Fires scorch Spain and France, where flames reach the beach
2 years, 5 months ago

Fires scorch Spain and France, where flames reach the beach

Associated Press  

PARIS — Firefighters battled wildfires raging out of control in Spain and France, including one whose flames reached two popular Atlantic beaches on Sunday, as Europe wilted under an unusually extreme heat wave. Spain’s National Defense Department said that “the majority” of its fire-fighting aircraft have been deployed to reach the blazes, many of which are in rugged, hilly terrain that is difficult for ground crews to access. Almost all of Spain was under alert for high temperatures for another day Sunday, while there were heat wave warnings for about half of France, where scorching temperatures were expected to climb higher on Monday. College of Paramedics Chief Executive Tracy Nicholls warned Sunday that the “ferocious heat” could “ultimately, end in people’s deaths.” ___ Wilson reported from Barcelona, Spain.

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Thousands evacuated as wildfires hit Spanish tourist island
1 year, 2 months ago

Thousands evacuated as wildfires hit Spanish tourist island

The Independent  

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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 …

Wildfire spreads on Spain’s Tenerife island, forces thousands to flee homes
1 year, 4 months ago

Wildfire spreads on Spain’s Tenerife island, forces thousands to flee homes

Live Mint  

A wildfire on the Spanish island of Tenerife that has forced thousands of people to flee their homes was spreading and remained out of control late on Saturday, with hot, dry and windy weather hampering efforts to contain the blaze. At a news conference late on Saturday, the head of Tenerife's local government Rosa Davila described the fire as "devastating" …

Spain's popular tourist island of Tenerife suffers worst wildfire in decades
1 year, 4 months ago

Spain's popular tourist island of Tenerife suffers worst wildfire in decades

Hindustan Times  

Firefighters battled overnight to try to bring under control the worst wildfire in decades on the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, a major tourist destination, officials said Friday. Residents of the town of Aguamansa clean the surroundings of their houses due to the proximity of the fire, as wildfires rage out of control on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, …

Spain battles ‘out of control’ wildfire on Tenerife
1 year, 4 months ago

Spain battles ‘out of control’ wildfire on Tenerife

Al Jazeera  

Approximately 250 firefighters have been battling a wildfire raging “out of control” on Spain’s holiday island of Tenerife that forced road closures and the evacuation of five villages, officials said. The fire, which broke out on Tuesday night, was raging through a forested area with steep ravines in the northeastern part of the island, part of the Canary Islands archipelago …

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 …

Dozens evacuated as wildfire spreads on Spain-France border
1 year, 4 months ago

Dozens evacuated as wildfire spreads on Spain-France border

The Hindu  

Firefighters said they evacuated more than 130 people as they fought Saturday to control a wildfire at Portbou on the Spanish border with France on the Mediterranean coast. Local people were evacuated overnight from several villages as a precaution hours after the fire was declared to the south of Portbou, whose railway station connects Spain with France. The Catalan fire …

Heat and wildfires put southern Europe’s vital tourism earnings at risk
1 year, 4 months ago

Heat and wildfires put southern Europe’s vital tourism earnings at risk

Associated Press  

RHODES, Greece — Tourists at a seaside hotel on the Greek island of Rhodes snatched up pails of pool water and damp towels as flames approached, rushing to help staffers and locals extinguish one of the wildfires threatening Mediterranean locales during recent heat waves. “If heat waves were to be repeated every summer, the impact on our economy would be …

Heat and wildfires put southern Europe's vital tourism earnings at risk
1 year, 4 months ago

Heat and wildfires put southern Europe's vital tourism earnings at risk

The Independent  

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Deadly wildfires in Greece and other European countries destroy homes and threaten nature reserves
1 year, 4 months ago

Deadly wildfires in Greece and other European countries destroy homes and threaten nature reserves

Associated Press  

RHODES, Greece — Deadly fires raging in Greece and other European countries advanced on Wednesday, destroying homes and threatening nature reserves during a third successive wave of extreme temperatures. The summer wildfires have struck countries across the region, prompting the European Union to expand its support, sending two Spanish firefighting planes to Tunisia after wildfires in neighboring Algeria left at …

Soaring Mediterranean temperatures bring death and destruction
1 year, 4 months ago

Soaring Mediterranean temperatures bring death and destruction

Al Jazeera  

Extreme weather throughout July has caused havoc in Southern Europe, North Africa and across the world. Extreme weather throughout July has caused havoc across the world, with temperatures breaking records in China, the United States and Southern Europe, sparking forest fires, water shortages and a rise in heat-related illnesses and hospitalisations. Scientists rank the Mediterranean region as a climate change …

Deadly wildfires in Greece, Italy, Algeria and elsewhere destroy homes, threaten nature reserves
1 year, 4 months ago

Deadly wildfires in Greece, Italy, Algeria and elsewhere destroy homes, threaten nature reserves

LA Times  

A firefighting airplane flies above clouds of smoke from a wildfire near houses outside Lisbon, Portugal. Deadly fires raging in Greece and other European countries advanced on Wednesday, destroying homes and threatening nature reserves during a third successive wave of extreme temperatures. Summer wildfires have struck countries across the region, prompting the European Union to expand its support, including sending …

Firefighters killed in Greece plane crash as yet more record temperatures are forecast
1 year, 4 months ago

Firefighters killed in Greece plane crash as yet more record temperatures are forecast

The Independent  

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Greece: 19,000 People Evacuated as Wildfire Wreaks Havoc, What's Causing 'Hell of Heat' in Europe?
1 year, 5 months ago

Greece: 19,000 People Evacuated as Wildfire Wreaks Havoc, What's Causing 'Hell of Heat' in Europe?

News 18  

The Greek island of Rhodes is facing an unprecedented wildfire crisis, with authorities evacuating approximately 19,000 people over six days. Extreme Temperatures in the Capital and Interior The capital, Athens, is expected to experience temperatures of 43 C on Sunday, while the interior plains of central Greece may see temperatures reach a scorching 45 C. The situation in Greece remains …

European heatwave - latest updates as red alerts and record temperatures continue
1 year, 5 months ago

European heatwave - latest updates as red alerts and record temperatures continue

The Independent  

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Fire crews lose control of blaze near Athens as southern Europe heat wave keeps communities on alert
1 year, 5 months ago

Fire crews lose control of blaze near Athens as southern Europe heat wave keeps communities on alert

Associated Press  

LOUTRAKI, Greece — Evening winds fueled a major wildfire west of Greece’s capital Thursday, triggering a series of new evacuations outside Athens as authorities braced for more of the extreme weather that has brought searing heat to southern Europe. Authorities had declared the huge blaze contained overnight and Greece’s Fire Service intensified water drops with the help of extra firefighting …

Photos: Heatwaves strike across the globe as wildfires rage
1 year, 5 months ago

Photos: Heatwaves strike across the globe as wildfires rage

Al Jazeera  

Scorching weather gripped three continents on Sunday, whipping up wildfires and threatening to topple temperature records. In the Vatican, 15,000 people braved sweltering temperatures to hear Pope Francis lead prayer, using parasols and fans to keep cool. In Japan, authorities issued heatstroke alerts to tens of millions of people in 20 of its 47 prefectures as near-record high temperatures scorched …

Better weather conditions help slow down La Palma wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands
1 year, 5 months ago

Better weather conditions help slow down La Palma wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands

Associated Press  

MADRID — More favorable weather conditions have helped firefighters slow down the advance of a wildfire on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands that has forced the evacuation of more than 4,000 residents, authorities said Sunday. Temperatures in the Canary Islands, located off the northwest coast of Africa, soared last week as Spain experienced a second summer heat wave. Vicente …

Blaze ‘out of control’ as more people flee Spain’s La Palma
1 year, 5 months ago

Blaze ‘out of control’ as more people flee Spain’s La Palma

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of firefighters struggle to keep raging wildfire under control as Canary Islands president pleads with residents to leave their homes. At least 4,000 people have been evacuated as a wildfire rages “out of control” on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma while Europe struggles to cope with a heatwave, according to authorities. In Tenerife, another of the eight …

2,000 evacuated in La Palma wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands; official says blaze ‘out of control’
1 year, 5 months ago

2,000 evacuated in La Palma wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands; official says blaze ‘out of control’

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — More than 2,000 people were evacuated as a wildfire rages “out of control” on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands on Saturday, destroying around a dozen homes, authorities said. “The fire has spread very fast,” Canary Islands regional president Fernando Clavijo said. The wildfire and evacuations come nearly two years after a three-month volcanic eruption caused devastation …

With record heat and drought-stricken woods, Spain’s Catalonia faces perfect wildfire conditions
1 year, 6 months ago

With record heat and drought-stricken woods, Spain’s Catalonia faces perfect wildfire conditions

Associated Press  

SOLSONA, Spain — Surveying the hills covered with near bone-dry pines stretching to the Pyrenees in the distance, Asier Larrañaga has reason to be on guard. The fires coincide with Catalonia and a large part of Spain’s south bearing the brunt of a drought that started last year and has only recently been somewhat alleviated by rain. Catalonia’s firefighters were …

Wildfires driven by climate change are on the rise - Spain must do more to prepare, say experts
1 year, 6 months ago

Wildfires driven by climate change are on the rise - Spain must do more to prepare, say experts

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain must do more to prepare for increasingly virulent wildfires stoked by climate change, a large group of the country’s leading wildfire prevention experts said on Thursday. “This declaration is born from the need to create a consensus and bring together voices from different regions to send a powerful message and increase awareness so we can act …

Firefighters battle France’s 1st major forest blaze of 2023
1 year, 8 months ago

Firefighters battle France’s 1st major forest blaze of 2023

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s government sounded the alarm Monday about the growing risk of forest fires because of climate change, as hundreds of firefighters in the country’s parched south wrestled with their biggest woodland-destroying blaze so far this year. On a visit Monday to the zone, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said: “The fire season is starting early because of climate …

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 …

1500 evacuated as Spain’s fire season starts early
1 year, 9 months ago

1500 evacuated as Spain’s fire season starts early

Associated Press  

MADRID — More than 1,500 people were evacuated as a major forest fire raged in Spain’s eastern Castellon province on Friday, marking an early start to the nation’s fire season amid bone dry conditions. Ximo Puig, the president of the Valencia region that incorporates Castellon, told reporters the fire was “very early in the spring, very voracious from the beginning.” …

Europe’s Heat Waves Offer a Grim Vision of the Future
2 years, 3 months ago

Europe’s Heat Waves Offer a Grim Vision of the Future

Wired  

Portugal, whose bucolic landscape reveals rolling hills speckled with olive trees and centuries-old stone villages, became a landscape of fear this summer. When a heat wave began to steamroll the country in early July, residents were forced indoors to take what refuge they could behind drawn shutters while outside the heat continued to bake forests and crops already parched from …

New wildfires hit southwestern France amid record heat
2 years, 3 months ago

New wildfires hit southwestern France amid record heat

The Independent  

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Spain wildfires | Wind plays spoilsport; as blaze enters fifth day, Valencian government deploys 35 aircraft
2 years, 4 months ago

Spain wildfires | Wind plays spoilsport; as blaze enters fifth day, Valencian government deploys 35 aircraft

The Hindu  

A wildfire burning out of control in the eastern province of Valencia has become one of the biggest this year in Spain, having already scorched more than 19,000 hectares along a 120KM perimetre, authorities said on August 19. Rain boosted hopes the fire could be brought under control on August 18, but strong winds have made it “very aggressive,” the …

Major wildfire in Spain forces the evacuation of 1,500
2 years, 4 months ago

Major wildfire in Spain forces the evacuation of 1,500

Associated Press  

MADRID — A large wildfire in northeast Spain grew rapidly overnight and was burning out of control Sunday, forcing the evacuation of eight villages and 1,500 people in Zaragoza province, firefighters said. The head of the local Aragon government, Javier Lamban, said Sunday that the situation was critical in the town of Añon de Moncayo and the priority for 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 …

Wildfires Rage Across Southern Europe as Climate Alarm Sounded
2 years, 5 months ago

Wildfires Rage Across Southern Europe as Climate Alarm Sounded

News 18  

Emergency services battled wildfires across swathes of southern Europe amid mass evacuations on Wednesday, as warnings sounded in London after Britain’s hottest day that the fight against climate change needed to be stepped up. Portugal’s northern region’s Civil Protection commander Armando Silva said rising temperatures and strong winds would make it harder to fight the country’s largest wildfire, which has …

Europe is burning as heat moves east while US and China temperatures soar
2 years, 5 months ago

Europe is burning as heat moves east while US and China temperatures soar

CNN  

London CNN — Hundreds of millions of people around the world were sweltering in extreme heat on Wednesday, as record-breaking heat waves set swathes of Europe’s countryside on fire, scorched the US and put dozens of Chinese cities under alert. Thibaud Moritz/AFP/Getty Images Firefighters work in Rebolo, Portugal, on July 14. Thibaud Moritz/AFP/Getty Images People look at plumes of smoke …

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, …

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

The Hindu  

July 19, 2022 06:45 am | Updated 09:38 am IST - 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 …

Help! Spaniards spooked when their train stops in wildfire
2 years, 5 months ago

Help! Spaniards spooked when their train stops in wildfire

Associated Press  

MADRID — Francisco Seoane and his fellow passengers got a fright when their train stopped in the Spanish countryside and they looked out the window: Wildfires were encroaching on them from both sides of the track. Video of the unscheduled — and unnerving — stop shows about a dozen passengers in Seoane’s railcar becoming alarmed as they look out of …

Europe’s heatwave: UK sees third-hottest day on record, wildfires rage in France and Spain
2 years, 5 months ago

Europe’s heatwave: UK sees third-hottest day on record, wildfires rage in France and Spain

CNN  

Paris CNN — Extreme heat has engulfed parts of western Europe, with wildfires raging in France and Spain, a worsening drought in Portugal, and the third hottest day on record in the UK on Monday. An elderly couple also died Monday after their vehicle overturned while fleeing wildfires in northern Portugal, the country’s state broadcaster RTP reported. In the UK …

Forest fire forces thousands more people out of homes in France
2 years, 5 months ago

Forest fire forces thousands more people out of homes in France

Al Jazeera  

The blaze is one of two huge wildfires raging since early last week in the Girdonde region south of Bordeaux. Firefighters have been unable to control the blaze near the Dune de Pilat, Europe’s highest sand dune and a summer tourism hot spot, where rapidly changing winds have increased the risk of fire spreading to residential areas that found themselves …

Wildfires rage in France, Spain as a searing heatwave grips Europe
2 years, 5 months ago

Wildfires rage in France, Spain as a searing heatwave grips Europe

ABC  

France has scrambled more water-bombing planes and hundreds more firefighters to combat spreading wildfires that were being fed by hot, swirling winds from a searing heatwave grilling much of Europe. Key points: The fires have killed a sheep farmer and a firefighter in Spain Authorities in France are evacuating more towns as the wind direction changes Temperatures could exceed 40 …

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 …

Fires scorch France, Spain; temperature-related deaths soar
2 years, 5 months ago

Fires scorch France, Spain; temperature-related deaths soar

The Independent  

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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 …

Fires ravage French forests near Atlantic as Europe heats up
2 years, 5 months ago

Fires ravage French forests near Atlantic as Europe heats up

LA Times  

Flames engulf trees near Landiras, France. Challenged by high temperatures and strong winds, 1,000 firefighters and 10 water-dumping planes struggled Friday to contain two wildfires in the Bordeaux region of southwestern France that have forced the evacuation of 11,300 people and ravaged pine forests near the Atlantic coast. “We are living through an exceptionally harsh season,” French President Emmanuel Macron …

Europe Heatwave: Fires ravage French forests near Atlantic as continent heats up | Photos
2 years, 5 months ago

Europe Heatwave: Fires ravage French forests near Atlantic as continent heats up | Photos

India TV News  

Highlights The French wildfires were among several scorching different areas of Europe this week Spain, Croatia and Hungary have also fought wildfires this week We are living through an exceptionally harsh season, French President Macron said Europe Heatwave: Challenged by high temperatures and strong winds, 1,000 firefighters and 10 water-dumping planes struggled Friday to contain two wildfires in the Bordeaux …

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 …

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