Wildfire

Why a 15-year-old Indonesian boy put on a Superman costume to fight wildfires

August 16, 2026 12:09 pm

The teenager's unusual choice of attire has drawn attention online, prompting a wave of reactions.

Europe wildfires force 300,000 to flee as France, Spain battle massive blazes

July 27, 2026 7:12 pm

Authorities in France have evacuated around 250,000 people from the south-western regions of Gironde and Landes, with another 55,000 ordered to leave late Saturday.

Forget drones: How Spain is turning to donkeys to fight wildfires

July 25, 2026 2:33 am

Rescued donkeys in Spain are helping prevent wildfires by grazing on flammable vegetation and creating natural firebreaks.

Wildfires in Canada have alarms ringing in US

July 17, 2026 11:12 am

The heaviest cluster is in northwestern Ontario, where smoke has blanketed Thunder Bay and Toronto, while thinner plumes have drifted over the Great Lakes and into New York, tinting sunrises and sunsets red.

Watch: Canada wildfire engulfs freight train, crew calls for rescue

July 15, 2026 1:21 pm

Authorities said three trains carrying flammable materials were halted near Ontario before being staged in the Allanwater Subdivision near Collins because of wildfire activity in the area.

Colorado-Utah Wildfire: 3 firefighters killed as Snyder fire spreads across 114 sq km

June 29, 2026 7:38 am

The US Interior Department confirmed the deaths, saying the crew members worked for the US Wildland Fire Service.

Google unveils new Earth AI models with geospatial reasoning to improve disaster-response

October 27, 2025 9:13 am

The new Gemini reasoning capability integrated in Google Earth can be used to spot dried-up rivers or harmful algae contaminating drinking water supply.

Wildfire smoke will kill thousands more by 2050, study finds

October 03, 2025 5:22 pm

Even under a more moderate climate scenario, in which humans curb greenhouse gas emissions to lessen future warming, the study found the death toll from wildfire smoke would remain similarly high, reaching some 67,000 annual deaths by 2050.

Wildfire burns through suburb of Greece's capital Athens as residents are told to evacuate

July 27, 2025 10:22 am

Residents of the town of Kryoneri, 20 kilometres northeast of Athens, reportedly received three SMS messages to evacuate to safe areas.

Massive wildfire destroys homes in Cyprus, 2 bodies found in burned-out car

July 24, 2025 2:30 pm

Photos posted on social media purported to show the victims' gutted vehicle on the shoulder of the main Monagri-Alassa road.

Hundreds of firefighters battle raging Greece wildfire

August 28, 2023 6:32 pm

20 people have lost their lives in the wildfire that has been raging uncontrollably for the last ten days

Thousands flee, several hurt as wildfire scorches California

September 03, 2022 1:33 pm

Amid soaring temperatures, wildfires rage in Europe

July 17, 2022 10:48 am

In one of many wildfires scorching Europe this week, French firefighters struggled to manage a massive inferno that ravaged across pine forests in the Bordeaux region for the fifth straight day as the country faces strong winds and hot, dry weather on Saturday.

Devastating wildfires rage in Greece, forcing mass evacuations

August 09, 2021 9:35 pm

Greece's island, Evia, has been battling a massive forest fire for the last seven days, since it started on August 3. The country has been facing its worst heat wave in three decades, with temperatures soaring to 45 degrees Celsius for days.

In Pics: Dozen homes gutted in Greece wildfire; over 100 Turkish blazes brought under control

August 01, 2021 7:08 pm

A heat wave across southern Europe, fed by hot air from Africa, has led to wildfires across the Mediterranean, including in Italy and Greece.

‘I didn’t know if I was gonna make it' | Wildfires Rage in California

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

A fire ravaged Northern California on Thursday, damaging homes and injuring residents. Another fire started northwest of Los Angeles the following day, forcing more residents to evacuate.