Wildfires: Prevention is the best defence, UN says
The wildfires burning across Europe and North America highlight the urgent need for action now – as climate change, land-use pressures and human activity make severe fires more likely in the future.
The wildfires burning across Europe and North America highlight the urgent need for action now – as climate change, land-use pressures and human activity make severe fires more likely in the future.
The amount of land burned by wildfires across Europe has increased by 57 per cent in four years, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe.
Record heatwaves are straining Western Europe’s infrastructure, businesses and budgets as wildfires and insurance costs rise.
George and Amal Clooney are among thousands of residents in southwest France still displaced by a massive wildfire, but crews are gaining control.
Fire crews in southwest France are battling a massive blaze four times the size of Paris
Temperatures in France are expected to rise to 95 degrees Fahrenheit this week, as firefighters battle the ongoing wildfire, which has affected parts of Spain.
A rare wildfire spreading across France's Bordeaux region and has spread to Western Madrid is fire cloud that can generate its own thunderstorms.
Hundreds of thousands remained evacuated as huge wildfires burned in France and Spain. A race against time saw firefighters trying to make progress before a forecast surge in temperatures.
A gigantic wildfire is ravaging France's Bordeaux region and spreading into Spain prompting the largest evacuation in France's history.