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Wildfires have wreaked havoc this summer – these plants were prepared

Summer 2023 has seen wildfire crews tirelessly battle forest fires worldwide. The Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the Moroccan coast, have faced their worst fires in 40 years, but amid the devastation lies a remarkable tale of resilience.

The Conversation

The US is spending billions to reduce forest fire risks – we mapped the hot spots where treatment offers the biggest payoff for people and climate

The U.S. government is investing over US$7 billion in the coming years to try to manage the nation’s escalating wildfire crisis. That includes a commitment to treat at least 60 million acres in the next 10 years by expanding forest-thinning efforts and controlled burns.

The Conversation

Things to know about aid, lawsuits and tourism nearly a month after fire leveled a Hawaii community

It's been nearly a month since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 115 people in Hawaii

The Independent UK

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A massive wildfire in northeastern Greece is gradually abating, with over 700 firefighters deployed

Greek firefighters say a massive wildfire that decimated vast tracts of forest in northeastern Greece over 17 days is gradually abating, although hundreds of firefighters are still tackling pockets that continue to burn

The Independent UK

California escaped deadly wildfires this summer. The danger isn’t over yet

An unusually wet winter tamped down conditions so far in 2023, but experts say the state can’t afford to rely on luck

The Guardian - US

Greece: Firefighters rescue 25 migrants trapped in forest as massive wildfire approached

Greek firefighters have rescued a group of 25 migrants trapped in a forest in northeastern Greece as flames from a massive wildfire burning for two weeks approached

The Independent UK

A visual guide to Greece’s deadly wildfires

Greece has been stricken by hundreds of wildfires this summer, including a blaze in the north-east that started on 19 August

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Fires that destroyed two London pubs just streets apart treated as ‘suspicious’ by police

There were no reports of any injuries but the London Fire Brigade are advising people to avoid the area

The Independent UK

Schools in Dunbar urged to keep pupils inside as fire continues

Residents living near Dunbar Landfill Site are being urged to continue to keep windows and doors closed and follow health and safety advice as a…

The National (Scotland)

Greece further reinforces firefighting forces in massive wildfire in northeast burning for 13th day

Greek authorities have further reinforced firefighting forces in the country’s northeast, where a massive blaze in its thirteenth day has flared up once more, triggering authorities to issue alerts to residents in the area to be on standby for possible evacuation

The Independent UK

Australia headed for hot and dry spring after unseasonably warm winter

Most of the country likely to experience ‘unusually warm days’ but Bureau of Meteorology has yet to declare an El Niño

The Guardian - AU

California prison on generator power after wildfires knock out electricity and fill cells with smoke

A Northern California prison was on generator power for a second week and inmates were issued masks to cope with unhealthy air after wildfires knocked out electricity and choked the remote region with smoke

The Independent UK

Hawaii crews near end of search for fire victims but death toll remains unclear

At least 115 people confirmed dead and more than 100 missing, as officials move into new phase of removing hazardous waste

The Guardian - US

First hurricanes, now wildfire: Louisiana parish takes on a new climate disaster

The Tiger Island fire took residents by surprise, but they improvised bulldozers into fire engines and got to work

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The Independent UK

Unclear how many in Lahaina lost lives as Hawaii authorities near the end of their search for dead

Crews in Hawaii have all but finished searching for victims of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, and it is unclear how many people perished

Al Jazeera

‘Stupid and dangerous’: Meta’s news ban fuels anger amid Canada wildfires

Experts say impasse over contentious Canadian law should make media outlets rethink reliance on social media platforms.

Evening Standard

Greece blaze burning for 11 days is ‘largest wildfire ever recorded in EU’

The blaze has been blamed for 20 of the 21 wildfire-related deaths in Greece last week

The Independent UK

Greece wildfire largest ever recorded in the EU and showing no sign of slowing down

Officials said wind could cause the flames to spread even further

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The Independent UK

Massive wildfire in northeastern Greece persists for 11th day despite European firefighting efforts

A massive wildfire is burning unabated in northeastern Greece for the 11th day despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and a fleet of water-dropping aircraft

The Independent UK

Hawaii power utility takes responsibility for first fire on Maui, but faults county firefighters

Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze contained and leaving the scene, only to have a second wildfire break out nearby and become the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century

The Guardian - AU

Today’s bushfires are off-the-scale bad. The only safe option is to leave before they start

In the early 2000s, our safety plan was to stay and defend. But catastrophic fires since have drastically changed the thinking

The Independent UK

To stop wildfires, residents in some Greek suburbs put their own money toward early warning drones

Residents in leafy suburb of the Greek capital have united this summer to prevent the nightmare of towering, deadly wildfires from reaching their homes

The Independent UK

Greece reinforces firefighting forces to tackle massive blaze in the country's northeast

Greek authorities have reinforced firefighting forces in the northeastern part of the country where a massive deadly wildfire was burning for a 10th day with no signs of abating

The Independent UK

Some wildfire evacuations end in British Columbia, but fire threatens community farther north

The wildfire situation has showed some improvement in British Columbia, with more people being allowed to return to their homes over the weekend, but blazes continue to threaten communities in Canada’s Northwest Territories

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Lahaina wants closure. Authorities plead for patience

Search and recovery teams say the work to identify human remains in Lahaina is grueling and complicated by the fact that the fire burned so hot, even just making a positive ID is difficult.

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