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France, Spain eye respite from wildfires as other blazes break out in Europe

A massive wildfire that has devastated southwestern France was no longer advancing on Thursday, local authorities said, raising hopes the crisis was easing. In Spain, most of the tens of thousands of people evacuated from areas west of Madrid were cleared to return home after the state of emergency was…

France 24

Fresh wildfires rage in east London after firefighters' busiest day of the year

Firefighters battle more large grass fires in Havering as capital gripped by drought

Evening Standard

Suffolk wildfire continues to grow as Burnham pledges support for firefighters

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said the area affected has grown to 150 hectares, the equivalent of approximately 210 football pitches.

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France, Spain eye wildfire reprieve as other blazes start up in Europe

LèGE-CAP-FERRET (FRANCE) - France and Spain on Thursday glimpsed a reprieve from some of the worst wildfires seen in living memory, which have sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing in recent days -- among them Hollywood star George Clooney and his wife Amal.

Bangkok Post

Europe Heatwaves Could Turn Into a 'Big Economic Challenge' as Wildfires Spread, Analysts Warn— Insurers Brace for Impact

France, Spain and Greece battled major wildfires as extreme heat, dry conditions and strong winds fueled blazes across Europe.

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Burnham pledges support for crews tackling ‘very serious’ Suffolk wildfire

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service declared a major incident after being called to reports of a blaze at Dunwich Heath, near Leiston.

Evening Standard

Holiday park evacuated during Suffolk wildfire, as power station monitors blaze

As of Thursday afternoon, the fire covered about 100 hectares and 18 fire engines were at the scene, Suffolk County Council said.

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Europe burns: a visual guide to the wildfires

Ferocious flames continue to rage in parts of France and Spain, with no sign of abating. We chart the destruction in graphics and pictures

The Guardian - UK

Race to extinguish blazes across Europe as fire weather breaks records

Figures show hot, dry, windy conditions in EU are 43% more severe than the average over last 20 years

The Guardian - UK

Nuclear power station 'on alert' in England over nearby wildfire

A nuclear power station in England is 'on alert' due to a nearby wildfire, according to reports

The National (Scotland)

Europe is burning – and if Trump’s war on the climate is not met with sanctions, things will only get worse

The White House seems committed to ecocide. The EU should harness the power of the single market to force it to change course, says Guardian Europe writer Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK

France’s wildfires are now creating their own thunderstorms, unleashing lightning, violent winds, and raining burning embers that can ignite new blazes

In a troubling development, France's largest wildfires have started to create their own thunderstorms. These formidable pyrocumulonimbus clouds unleash lightning and fierce winds, accelerating the spread of flames. Experts associate this alarming trend with Europe's rising temperatures and persistent heatwaves. Firefighters face extraordinary challenges in managing these fire-induced storms, marking…

The Times of India

Drought, heatwaves, wildfires, deaths: The toll of UK’s extreme summer

Climate change is making extremes such as heat and drought more intense and more likely.

The Independent UK

More than half of America’s 100,117 historic places face wildfire exposure, and 3,446 are in severe danger as the West’s landmarks enter fire’s crosshairs

More than half of America's historic places face wildfire exposure. Many treasured landmarks are increasingly vulnerable as fires grow more destructive. Wildfire planning has traditionally focused on homes, not cultural heritage sites. Protecting these places requires understanding fire risk and resource loss. Preventative measures can safeguard irreplaceable heritage before it…

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Rain dampens major fire in France

LEGE-CAP-FERRET, France - Firefighters in France on Thursday were hopeful a massive forest fire was no longer spreading, as Spain said there were “almost no flames” left after a similar blaze near Madrid.

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds evacuated after ‘apocalyptic’ wildfire near Suffolk nuclear power station

Major incident declared, with Sizewell B power station monitoring blaze and RSPB nature reserve badly hit

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EU crisis chief calls for prevention funding as wildfire crisis rages on

As firefighters continue to battle major blazes in France, the European Union's crisis management chief is calling for more investment in prevention, forest management and emergency response.

France 24

Wildfire in eastern England rages as France and Spain win some respite

Firefighters in Suffolk were battling a spreading wildfire on Thursday after the blaze broke out a day earlier, while crews in Crete and Turkey continued efforts to contain major fires. Meanwhile in France, a wildfire that erupted a week ago near Biscarrosse in the southwestern Landes department was "under control",…

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Three firefighters killed as deadly wildfires rage across southern Europe

Greece's fire department said the firefighters lost their lives while tackling separate fires on the island of Crete and in the country's southern mainland. The deaths came as soaring temperatures and strong winds made firefighting operations increasingly difficult. The wildfires now stretch across a vast area from the Atlantic coast…

The Independent UK

Wildfire near Area 51 continues to grow with 0% contained

‘This is a restricted area, closed to the public, always, regardless of fire activity,’ the Bureau of Land Management said

The Independent UK

Student rescues young cousins from home as smoke closed in from toxic wildfires sweeping France

Residents describe fleeing homes in the middle of the night as thousands of evacuees crowd into makeshift halls across Bordeaux

Bangkok Post

Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert

ALDEA DEL FRESNO (SPAIN) - Thousands who fled huge wildfires in Spain returned home on Wednesday while in France firefighters braced for worsening conditions in their own battle with raging flames.

The Guardian - UK

‘The breath just went out of us’: people return to their homes after wildfires near Madrid

Residents struggle to take in the devastation five days after El Morro was evacuated as fires burned across countryside west of Spanish capital

The National (Scotland)

Fire crews making ‘significant progress’ tackling Cairngorms blaze

FIRE crews are starting to make “significant progress” in tackling a wildfire in the Cairngorms that broke out two weeks ago, a senior officer…

Evening Standard

Fire crews making ‘significant progress’ tackling Cairngorms blaze – chief

A number of homes in the region have been evacuated and vast swathes of trees, heather and grasslands have been left charred and blackened.

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