Smoke from Canadian wildfires has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached southwestern Europe. An image from NASA’s Terra satellite taken Monday morning shows the plume drifting over northern Portugal and Spain. Beyond the scope of the image, the agency said it also
Spain is set to experience wildfires beyond human’s “extinction capacity” as Asier Larranaga hills continues be sunbaked and dehydrated across the Pyrenees, according to a fire analyst. The north-eastern Spanish region – along with areas across the Mediterranean – is preparing for
Wildfires in Canada have caused a “code red” situation as far away as New York as smoke billows down the east coast over the major city. The smoke emitted from wildfires that are plaguing the provinces of Quebec and Nova Scotia has
More than 300 firefighters from the United States and South Africa are heading to Canada in the coming days to help the country battle an unprecedented wildfire season. Federal officials said Thursday that at least 100 U.S. firefighters will be arriving in
Wildfires have engulfed large areas in Russia’s Ural mountains and in Siberia this week, with authorities promising to swiftly contain them. A total of over 130,000 acres of forests in the Sverdlovsk region in the Urals were on fire as of Monday
Fire crews battled wildfires threatening communities in western Canada on Sunday as cooler temperatures and a bit of rain brought some relief, but officials warned the reprieve came only in some areas. Officials in Alberta said there were 108 active fires in
More than 24,000 people have been evacuated from their homes as wildfires sweep across Western Canada. Danielle Smith, Premier of the province of Alberta, told reporters that there were 103 active wildfires in the province burning around 122,000 hectares (300,000 acres) yesterday
As Californians look forward to the summer to enjoy the sunny weather and blue waters, they are now accustomed to something else lurking in the background: the threat of wildfires. Out-of-control wildfires don’t just ravage forests and destroy homes — they also
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In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain. Not this early in the year. The forest fire that that broke out last