Most of them are in Santa Cruz, a department that houses many of the country’s main economic activities. On Wednesday, Deputy Minister of Civil Defense Juan Calvimontes confirmed that Bolivian authorities have recorded 4,160 wildfire hotspots so far, which places this Andena country in a “critical moment.”. RELATED: Türkiye Battles Wildfires Amid Challenging Weather Conditions […]

Fueled by strong winds and high temperatures, raging wildfires in the northwest prompted the evacuation of villages. On Sunday evening, the Presidential Communications Directorate confirmed that 84 wildfires broke out simultaneously across the country on July 26. RELATED: Record 2025 Flash Floods Signal Rising Climate Risk in U.S. “Efforts at all fire sites have brought […]

The most concerning blaze erupted early Saturday afternoon near Kryoneri, a village at the foothills of Mt. Parnitha. On Saturday, Greece requested assistance from the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism to combat multiple wildfires raging across the country, according to local broadcaster Mega Channel. RELATED: Undocumented Migrants From Africa To Be Expelled From Greece The […]

Interior Minister Dacic said 197 wildfires were recorded on Sunday alone. On Monday, the Serbian Interior Ministry confirmed that more than 200 fires have been reported in the past 24 hours, with one person dead and at least 14 injured. RELATED: Greece Battles Wildfires Amid Escalating Heatwave Risk States of emergency have been declared in […]

Approximately 7,000 hectares have burned across this European country this year. On Sunday, firefighters were battling more than 50 wildfires across Greece, as authorities warned of heightened danger due to an intensifying heatwave and strong winds. RELATED: Greece Announces Naval Deployment Off Libyan Coast to Deter Migrant Boats The most severe blaze erupted in a […]

Fires have swept through parts of Izmir, Bilecik, Hatay, Sakarya, and Manisa provinces. On Monday, Türkiye evacuated more than 50,000 people from regions affected by forest fires across the country, with the western province of Izmir accounting for the majority of evacuations. RELATED: Türkiye to Host 2nd Round of Russia-Ukraine Negotiations in June Fires have […]

The city of Flin Flon, as well as the First Nations of Pimicikimak and Mathias Colomb, have issued mandatory evacuation orders. On Wednesday, Manitoba, one of Canada’s three Prairie Provinces, declared a state of emergency due to extreme wildfire conditions and threats. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said that the declaration was based on the recommendation […]

Authorities in North Carolina and South Carolina have ordered evacuations and declared a state of emergency, respectively, due to wildfires that began this week and have already ravaged several hectares. RELATED: Wildfires Devastate Argentine Patagonia: Greenpeace Blames Crisis on Lack of Prevention The North Carolina Department of Public Safety ordered the evacuation of parts of […]

During an international press conference held on February 17, Mapuche representatives exposed repressive tactics reminiscent of practices from past dictatorships, such as planting evidence to incriminate community members in the fires. Related: Mapuche Communities and Argentine Organizations Denounce Persecution and Criminalization in Chubut During the month of February, Argentine Patagonia has been the scene of […]

Authorities face an estimated cost of hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars, with recovery expected to take years. The devastating wildfires that began sweeping through Southern California on Jan. 7 have left the region’s education system reeling, with over a dozen schools severely damaged or destroyed. As school officials begin the daunting task of rebuilding, […]