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A pedestrian crosses a street while carrying a pair of oscillating fans during a heat wave in downtown Los Angeles, California on 2 September, 2022.

Thousands told to evacuate as rapid wildfire spreads in California

The inferno came as California and parts of Nevada and Arizona broiled under another day of blistering temperatures

Fires sent thick gray smoke all the way to Sao Paulo, some 2,500 kilometers (1,500 miles) away.

Brazil records worst day for Amazon fires in 15 years

Satellite monitoring detected 3,358 fires on Monday

Aerial view showing wildfires raging through wetlands in islands along the Parana Delta near Victoria, in the Argentine province of Entre Rios, in front of the city of Rosario, in Santa Fe Province, on August 15, 2022.

Spain firefighters battle to control huge Valencia wildfire

The fire began when lightning hit the Vall de Ebo area in the province of Alicante late Saturday and it has since spread rapidly, fuelled by strong winds

A firefighter vehicle drives on a road past flames at a wildfire near Belin-Beliet, southwestern France, overnight on 11 August, 2022

2022 sees record Europe wildfire destruction: EU

Europe's blistering summer may not be over yet but 2022 is already breaking records, with nearly 660,000 hectares ravaged since January, according to the EU's satellite monitoring service

A view shows burning trees, as wildfires continue to spread in the Gironde region of southwestern France, on 11 August, 2022.

Wildfires burn as another heatwave bakes western Europe

Heatwaves, floods and crumbling glaciers in recent weeks have heightened concerns over climate change

A firefighter uses a drip torch to light a backfire at the Oak Fire near Mariposa, California, on 24 July 24, 2022.

Thousands evacuated as California wildfire grows

More than 2,000 firefighters backed by 17 helicopters have been deployed against the Oak Fire, which broke out Friday near Yosemite National Park.

A fire fighting helicopter works to contain a wildfire in Leiria, Portugal.

Wildfires spread across heatwave-hit Europe

Nations across southern Europe have been hit by a series of wildfires over the last few weeks

A giant sequoia in the Mariposa Grove remains unscathed in the Washburn Fire that is burning in Yosemite National Park near Wawona, California, US on 11 July 2022.

Giant sequoias may benefit from fire in California's Yosemite, official says

The fire in California's Yosemite National Park may benefit some of the world's oldest giant sequoias by helping release seeds and clear debris from the forest floor, preventing more severe blazes ...

Firefighters operate at the site of a wildfire in Pumarejo de Tera near Zamora, northern Spain, on 18 June, 2022

Spain battles wildfires as heatwave eases

Emergency services battled several wildfires Sunday in northern Spain as an unseasonable heatwave that gripped the country for the past week finally eased

Firemen try to keep the fire away from residental area in Panorama Voulas, south of Athens on June 4, 2022.

Greece evacuates Athens suburb under wildfire threat

The Greek Civil Protection agency issued an emergency appeal via SMS for people to leave Ano Voula as the flames reached homes.

A tree burns during a wildfire near the village of Taastaakh in the region of Yakutia, Russia August 11, 2021.

Over 250,000 square kilometers of forest lost in 2021

The causes of the reduction in forest cover include human and natural causes, as well as deforestation, wildfires and other destruction

Smoke drifts from a fire in the neighbourhood of The Farm, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, US.

Wildfires sweep New Mexico, hundreds of properties destroyed

Two wildfires merged northwest of Las Vegas, New Mexico, and raced through 15 miles of forest driven by winds over 75 mph (121 kph), destroying more than 200 buildings, state authorities said

Structures burn as a wind-driven wildfire forced evacuation of the Superior suburb of Boulder, Colorado, US 30 December, 2021

Wildfires destroy hundreds of homes in Colorado

Fast-moving wildfires in the US state of Colorado destroyed hundreds of homes and forced at least 33,000 people to flee, officials have said, as flames tore through areas desiccated by a historic ...

Fragments of ice float on the water of Fouque fjord at the Beagle Channel in Chile, on 30 November, 2021

Chilean scientists study climate change at 'end of the world'

Chilean scientists studying organisms in one of the most remote places on Earth are urging regional leaders to step up efforts to tackle climate change

Wildfire in California burns through the night north of Los Angeles

Summer wildfires emit record amount of CO2

Globally, forests going up in flames emitted more than 2.5 billion tonnes of CO2--equivalent to India's annual emissions from all sources--in July and August alone

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