Weather tracker: Europe and China in midst of record-breaking heat
Temperatures over 40C recorded in Portugal and Spain, while China endures heatwave conditions in high 40s Temperature records for early June are being broken across...
Category : Wildfires
Thousands evacuated in three Canadian provinces as wildfires continue
Most evacuated residents are from Manitoba, which declared a state of emergency last week More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated as...
Recent Canadian wildfires are record-breaking – and will threaten US air quality for days
After historic seasons in last two years, blazes continue trend of warm, dry conditions intensified by climate crisis Enormous early-season wildfires have erupted across the...
Canada wildfires: thousands in Manitoba ordered to evacuate as state of emergency declared
There are more than 130 active wildfires across the country, half of which are considered out of control More than 17,000 people in Canada’s western...
Major Canada wildfire kills two and forces 1,000 people to evacuate homes
Manitoba experiences unusually hot conditions after authorities warned this fire season could be devastating A major wildfire burning in central Canada has killed two people...
Brazil fires consumed wilderness area larger than Italy in 2024 – report
New report says more than 30m hectares burned, 79% more than in 2023, after country saw worst drought on record After enduring its worst drought...
Brazilian president flies into Amazon amid alarm over droughts and wildfires
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says Amazonia suffering its worst drought in more than 40 years Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has flown into the...
Weather tracker: extreme heat hits Brazil, fuelling risk of wildfires
Some African countries, meanwhile, hit by unusual rainfall with flooding killing at least 170 people Unrelenting heat will continue across parts of Brazil this week...
Canada’s 2023 wildfires released more greenhouse gases than most countries
Had fires been ranked alongside countries they would have been world’s fourth-largest emitter, study finds Wildfires that swept Canada’s woodlands last year released more greenhouse...
Brazil minister declares ‘war’ with fire as smoke cloaks Brasília and São Paulo
Environment minister suggests criminal actions behind spike in wildfires closing schools and grounding flights Brazil’s environment minister has declared her country “at war” with fire...
