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Firefighters battle blaze near Athens for second day

Hundreds of firefighters battled a deadly wildfire near Athens for a second day Saturday, with strong winds raising fears it could spread.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 9, 2025

At least one killed as firefighters battle Greece blaze for second day

A wildfire on the outskirts of Athens was contained but not out on Saturday, the fire brigade says.

Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2025

Is that wildfire smoke plume hazardous? New satellite tech can map smoke plumes in 3D for better air quality alerts at neighborhood scale

For most of the past decade, forecasters have been able to use satellites to track these smoke plumes, but the view was only two-dimensional

Space · Aug 9, 2025

Mapped: France’s largest wildfire in 75 years could ‘reignite at any time’

The inferno devastated an area of southern France the size of Paris after erupting on Tuesday afternoon

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025

Temperatures threaten to reignite blaze after France’s largest wildfire in decades

Firefighters in France have contained the country's largest wildfire in decades

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025

Thousands forced to evacuate in Southern California as fast-moving fire spreads

The Canyon Fire north of Los Angeles grew to over 1,050 acres in less than three hours

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025

Biggest French wildfire since 1949 a 'catastrophe on an unprecedented scale'

French firefighters continue to battle the spread of a wildfire in the south of the country that has left one person dead and burnt 17,000 hectares since Tuesday. It's the country's biggest blaze since 1949, according to the Minister for Ecological Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 7, 2025

Tourists evacuated as France continues to battle biggest wildfire since 1949

The fire has already swept through an area one and a half times the size of Paris

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025

France's largest wildfire in decades leaves a trail of devastation

France is battling its largest wildfire in decades, which has already burned more than 60 square miles in the south and killed one person

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025

Massive central California wildfire keeps growing and becomes state's largest blaze of the year

Rising temperatures pose new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive wildfire in central California that has injured four people as it has become the biggest blaze in the state so far this year

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025