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Turkish blaze approaches power plant as wildfires enter 10th day
Middle East
August 6, 2021
Turkish blaze approaches power plant as wildfires enter 10th day
MILAS, Turkey, Aug 6 (Reuters) – A forest fire was coming closer to a power station in southwest Turkey on…
Town burns to ashes in raging Northern California wildfire
World
August 6, 2021
Town burns to ashes in raging Northern California wildfire
GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Eva Gorman says the little California mountain town of Greenville was a place of community and…
Egypt extends its condolences to Turkey over wildfire fatalities
Egypt
August 1, 2021
Egypt extends its condolences to Turkey over wildfire fatalities
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Saturday expressed its condolences to Turkey over the victims of wildfires that have erupted across…
30 homes estimated to have been lost in Australian wildfire
World
February 2, 2021
30 homes estimated to have been lost in Australian wildfire
PERTH, Australia (AP) — An out-of-control wildfire burning northeast of the Australian west coast city of Perth has destroyed an…
September was the world’s hottest on record, EU climate change service says
World
October 7, 2020
September was the world’s hottest on record, EU climate change service says
LONDON (Reuters) – Last month was the world’s hottest September on record, with unusually high temperatures recorded off Siberia, in…
Winds intensifying as firefighters battle fire in California
World
October 2, 2020
Winds intensifying as firefighters battle fire in California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Winds grew stronger Thursday in California’s wine country, threatening to escalate a massive wildfire that has…
Teams make progress against latest major California blaze
World
November 3, 2019
Teams make progress against latest major California blaze
Firefighters in California made progress Saturday containing a sizable new blaze in the southern part of the state as they…
Evacuations as wildfire breaks out in Los Angeles
World
October 29, 2019
Evacuations as wildfire breaks out in Los Angeles
More than 1,000 firefighters battled a wind-driven blaze Monday that broke out near the renowned Getty Center in Los Angeles,…
State of emergency declared as California wildfires rage
World
October 28, 2019
State of emergency declared as California wildfires rage
California’s governor declared a statewide emergency on Sunday as a huge blaze, fanned by strong winds, forced mass evacuations and…
Powerful winds fan flames as ‘historic’ California blaze spreads
World
October 27, 2019
Powerful winds fan flames as ‘historic’ California blaze spreads
Powerful winds were fanning wildfires in northern California in “potentially historic fire” conditions, authorities said Sunday, as tens of thousands…