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With record heat and drought-stricken woods, Spain’s Catalonia faces perfect wildfire conditions

Take a prolonged drought amid record-high temperatures for Spain, toss in an increasingly dense forest unable to adapt to a fast-changing climate, and Asier Larrañaga has reason to be on guard

The Independent UK

Best smoke alarms: Top detectors reviewed for home safety

Plus, an expert reveals exactly why you need smoke alarms

Evening Standard

Investigators issue statement after Morley Hayes Golf Course fire

Nottingham Post

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Nature prescriptions: how reconnecting with the landscape healed a bushfire-ravaged community

Three years after the black summer fires, Snowy Valleys council launched a nature trail to help residents work through grief

The Guardian - AU

Huge fire at construction site spews cloud of smoke visible for miles around Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS — A massive fire in the southwest valley whose plume of smoke could be seen across Las Vegas was burning Tuesday afternoon.

Tribune News Service

Arson suspect in California's Oak fire faces potential life term in prison

LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors charged a onetime firefighter Tuesday with aggravated arson and other felonies that carry a potential life sentence for allegedly igniting the devastating Oak fire that destroyed 127 homes near Yosemite National Park.

Los Angeles Times

For some fire-loving insects, wildfires provide the best breeding grounds

With the summer solstice and first official day of summer on June 21, hot and dry conditions have already given rise to a very active fire season across Canada.

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Desperate firefighters appeal for help as wildfires rip through hundreds of acres of Welsh countryside

Two fire services have put out appeals as firefights battle flames ripping through mountainsides and forestry

Wales Online

Huge wildfire near Newcastle Airport almost out after five days of burning as public issued warning

The cause of this fire is not yet known but firefighters have warned the public of the dangers of disposable barbecues

Chronicle Live

Canada’s fires are getting fiercer – and rebuilding is becoming a challenge

As fires rage across the country, the experiences of those who lost everything in Lytton in 2021 raise larger questions about Canada’s ability to rebuild

The Guardian - US

Lumber mill operator sparked deadly Northern California fire, authorities say

The wildfire that tore through a Northern California town last year, killing two and destroying scores of homes, was caused by a lumber mill in the area, fire officials said.

Los Angeles Times

Major city centre fire as building engulfed in flames

Eight fire crews descended on the scene after it emerged the building was being used as a church

Wales Online

Firefighters tackle early hours huge blaze which tore through industrial estate and filled sky with smoke

The blaze broke out in Manchester at around 3.40am on Saturday, with residents being asked to keep their windows and doors closed.

Daily Record

Huge fire rages near MoD camp as crews tackle blaze over 12 hectares

The fire broke out at the British Army Training Camp in Longmoor with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service expecting the incident to "continue for some time"

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The Conversation

Canada wildfires: an area larger than the Netherlands has been burned so far this year -- here's what is causing them

Over the past few weeks, wildfires have ravaged large swathes of Canada. The fires have burned millions of hectares of land, displaced tens of thousands of people and disrupted the lives of millions.

Daily Record

Crews tackling huge 'grass fire' as smoke 'pours through' streets

Scottish Fire and Rescue Crews remain on the scene outside the village of Patna.

Daily Record

Forestry agency chiefs 'very angry' after overturned disposable barbecue sparks fire by Perthshire woodland

Much of the ground was singed near the Blackwoods of Rannoch, and was dealt with by council rangers and two civilians

Belfast Live

Glenariff gorse fire: NIFRS close down major incident

Firefighters dealt with 96 wildfires across NI in two days

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The Independent UK

Drought and rising heat bring unusual wildfire warnings in northern Europe

Summer is wildfire season in southern Europe, but this year the continent’s north is also at risk, with forest fire warnings in effect across the Nordic and Baltic countries

The Independent UK

Wildfires driven by climate change are on the rise - Spain must do more to prepare, say experts

A group of 60 fire experts and institutions in Spain say the country must do more to prepare for increasingly virulent wildfires stoked by climate change

The Independent UK

Firefighters tackle wildfires across South Wales as service is ‘inundated’

One fire on the Rhigos Mountain has spread to an area the size of almost 300 football fields.

The Guardian - US

US east coast cities warned to draft air quality plans similar to those in the west

Current standards do not take into account particulates given off by blazes such as seen lately in Canada that affected the east coast

Chronicle Live

Wildfire 'size of five football pitches' still burning at nature reserve near Newcastle Airport

The fire at Prestwick Carr Nature Reserve has been burning for more than 24 hours

Belfast Live

Glenariff gorse fire latest as Irish Air Corps and 80 firefighters continue to tackle 'extensive' blaze

It was declared a major incident on Wednesday night

Los Angeles Times

In burned-out groves of giant sequoias, crews plant seeds of hope. Will they survive?

SEQUOIA CREST, Calif. — The worker stabbed the loamy soil with a hoedad, dropped in a delicate sequoia seedling and tamped the dirt tight around it. As he moved on to the next spot, and then the next, the hillside of the Alder Creek Grove slowly filled with small clumps…

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