Tag: Wildfire
Brazil: Fires Destroy Over 10,000 Hectares in Less Than Three Days
On Sunday, authorities issued a red alert due to low humidity levels in Goiás, Mato Grosso, Pará, and Tocantins. Since last Thursday, Brazilian authorities have confirmed that wildfires have burned more than 10,000 hectares in the Chapada dos Veadeiros region and the Pouso Alto Environmental Protection Area in Goiás. RELATED: Wildfires Rage Across Western US […]
September 9, 2024
Wildfires Rage Across Western US Amid Intense Heat Wave
Climate scientists are particularly concerned about the formation of pyrocumulonimbus, or fire-generated storms. Fueled by excessive heat and drought on Sunday, several large wildfires raged across the western United States, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes and worrying climate experts about more fires in the coming days. RELATED: Bolivia Declares a National State […]
September 9, 2024
Raging Wildfire Forces Evacuation of Over 30,000 Residents in Greece
‘The situation remains dangerous as the fire is spreading between residences,’ fire brigade spokesperson Vathrakogiannis said. On Sunday, Greek authorities ordered the evacuation of more than 30,000 residents of Marathon town, northeastern Attica region, due to a fast-moving wildfire outside Athens fuelled by hot and windy weather. RELATED: Wild Fires Along All Greece Left Several […]
August 12, 2024
Evia Wildfires Rage as Greece Battles 54 Blazes in 24 Hours
To combat the flames, 189 firefighters, nine ground teams, and 56 vehicles have been deployed. In the past 24 hours, Greece has recorded 54 wildfires, with firefighting teams successfully containing 43 of them, according to Greek Fire Brigade on Monday. RELATED: Massive Wildfires Rage Across the US and Europe as Global Temperatures Hit Record Highs […]
July 30, 2024
Western US Battles Massive Wildfires Triggering Evacuations
As of Thursday, the National Interagency Fire Center reported 98 large fires being suppressed across the United States. On Thursday, fire crews in California and Oregon battled the largest active wildfires in their states this year as thousands of residents were under evacuation orders, while smoke from the blazes triggered health alerts across the United […]
July 26, 2024
Wildfires Rage Across Western United States
Millions of acres of forest lands across Oregon and Washington are continuing to see record-breaking dry timber conditions. As of Wednesday, wildfires continue raging across the western United States, prompting thousands to evacuate, together with the highways’ shutdown. RELATED: Scorching Heat Fuels Wildfires in the United States The Durkee Fire in Oregon State shut down […]
July 25, 2024
International Firefighting Team Dispatched to Assist Cyprus in Wildfire Battle
The firefighters were faced with large flare-ups due to strong winds and extremely high temperatures. On Wednesday, Andreas Kettis, the spokesperson of the Cypriot Fire Service, said that an international team has joined Cypriot firefighters to battle a stubborn fire that has been raging for 36 hours in the country, with Greece and Jordan both […]
June 13, 2024
Thousands Escape Raging Wildfire in Canada
Currently, thousands of people are out of their homes in Canada’s western province of British Columbia due to a raging wildfire. RELATED: Canadian Mining Company to Explore in the Ecuadorian Amazon The Parker Lake wildfire was first detected in Fort Nelson and the Fort Nelson First Nation in the province on Friday around 5:25 p.m. […]
May 13, 2024
Canada to Face Another Catastrophic Wildfire Season
On Wednesday, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault warned that Canada is likely to face another catastrophic wildfire season this year, after the staggering wildfire season of 2023. RELATED: Canadian MPs: Halt Arms Export to Israel, Ceasefire in Gaza Now “Extreme weather events are becoming far too familiar to Canadians as the impacts of climate change hit our […]
April 11, 2024
Wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon Put Yanomami Families at Risk
On Friday, the National Institute of Space Research (INPE) confirmed that 1,691 fires have occurred so far in February in the Roraima state, which is located in the northern region of the Brazilian Amazon. RELATED: Floods Caused by Intense Rains Leave Dead in Rio de Janeiro Compared to the same period last year, such figure […]