Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Homeland Security deploys fire sensors to fight wildfires before they happen

New sensors "smell" fires before they ignite, rather than relying on cameras

Axios

Commentary: Chicago’s haze from wildfire smoke underscores the need for better forest management

As Canadian wildfire smoke blanketed Chicago on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Windy City earned the unwelcome distinction of having the “worst air quality of any major city in the world,” according to federal Air Quality Index readings. Authorities issued warnings instructing residents to stay indoors if possible or don masks…

Chicago Tribune

Smoke from Canada wildfires reaches UK - as 100 million Americans warned over air quality

‘Unhealthy’ air quality was recorded in New York and Chicago on Thursday

Evening Standard

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Arizona city holds 10-year remembrance for 19 firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire

Friday marks 10 years since one of the deadliest wildland fires in the U.S. killed 19 members of an elite central Arizona firefighting crew

The Independent UK

In photos: Smoke from Canada's historic wildfires stretches across U.S. and into Europe

Detroit, D.C., New York City and Toronto are enduring some of the world's worst air quality tonight.

Axios

California is off to a slow fire season so far, but Newsom, fire leaders urge readiness as summer begins

With reservoirs full and snow still deep across the Sierra Nevada following one of the wettest winters in recent decades, California is off to a slow start this year to fire season.

Tribune News Service

Smoke from Canadian wildfires chokes US Midwest, reaches Europe (satellite photos)

Smoke from raging Canadian wildfires can be seen from space as it gathers over the U.S. Midwest and darkens skies in Europe over Spain, Portugal and the U.K.

Space

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Northumberland wildfire warning as weather heats up ahead of tourism high season

There were 15 wildfires in Northumberland last year

Chronicle Live

Canadian Wildfire Season Continues To Shatter Records As Smoke Reaches Europe

As wildfires continue to blaze out of control across the nation, Canada is now in the midst of its worst wildfire season on record

Zenger

‘It burns wild and free up there’: Canada fires force US crews to shift strategy

Different strategies in fighting wildfires have prompted new questions about best practices in the face of a global challenge

The Guardian - US

Smoke from Canadian wildfires hangs over US Midwest

Canadian wildfires will send worsening smoky air across the country and neighboring United States in coming days after recent heavy rains failed to fall in areas of Quebec where the fires are most active, officials said Wednesday

France 24

Rain has failed to quell Canadian wildfires, and more smoky haze is on the way, officials say

Canadian officials say a large amount of rain in Quebec in recent days didn’t fall in the areas where there wildfires are most active and they expect air quality to remain a concern through the summer, as long as the fires continue

The Independent UK

US cities under air quality alerts amid haze of Canada wildfires

Canada has experienced its worst-ever start to the wildfire season, affecting air quality across North America.

Al Jazeera

Canada wildfires darken skies in Midwest, Ohio Valley

It's unlikely this will be the last time heavily populated areas of the country see smoke-filled skies

Axios

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Radio France Internationale

Smoke from Canadian wildfires reaches France

The smoke from wildfires that have ravaged Canadian forests have reached France, creating what the weather channel described as a “milky hue” that was milder than the darkened skies that temporarily clouded the British Isles.

Daily Mirror

Canadian wildfires: When will toxic wildfire smoke lower air quality in New York City

New York Major Eric Adams has issued a warning Canadian wildfire smoke that covered the city this month is to return and will lead to "very unhealthy air" on Wednesday and Thursday

Irish Mirror

Scientists say smoke plume from Canadian wildfires has reached Ireland - and can cause red sunsets

Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service say the plume reached Europe's coast on June 26

The Independent UK

Rainfall likely won't be enough to extinguish Quebec wildfires causing US smoke, officials say

Canadian officials say rainfall likely won’t be enough to extinguish the wildfires ravaging northern Quebec, but the wet weather could give firefighters a chance to get ahead of the flames as the country surpassed the record for area burned by wildfires this week

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

Canadian wildfires: Maps show where toxic smoke has sparked air health alerts across the world

Health alerts are being issues across the US and even some parts of Europe as smoke and smog from over 400 wildfires in Canada tarnish the air quality in a variety of regions

Bristol Post

Fire warning as five mopeds torched in a month on the Northern Slopes

"Not much seems to be done either to tackle the gang doing this or even cleaning up the mess left behind"

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: The U.S. government's program to reduce wildfire risk to communities near federal land

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS:

Daily Mirror

Map shows Chicago's air quality 'worst in word' due to Canada wildfire smoke

A second wave of northerly winds has wildfire smoke billowing into the US from Canada once again — and this time, it's hitting Chicago the hardest

Irish Mirror

Smoke from Canadian wildfires to reach Ireland this week

Images seemed to show fiery-red smoke billowing over Dublin at the weekend but that was not due to the wildfires in Canada

Wales Online

Met Office forecast sees smoke from Canadian wildfires hitting weather in Wales

A change in wind direction means

Daily Record

Spain travel warning as popular tourist area braced for catastrophic wildfires

Large parts of the country are suffering severe drought as well as extreme temperatures, leading to dehydrated land and a risk of massive wildfires.

1 … 58 59 60 61

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Northumberland County Council

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.