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, […]

Firefighters continue to make progress against two major wildfires as winds died down in the LA area. On Thursday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) informed that the fierce wildfires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 27 people and destroyed more than 12,300 structures in more than a […]

Over 1,300 firefighters are working to battle two wildfires as authorities have ordered evacuations in Sheridan County. On Wednesday, the United States Forest Service confirmed that two separate wildfires burning in the U.S. state of Wyoming scorched over 130,000 acres (526.1 square kilometers) combined. RELATED: Ecuadorian Authorities Succesfully Extinguished the Wave of Wildfires in Quito […]

The fire started in a rural area and quickly spread across different fronts, reaching the urban core of Quito. At least two firefighters have been injured, and more than one hundred families have been evacuated from their homes due to the fires that broke out on Tuesday afternoon in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Authorities […]

Most of the fires have been caused by deliberate burning of lands and improper disposal of highly polluting waste. In recent months, South America has been experiencing one of the worst droughts, creating conditions ripe for numerous wildfires across the region, especially in the Amazon, where at least 350,370 forest fires have been recorded. RELATED: […]