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Canada wildfires last year released more carbon than several countries
Wildfires that swept Canada's woodlands last year released more greenhouse gases than some of the largest emitting countries, a study...
Aug 29, 20242 min read


Brazil sugar producers report impact from fires in Sao Paulo state
SAO PAULO - Two of the largest sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil late on Monday disclosed initial estimates of damages from fires...
Aug 27, 20242 min read


Wildfires rage in sugar cane fields in Brazil's southeast
SAO PAULO - Wildfires blazed through sugarcane fields in northern Sao Paulo state on Saturday, sending up clouds of smoke that covered...
Aug 25, 20242 min read


Wildfires affecting 30 cities in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, leave 2 dead
SAO PAULO - Brazil's Sao Paulo state said that wildfire outbreaks were affecting or closing in on 30 of its cities on Friday evening,...
Aug 25, 20241 min read


Greece tackles last of wildfire near Athens, assesses damage
ATHENS - Firefighters battled on Wednesday to extinguish the remnants of a wildfire near Athens that killed a woman, torched buildings,...
Aug 15, 20243 min read


Panic and destruction in Greece as wildfire and city meet
ATHENS - Vangelis Ilias was returning from holiday on Monday when friends called to tell him the unthinkable. A wildfire in forests north...
Aug 14, 20242 min read


Greek wildfire eases near Athens after one death
ATHENS - Greece's worst wildfire of the year eased on the outskirts of the capital Athens on Tuesday thanks to weaker winds, pausing...
Aug 13, 20242 min read


People flee wildfire near Athens as it spreads 'like lightning'
VARNAVAS, Greece/ATHENS - Residents fled their homes on Sunday as a fast-moving wildfire outside Athens fuelled by hot, windy weather...
Aug 12, 20242 min read


Large fire breaks out in Rome near public TV station and court of justice
ROME - A large fire broke out in Rome on Wednesday on a hill near the Italian capital's court of justice and a public TV broadcasting...
Aug 1, 20241 min read


Huge wildfire burns down part of western Canadian town; rain in forecast
A raging wildfire has burned down part of the western Canadian tourist town of Jasper and firefighters were working on Thursday to save...
Jul 25, 20242 min read


Fourth of July scorcher set for a quarter of the United States
A huge swath of the United States will experience dangerously high temperatures on Wednesday - just ahead of the long Fourth of July...
Jul 4, 20242 min read


Wildfire fanned by strong winds rages uncontrolled on Greece's Serifos island
ATHENS - A wildfire fanned by gale-force winds raged uncontrolled on the Greek island of Serifos on Sunday, prompting authorities to...
Jul 2, 20242 min read
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