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Canada sends in army to battle Alberta wildfires
May 11, 2023 (AFP)
"The Canadian Forces are going to provide firefighting support and airlift resources, assist with the evacuation of isolated communities, and help keep people s...
Spire and OroraTech to demo wildfire detection from space for Canadian Space Agency
May 10, 2023 (SPX)
To make this project a reality, Spire will partner with OroraTech, the global industry leader in space-based thermal intelligence. The two companies have previo...
Wildfires abate slowly in western Canada
May 10, 2023 (AFP)
In total, 76 forest and brush fires remained active in the province compared to 110 a few days ago, authorities said. Twenty-three are still considered uncontro...
'Perfect storm' of heat, dryness fuel western Canada's extreme wildfires
May 10, 2023 (AFP)
The extent of the fires and their appearance so early in the year illustrate the impacts of climate change, scientists say. "We've already had 390,000 hectares ...
Western Canada seeks urgent help to fight wildfires
May 09, 2023 (AFP)
Some 30,000 people were ordered to leave their homes over the past three days, as nearly 100 fires flared across the province -- including 27 out of control. Fe...
At least one killed in Russian forest fires
May 08, 2023 (AFP)
A 49-year-old man died while trying to put out a fire near the village of Krasny Yar in the Tyumen region in western Siberia, the regional administration said. ...
Western Canada wildfires force more evacuations
May 08, 2023 (AFP)
Around 30,000 people have been told to leave their homes in Alberta, where more than two dozen fires have not yet been brought under control. Calling the situat...
25,000 flee out-of-control wildfires in western Canada
May 07, 2023 (AFP)
Thousands more have been told to be prepared to leave on a moment's notice, as the number of fires -- fanned by strong winds -- jumped to 110. One-third of the ...
Beijing hospital fire death toll rises to 29
Apr 19, 2023 (AFP)
The blaze, which broke out on Tuesday afternoon at the Changfeng Hospital in China's capital, killed mostly patients, and left scores of other people injured. D...
Dry spell leads to wildfires across SKorea;Weather helps control fires across Spain
Apr 03, 2023 (AFP)
A fire broke out Sunday morning on Mount Inwang, a popular outdoor destination in Seoul's Jongno district, and spread rapidly due to strong winds, the city gove...
Spain wildfires 'under control' as weather conditions improve
Apr 01, 2023 (AFP)
In the Asturias region, where the blaze has ravaged 11,000 hectares (27,181 acres), 71 fires were still underway on Saturday, compared to over 90 the previous d...
Thai firefighters battle forest blaze
Mar 31, 2023 (AFP)
The fire has affected at least 800,000 square metres (200 acres) of forest across three hills in Nakhon Nayok province, to the northeast of the Thai capital, wi...
Strong winds drive early Spain wildfire
Mar 27, 2023 (AFP)
The blaze has ravaged around 4,300 hectares (10,500 acres) of mainly forest since Thursday and forced some 1,800 people from their homes. Over 500 firefighters ...
Spain mulls options as wildfires gain in size, intensity
Mar 27, 2023 (AFP)
"We are moving from the era of big forest fires to mega forest fires in Spain," says this wildfire expert from Valladolid University, warning that such vast bla...
Early wildfire in Spain rages out of control
Mar 25, 2023 (AFP)
In an update on Twitter, the regional emergency services said the fire in Villanueva de Viver, some 90 kilometres (55 miles) north of Valencia, was a "highly-co...
Global fire carbon emissions contribute to increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations
Mar 21, 2023 (SPX)
A research team led by Dr. SHI Yusheng from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) quantified the impact of...
Argentina forests burn amid heat wave, drought
Mar 14, 2023 (AFP)
Three fires continued to threaten while two others were burning but under control, according to the emergency command center of Corrientes. No injuries have bee...
Massive fire engulfs Hong Kong high-rise construction site
Mar 03, 2023 (AFP)
An AFP journalist at the scene saw blackened concrete walls and the tattered remains of bamboo-and-tarpaulin scaffolding around the building on Friday morning, ...
Chile declares curfew in fire-ravaged regions
Feb 09, 2023 (AFP)
The midnight-to-5.00 am curfew will come into effect on Friday in 28 municipalities in the hard-hit regions of Biobio, Nuble and La Araucania, said Biobio milit...
Chile battles raging wildfires
Feb 08, 2023 (SPX)
Approximately 270,000 hectares of land have been consumed by the fires in Chile, resulting in over 20 deaths and more than 1000 injuries. The government has dec...
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