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Gifford Fire: More Than 30,000 Acres Burn at Los Padres Forest in California

3 août 2025 à 03:10
The Gifford fire, which has been fueled by dry conditions and warm weather, has spread to two counties, officials said.

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The Gifford fire had multiple ignition points along Highway 166, a spokesman for the Los Padres National Forest said.

A Fish Falls From the Sky and Sparks a Brush Fire in British Columbia

2 août 2025 à 11:42
Officials say a flying osprey dropped its catch, which then struck power lines, causing sparks that ignited dry grass.

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Firefighters in British Columbia say they believe a brush fire started after an osprey dropped a fish onto a set of power lines on Wednesday.
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Dozens of Wildfires Burn in Greece and Turkey as Temperatures Soar

27 juillet 2025 à 10:35
Firefighters are battling several blazes, with officials warning that extreme heat will pose a risk of more in the coming days.

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A wildfire on Kythira, a Greek island popular with tourists, on Saturday.

Sprawling Wildfires Kill 2 and Force Evacuations in Cyprus Amid Stifling Heat

24 juillet 2025 à 10:23
The fire had burned more than 24,000 acres in Cyprus, where officials had warned of fire danger as temperatures rose above 100 degrees.

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A fire-damaged house in the village of Souni, Cyprus, on Thursday.

For 1st Time, Fires Are Biggest Threat to Forests’ Climate-Fighting Superpower

24 juillet 2025 à 08:00
Forests play a major role pulling planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. As the world heats up, some forests are becoming emitters in their own right.

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A wildfire in an area of National Forest Brasília in Brazil last September.

Climate Change Is Making Fire Weather Worse for World’s Forests

21 juillet 2025 à 17:05
Forest fires are on the rise globally. An increase in severe fire weather is largely responsible.

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Fires at Tatkin Lake in British Columbia, Canada, in July 2023.

The Grand Canyon Fire Has North Rim Residents Wary of the Future

17 juillet 2025 à 10:06
Fire crews allowed a fire to burn through brush on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim. Then they lost control.

Tourists at Mather Point on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon watched smoke rise from the Dragon Bravo fire on the canyon’s North Rim.

The Cram Fire in Central Oregon Grows to More Than 60,000 Acres

16 juillet 2025 à 18:52
Gov. Tina Kotek of Oregon issued an emergency declaration on Wednesday as the Cram fire threatened about 430 structures, including nearly 300 homes.

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Canada Wildfire Smoke Triggers Air Quality Alerts in Toronto, Montreal and U.S.

15 juillet 2025 à 14:27
Smoke from wildfires in Manitoba, a Western province facing its worst fire season in 30 years, has created hazardous air quality conditions across Eastern Canada and the United States.

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Haze blanketed the skyline in Toronto on Monday, which is under an air quality alert as a result of wildfire smoke.

Republicans Blame Canada for Wildfire Smoke ‘Suffocating’ the U.S.

11 juillet 2025 à 14:22
Six members of Congress from Wisconsin and Minnesota have asked Canada to say how it plans to tackle the blazes and reduce the haze billowing south.

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A wildfire burning last month in Squamish, British Columbia.

Manitoba Declares Second Wildfire Emergency in a Near-Record Year

11 juillet 2025 à 07:56
The amount of land burned this year is on pace to be the most since 1994, as 100 blazes roared on Friday across the central Canadian province.

© Pool photo by Mike Deal

A view of a wildfire in northern Manitoba in June.
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