wildfires
Wildfires, heat and giant hail as Italy grapples with extreme weather
World
July 26, 2023
Wildfires, heat and giant hail as Italy grapples with extreme weather
CNN — Italy is facing multiple kinds of extreme weather at once, with southern parts of the country scorched by…
Egypt offers condolences to Algeria over victims of wildfires
Egypt
July 25, 2023
Egypt offers condolences to Algeria over victims of wildfires
Egypt has offered its sincere condolences to Algeria over the victims of wildfires that left scores dead and injured. According…
Egypt’s army aids in extinguishing wildfires in Greece
Egypt
July 24, 2023
Egypt’s army aids in extinguishing wildfires in Greece
The General Command of the Egyptian Armed Forces issued orders to dispatch three Chinook helicopters equipped with all equipment to…
Canadian wildfire smoke reaches Europe as Canada reports its worst fire season on record
Environment
June 28, 2023
Canadian wildfire smoke reaches Europe as Canada reports its worst fire season on record
CNN — Canada has officially marked its worst wildfire season on record, with smoke from the blazes crossing the Atlantic…
Air quality over the US and Canada is slowly getting better. But the threat of more wildfires sending smoke across the border looms
Environment
June 12, 2023
Air quality over the US and Canada is slowly getting better. But the threat of more wildfires sending smoke across the border looms
CNN — Major US cities trapped under a thick, orange blanket of smog this week will soon get a reprieve,…
Smoke from Canada’s wildfires has reached as far as Norway
World
June 9, 2023
Smoke from Canada’s wildfires has reached as far as Norway
CNN — The smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada, which has already blanketed parts of the US and…
New York City’s air pollution among the world’s worst as Canada wildfire smoke shrouds Northeast
World
June 7, 2023
New York City’s air pollution among the world’s worst as Canada wildfire smoke shrouds Northeast
CNN — New York City topped the list of the world’s worst air pollution for parts of Tuesday as harmful…
Smoke from Canadian fires is pouring into the US and could linger for days
World
May 19, 2023
Smoke from Canadian fires is pouring into the US and could linger for days
CNN — Smoke from wildfires in Canada is moving into parts of the central US and could linger in the…
Wildfires in Alberta off to an exponentially fast start compared to recent years
World
May 13, 2023
Wildfires in Alberta off to an exponentially fast start compared to recent years
Devastating wildfires in Alberta have burned more than 150 times more area than in the last five years combined at…
The climate crisis is driving heat waves and wildfires. Here’s how
World
July 24, 2022
The climate crisis is driving heat waves and wildfires. Here’s how
Brutal heat waves are gripping both Europe and the United States this week and are forecast to dump searing temperatures…