Photos: Portugal battles wildfires amid drought
2 years, 5 months ago

Photos: Portugal battles wildfires amid drought

Al Jazeera  

More than 3,000 firefighters and 30 aircraft have been battling wildfires in Portugal that authorities say have injured 29 people, including 12 firefighters and 17 civilians. The European Union on Sunday activated its firefighting air fleet assistance programme that allows member nations to share resources to help Portugal. Spain, which has also endured wildfires recently, quickly responded by mobilising two firefighting planes to send to its neighbour, according to the EU crisis commissioner, Janez Lenarcic. The country has adopted restrictions barring public access to forests deemed to be at special risk, banned the use of farm machinery and outlawed fireworks.

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Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control
3 months ago

Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control

Associated Press  

LISBON, Portugal — More than 100 wildfires stretched thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal on Wednesday, with seven deaths since the worst spate of fires in recent years spread out of control over the weekend. Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro declared a state of calamity for the hardest-hit areas late Tuesday, invoking powers to mobilize more firefighters …

Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control
3 months ago

Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 100 wildfires stretched …

Three firefighters die as Portugal battles dozens of wildfires
3 months, 1 week ago

Three firefighters die as Portugal battles dozens of wildfires

Al Jazeera  

The death toll in the latest wave of fires increases to seven as Portugal seeks help from the European Union. Three Portuguese firefighters have died in one of dozens of forest blazes ravaging the country, bringing the death toll from the recently erupted wildfires to seven people since Saturday, authorities said. ANEPC civil protection authority commander Andre Fernandes told reporters …

Wildfires in Portugal blamed for at least six deaths as Europe sends aircraft to help
3 months, 1 week ago

Wildfires in Portugal blamed for at least six deaths as Europe sends aircraft to help

LA Times  

Five thousand firefighters struggled Tuesday to contain multiple wildfires raging across northern Portugal that are blamed for causing at least six deaths including four firefighters and forcing an unknown number of residents to flee their homes. World & Nation 62 killed in Portugal forest fires, many dying in their cars as flames sweep road Raging forest fires in central Portugal …

Portugal battles deadly wildfires
3 months, 1 week ago

Portugal battles deadly wildfires

Al Jazeera  

Portugal has received pledges of support from European partners as it battles forest fires that have killed two people, authorities said. The string of blazes that broke out over the weekend in the northern Aveiro region has injured 12 firefighters, including two seriously, and forced about 70 residents to flee, according to the country’s civil protection authority. A 28-year-old Brazilian …

Gale-force winds are fanning dozens of wildfires across Greece, leaving 2 dead, 2 injured
1 year, 4 months ago

Gale-force winds are fanning dozens of wildfires across Greece, leaving 2 dead, 2 injured

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Gale-force winds fanned the flames of wildfires across Greece, including more than four dozen new blazes that broke out Monday amid hot, dry and windy weather that has sucked moisture from vegetation. In Spain’s Canary Islands off the coast of West Africa, a nearly week-old fire blamed on arson continued out of control in what has been …

Temperatures soar in Iberia as wildfires force the evacuation of 1,400 in Portugal
1 year, 4 months ago

Temperatures soar in Iberia as wildfires force the evacuation of 1,400 in Portugal

Associated Press  

LISBON, Portugal — More than 1,000 firefighters are battling a series of wildfires in Portugal as it and neighboring Spain experience several days of extreme summer heat, with temperatures in many areas rising above 40 degrees Celsius. On Monday, the city of Santarem, about 80 kilometers northeast of the capital, Lisbon, set the year’s highest temperature at 46.4 C. Temperatures …

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain
1 year, 8 months ago

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain. “We are dealing with weather conditions appropriate for the summer and have a fire that is behaving like a summertime fire.” The Mediterranean region is warming faster than the …

Wildfires raging in Europe: What, where and why?
2 years, 5 months ago

Wildfires raging in Europe: What, where and why?

Al Jazeera  

As emergency services battle wildfires across Europe, we take a look at the event and the probable causes. On Thursday, the European Forest Fire Information System said 19 countries were in “extreme danger” from the wildfires, while Spain, Portugal and France were at “very extreme danger”. France : Since July 12, firefighters in the southwest Gironde department have been battling …

Watch | What’s causing wildfires across the Mediterranean region?
2 years, 5 months ago

Watch | What’s causing wildfires across the Mediterranean region?

The Hindu  

The Mediterranean region witnessed huge wildfires last week as extreme heat gripped Europe and North Africa. On July 15, firefighters and the military struggled to contain three wildfires in the North African country of Morocco. Over 12,000 people have been evacuated as fires scorched pine forests in France’s Bordeaux region In Spain, more than 20 fires have blazed out of …

‘Very extreme danger of wildfires in UK’ as temperatures set to top 40C
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Very extreme danger of wildfires in UK’ as temperatures set to top 40C

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy There is “very extreme danger” of wildfire in parts of the UK as the country …

U.K. has warmest-ever night, braces for record-smashing heat
2 years, 5 months ago

U.K. has warmest-ever night, braces for record-smashing heat

The Hindu  

Millions of people in Britain woke from the country's warmest-ever night on July 19 and braced for a day when temperatures are forecast to hit 40° Celsius, as a heat wave scorching Europe wallops a country more used to mild weather and rain. The U.K.'s Met Office weather agency said provisional figures showed the temperature remained above 25° C overnight …

Wildfires in France, Spain, Portugal - Europe braces for worst heatwave | In photos
2 years, 5 months ago

Wildfires in France, Spain, Portugal - Europe braces for worst heatwave | In photos

Hindustan Times  

Wildfires in France, Spain, Portugal - Europe braces for worst heatwave | In photos Almost all of Europe is on alert over an impending heatwave as temperatures touch record levels and forestlands turn into a pool of fire. Hectares of forest land have been burning since last week, putting thousands of lives at risk.. 1 / 8 View Photos in …

Europe broils in heat wave that fuels fires in France, Spain
2 years, 5 months ago

Europe broils in heat wave that fuels fires in France, Spain

Associated Press  

LA TESTE-DE-BUCH, France — A heat wave broiling Europe spilled northward Monday to Britain and fueled ferocious wildfires in Spain and France, which evacuated thousands of people and scrambled water-bombing planes and firefighters to battle flames in tinder-dry forests. Two people were killed in the blazes in Spain that its prime minister linked to global warming, saying, “Climate change kills.” …

Wildfires rage in Spain; France and UK brace for record temperatures as Europe battles intense heatwave
2 years, 5 months ago

Wildfires rage in Spain; France and UK brace for record temperatures as Europe battles intense heatwave

India Today  

Temperatures in some parts of southern Europe began to ease over the weekend but thousands of firefighters across the region still battled to contain hundreds of wildfires and authorities said the risk of further blazes remained extremely high. Spain faced the eighth and last day of a more than week-long heatwave on Monday, which caused more than 510 heat-related deaths, …

Forest fires rage in scorching southwest Europe
2 years, 5 months ago

Forest fires rage in scorching southwest Europe

The Hindu  

Firefighters struggled to contain wildfires sweeping across southwest Europe on Sunday as a heatwave showed no sign of abating, with Britain poised to set new temperature records this coming week. Blazes raging in France, Greece, Portugal and Spain have destroyed thousands of hectares of land, forced scores from their homes and killed several emergency personnel since last week. Authorities in …

Photos: Wildfires rage as parts of Europe battle record heatwave
2 years, 5 months ago

Photos: Wildfires rage as parts of Europe battle record heatwave

Al Jazeera  

A summer heatwave that has triggered devastating forest fires across Southwest Europe shows no signs of abating, as parts of the continent gear for new temperature records early next week. Firefighters in France, Portugal, Spain and Greece are battling forest blazes that have ravaged thousands of hectares of land and killed several people since the start of the week. Firefighters …

Heatwave scorches Europe as hundreds evacuated from wildfires
2 years, 5 months ago

Heatwave scorches Europe as hundreds evacuated from wildfires

Al Jazeera  

Officials issue health warnings as Europe braces for a new heatwave in the coming days. Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes as wildfires blistered land in France, Spain and Portugal, with officials issuing health warnings for a new heatwave in the coming days. Portuguese health minister Marta Temido said on Thursday the health system faced a “particularly …

Wildfires scorch parts of Europe amid extreme heat wave
2 years, 5 months ago

Wildfires scorch parts of Europe amid extreme heat wave

LA Times  

A spate of wildfires is scorching parts of Europe, with firefighters battling blazes in Portugal, Spain, Croatia and southern France on Wednesday amid an unusual heat wave that is being linked to climate change. Fueled by strong winds, fires raged along Croatia’s Adriatic Sea coast as well, with the most dramatic situation reported near the town of Sibenik, where water-dropping …

Portugal battles wildfires amid drought, heat; 29 injured
2 years, 5 months ago

Portugal battles wildfires amid drought, heat; 29 injured

The Hindu  

More than 3,000 firefighters and over 60 aircraft battled wildfires Sunday in Portugal that authorities say have injured 29 people. Authorities said 12 firefighters and 17 civilians required medical assistance to treat minor injuries caused by the blazes, as reported by Portuguese state television RTP and other local media. Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa postponed his plans to visit Mozambique …

Portugal deploys 3,000 firefighters to battle heatwave blazes
2 years, 5 months ago

Portugal deploys 3,000 firefighters to battle heatwave blazes

Al Jazeera  

Portuguese authorities announced a ‘state of contingency’ as at least 29 people have reported minor injuries from fires. Wildfires are sweeping across northern and central Portugal, where an estimated 3,000 firefighters and more than 60 aircraft are battling to quell the flames amid scorching temperatures. Authorities said 12 firefighters and 17 civilians required medical assistance to treat minor injuries caused …

EU warns of dire climate season ahead with droughts, fires
2 years, 5 months ago

EU warns of dire climate season ahead with droughts, fires

India Today  

The European Union’s executive warned on Thursday that the continent is facing one of its toughest years when it comes to natural disasters like droughts and wildfires because of increasing climate change. With extremely dry weather hitting several Mediterranean nations, EU Commissioner Maro efovi told legislators on Thursday that “the present drought in Europe could become the worst ever.” Fires …

EU warns of dire climate season ahead with droughts, fires
2 years, 5 months ago

EU warns of dire climate season ahead with droughts, fires

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive warned on Thursday that the continent is facing one of its toughest years when it comes to natural disasters like droughts and wildfires because of increasing climate change. With extremely dry weather hitting several Mediterranean nations, EU Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič told legislators on Thursday that “the present drought in Europe could become the worst …

Why Europe is burning
3 years, 4 months ago

Why Europe is burning

The Hindu  

Wildfires burning across southern Europe in the last month — whether sparked naturally by lightning, or by arsonists — have been flamed by drought and extreme heat. In the decade before 2016, around 48,000 forest fires burned 457,000 hectares annually across the five southern European nations where wildfires are most prevalent: Spain, France, Portugal, Italy and Greece. And inevitably, climate …

How the biggest wildfires create their own weather
3 years, 7 months ago

How the biggest wildfires create their own weather

BBC  

How the biggest wildfires create their own weather Getty Images A whirl of fire shoots up into the draft of a PyroCb in California, July 2020, which saw some of the most devastating fires in US history When a wildfire reaches epic proportions, it changes everything around it – even creating its own thunderclouds. Wildfires were a common and normal …

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