Firefighters Curb Blazes Threatening 2 Canada Cities With More Hot Weather Expected August 21, 2023 By David Sharp, Jim Morris and Martha Bellisle Firefighters kept wildfires at bay near the capital of Canada`s Northwest Territories as well as a threatened city in British...
Raging Wildfires Prompt Evacuation of Northern Canadian City, Yellowknife August 18, 2023 By Danielle Bochove Wildfires have forced an evacuation of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories. Officials with the territorial government told residents...
How Climate Change Drives Heatwaves and Wildfires in Europe August 18, 2023 By Kate Abnett Europe is once again battling scorching temperatures this summer, with wildfires blazing across the continent from the Mediterranean to Spain....
Europeans Lack Insurance Protection as Wildfires and Drought Batter the Region August 3, 2023 By Natasha White Europeans are among the least insured against certain types of extreme weather and other natural disasters in the developed world,...
Wildfire Risk Climbs for Spain as Heat Wave Moves to Iberia July 31, 2023 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Paul Tugwell The focus of Europe’s heat is switching to Spain, with a high risk of wildfires in southern parts of the...
Update: Greece Fights Almost 200 Wildfires as Wind Raises Risk in Mediterranean July 27, 2023 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Paul Tugwell Greece is fighting almost 200 wildfires as strengthening winds put a sting in the tail of the Mediterranean’s fading heat...
Greece Wildfires Raise Questions for Tourists About Their Travel Insurance Cover July 25, 2023 By Carolyn Cohn, Sinead Cruise and Tom Sims Wildfires and evacuations on the Greek island of Rhodes, and a heat wave blasting much of southern Europe, have raised...
Wildfires Rage Across Greece With Record Heat Forecast for Italy July 24, 2023 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Paul Tugwell Wildfires are raging across Greece after about 19,000 people were evacuated from the island of Rhodes over the weekend, while...
European Heat Wave Sees Temperatures Reaching 115F in Sardinia as Greece Burns July 19, 2023 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Sotiris Nikas Europe baked in intense heat, with temperatures reaching almost 46C (115F) on the Italian island of Sardinia on Wednesday, as...
Canada’s Wildfires Burn Record 25 Million Acres With No End in Sight July 17, 2023 By Mathieu Dion Canadian wildfires have scorched more than 10 million hectares (25 million acres) this summer, an area about the size of...