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The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Canada wildfire season already second worst on record as experts warn of ‘new reality’

More than 470 Canadian fires classified as ‘out of control’ as scientists say climate change exacerbating the burning

The Guardian - US

Wildfire breaks out as latest heatwave hits capital

A wildfire has broken out in northeast London as the capital grapples with its fourth heatwave of the summer.

Evening Standard

Child Dies In Italy As European Heatwave Sets Records And Sparks Wildfires

A young boy died of heatstroke in Italy while wildfires threatened a UNESCO site in Spain and French cites saw record temperatures, as a heatwave baked Europe on Monday.

International Business Times

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Wildfires blaze through parts of Europe as heatwave hits

Fires threaten a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Spain as temperatures hit new records.

Al Jazeera

Two girls arrested after historic hotel destroyed in suspected arson attack

Police say no one was hurt in the blaze at the disused Raven Hotel, which was given listed status in the 1950s.

Evening Standard

Southern Europe swelters under deadly heatwave as temperatures pass 40C

Four-year-old boy dies of heatstroke in Italy as scientists warn of ‘molotov cocktail’ of climatic conditions

The Guardian - UK

'New normal': Climate campaigners sound alarm over Arthur's Seat blaze

CLIMATE campaigners have warned that wildfires – like a blaze which tore through gorse on Arthur’s Seat at the weekend – will become the…

The National (Scotland)

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Wildfires close Mount Vesuvius trails while fierce blazes continue in France

French officials says heatwave in southern Europe complicates efforts to contain biggest wildfire since 1949

The Guardian - UK

'Challenging day' for firefighters battling huge blaze in France

Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France but local officials warned on Sunday that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the blaze, as parts of the Mediterranean region face a heatwave.

Radio France Internationale

'Challenging Day' For Firefighters Battling Huge Blaze In France

International Business Times

The Colorado Lee fire has scorched over 88,000 acres. The blaze is so big, it’s creating its own weather system

High winds and dry conditions are fueling the flames of the Lee fire, which is now the sixth-largest in Colorado’s history

The Independent UK

Bears, ice and mud challenge Aussie firies in Canada

Trudging through freezing mud and dodging grizzlies were all in a day's work for an Australian firefighter deployed to battle wildfires in remote Canada.

AAP

Firefighters battle blaze near Athens for second day

Hundreds of firefighters battled a deadly wildfire near Athens for a second day Saturday, with strong winds raising fears it could spread.

Radio France Internationale

At least one killed as firefighters battle Greece blaze for second day

A wildfire on the outskirts of Athens was contained but not out on Saturday, the fire brigade says.

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Is that wildfire smoke plume hazardous? New satellite tech can map smoke plumes in 3D for better air quality alerts at neighborhood scale

For most of the past decade, forecasters have been able to use satellites to track these smoke plumes, but the view was only two-dimensional

The Guardian - US

Rapidly spreading brush fire prompts evacuations for thousands in California

Canyon fire in Ventura county, north of Los Angeles, is 25% contained but still growing, officials say

Space

Satellites watch France's largest wildfire in 75 years burn an area larger than Paris

Satellite images revealed the scope of destruction in the south of France where an area larger than the country's capital Paris has been turned into ashes by a massive wildfire.

International Business Times

French Firefighters Optimistic After Controlling Vast Wildfire

French authorities said Friday that they were counting on better weather conditions to help put out the country's biggest wildfire in at least half a century after firefighters finally managed to bring it under control.

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Radio France Internationale

French wildfire 'under control', but wine region faces long road to recovery

The largest wildfire France has seen in nearly 80 years – ripping through forests, villages and vineyards in the southern Aude department – has been contained, but officials warn it will keep burning for days. Among the hardest-hit areas is the Corbières wine region, where flames destroyed vineyards already weakened…

The Independent UK

Mapped: France’s largest wildfire in 75 years could ‘reignite at any time’

The inferno devastated an area of southern France the size of Paris after erupting on Tuesday afternoon

The Independent UK

Temperatures threaten to reignite blaze after France’s largest wildfire in decades

Firefighters in France have contained the country's largest wildfire in decades

The Independent UK

Thousands forced to evacuate in Southern California as fast-moving fire spreads

The Canyon Fire north of Los Angeles grew to over 1,050 acres in less than three hours

Radio France Internationale

Biggest French wildfire since 1949 a 'catastrophe on an unprecedented scale'

French firefighters continue to battle the spread of a wildfire in the south of the country that has left one person dead and burnt 17,000 hectares since Tuesday. It's the country's biggest blaze since 1949, according to the Minister for Ecological Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher.

The Independent UK

Tourists evacuated as France continues to battle biggest wildfire since 1949

The fire has already swept through an area one and a half times the size of Paris

The Independent UK

France's largest wildfire in decades leaves a trail of devastation

France is battling its largest wildfire in decades, which has already burned more than 60 square miles in the south and killed one person

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