Drought turns Amazonian capital into climate dystopia
Forest fires leave Manaus with second worst air quality in the world, while low river levels cut off communities A withering drought has turned the...
Category : Wildfires
Canada wildfires: British Columbia in state of emergency as 19,000 flee Yellowknife fire
Premier says days ahead will be ‘extremely challenging’, as firefighters in neighbouring Northwest Territories fight to save city The premier of the Canadian province of...
Canada fire crews battle to stop wildfire from engulfing city of Yellowknife
Firefighters work around clock to spread retardant and dig fire breaks as thousands evacuate capital of Northwest Territories Fire crews are working around the clock...
‘The trauma is ongoing’: Canadian First Nation flees wildfire for second time in two years
Lytton First Nation in British Columbia ordered to evacuate on Friday as out-of-control wildfire just 328 yards from reserve land Members of a First Nation...
Algeria wildfires kill dozens of people including 10 soldiers
About 7,500 firefighters trying to bring blazes under control and 1,500 people evacuated as heatwave spreads Ten soldiers are among 25 people to have been...
Canada: crash kills pilot of helicopter fighting wildfires
Forestry workers unable to resuscitate unnamed pilot, 41, after helicopter went down near Haig Lake in north-western Alberta A helicopter pilot has been killed in...
Trudeau pays tribute to firefighter, 19, killed battling Canada wildfires
Devyn Gale killed while tackling British Columbia blaze as wildfires continue to rage across country with little reprieve Canada faces ‘long, tough summer’ of wildfires...
Canada’s wildfire carbon emissions hit record high in first six months of 2023
This year’s wildfire season is already worst on record as nearly 600m tonnes of carbon dioxide has been released since early May Wildfires raging across...
Quebec fires weakened by rain as blazes in western Canada force many to flee
More than 14,000 remain under evacuation as nearly 450 fires burned across the country on Sunday, with 220 out of control Overdue rains and cooler...
Exhausted crews battle Canadian wildfires as experts issue climate warning
Global heating and human changes to the landscape have invited more destructive fires, making fire season worse Weeks of unprecedented wildfires in Canada have burned...
