Tag: wildfires

Wildfires ravage a third of Namibia’s flagship national park

WINDHOEK (Reuters) -Wildfires have destroyed about a third of Namibia's Etosha National Park, a roughly 20,000 square-kilometre (7,722…

Smoke causes air quality decline

Two wildfires continue to burn in steep, heavily forested terrain in rural parts of Lane County.The Lane Regional Air…

Pickett Fire smoke threatens California vineyard: “Like licking an ashtray”

The hot and dry weather in the West creates the perfect conditions for wildfires. One currently burning in…

Spain suffers third wildfire death, Greece beats back flames

Spain on Thursday mourned its third wildfire death this week and Greece began beating back a blaze threatening…

Hundreds evacuated in northwestern Turkey as authorities fight wildfires

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Firefighters in Turkey are battling wildfires in the centre of the northwestern province of Canakkale, fanned…

‘Becoming more susceptible to ignitions’

California firefighters were battling at least seven large wildfires blazing across the southern part of the state on…

Two wildfires, close to each other, discovered on Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana

Two wildfires believed to have been started by lightning are burning on the Kisatchie National Forest in Natchitoches…