First hurricanes, now wildfire: Louisiana parish takes on a new climate disaster The Tiger Island fire took residents by surprise, but they improvised bulldozers into fire engines and got to work The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2023
Unclear how many in Lahaina lost lives as Hawaii authorities near the end of their search for dead Crews in Hawaii have all but finished searching for victims of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, and it is unclear how many people perished The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
‘Stupid and dangerous’: Meta’s news ban fuels anger amid Canada wildfires Experts say impasse over contentious Canadian law should make media outlets rethink reliance on social media platforms. Al Jazeera · Aug 29, 2023
Greece blaze burning for 11 days is ‘largest wildfire ever recorded in EU’ The blaze has been blamed for 20 of the 21 wildfire-related deaths in Greece last week Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2023
Greece wildfire largest ever recorded in the EU and showing no sign of slowing down Officials said wind could cause the flames to spread even further The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023
Massive wildfire in northeastern Greece persists for 11th day despite European firefighting efforts A massive wildfire is burning unabated in northeastern Greece for the 11th day despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and a fleet of water-dropping aircraft The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023
Hawaii power utility takes responsibility for first fire on Maui, but faults county firefighters Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze contained and leaving the scene, only to have a second wildfire break out nearby and become the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023
Today’s bushfires are off-the-scale bad. The only safe option is to leave before they start In the early 2000s, our safety plan was to stay and defend. But catastrophic fires since have drastically changed the thinking The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2023
To stop wildfires, residents in some Greek suburbs put their own money toward early warning drones Residents in leafy suburb of the Greek capital have united this summer to prevent the nightmare of towering, deadly wildfires from reaching their homes The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023
Greece reinforces firefighting forces to tackle massive blaze in the country's northeast Greek authorities have reinforced firefighting forces in the northeastern part of the country where a massive deadly wildfire was burning for a 10th day with no signs of abating The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023
Some wildfire evacuations end in British Columbia, but fire threatens community farther north The wildfire situation has showed some improvement in British Columbia, with more people being allowed to return to their homes over the weekend, but blazes continue to threaten communities in Canada’s Northwest Territories The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023
Lahaina wants closure. Authorities plead for patience Search and recovery teams say the work to identify human remains in Lahaina is grueling and complicated by the fact that the fire burned so hot, even just making a positive ID is difficult. WEKU · Aug 25, 2023
Louisiana residents told to ‘get out now’ in face of sweeping wildfire Nearly 1,000 people in Merryville, in Beauregard parish close to Texas border, ordered to evacuate as Tiger Island fire burns nearby The Guardian - US · Aug 25, 2023
Q&A: Maui wildfires ‘an acceleration of injustices’ long felt on island Al Jazeera speaks to Kaniela Ing, director of Green New Deal Network, about devastating Hawaii blazes and what’s next. Al Jazeera · Aug 25, 2023
Space · Aug 25, 2023 Satellite imagery captures wildfires breaking across Greece (photo) The Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites are monitoring changes in the fire to aid civil protection and humanitarian response.
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023 Minister calls out ‘arsonist scum’ as 79 arrested over Greece wildfires ‘You will not get away with it, we will find you, you will be held accountable,’ climate minister vows
The Guardian - US · Aug 25, 2023 Hawaii officials release list of 388 people missing after Maui wildfires Fema teams with cadaver dogs scour rubble of the town as 46 victims so far identified of death toll of 115
WEKU · Aug 25, 2023 Maui officials release 388 names of people unaccounted for in Maui fire The names were released after Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said the FBI was working to "un-duplicate" people who were reported missing.
Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2023 Deaths in Greece wildfires highlight the plight of asylum seekers Firefighters find 18 burned bodies in Dadia Forest, suspected to be asylum seekers, as wildfires ravage northern Greece.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2023 Firefighters in Greece tackle more than 200 wildfires in 48 hours Temperature records broken in France and red alerts issued in Italy as late summer heatwave continues in southern Europe
Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2023 Mapping the scale of Canada’s record wildfires Canada is battling more than 1,000 active fires, and nearly two-thirds of them are out of control.
Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2023 Rare ‘fire tornado’ caught on camera as Canada wildfires rage Firefighters in British Columbia are tackling ferocious blazes caused by an unusual conjunction of atmospheric events
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023 European firefighters and planes join battle against wildfires that have left 20 dead in Greece Water-dropping planes from several European countries have joined hundreds of firefighters battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes are also burning in Spain’s Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border
The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2023 Afternoon Update: experts warn of bushfire risk; Woodside activists restrained; and a Fyre festival reboot Australians are being urged to prepare for the most significant fire season since the black summer bushfires
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023 In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged barricades survived As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a dash for safety