the West cope with increasingly severe wildfires and drought — fueled by climate change …
Services need to recognise risk after last week’s ‘unprecedented’ blazes, say experts Fire chiefs have warned cities in the UK need to prepare for wildfires …