CANBERRA, Australia — A wildfire is suspected to have killed a man, destroyed more than 50 homes and razed 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres) of farm and scrubland in eastern Australia, authorities said on Tuesday. Firefighters have been battling the blaze that has scorched the Queensland state town of Tara for more than a week. No … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Fires that surrounded populated parts of Argentina, creating apocalyptic scenes that triggered international concern on social media, were largely brought under control Wednesday, authorities said. But the country remained under “extreme” fire danger amid dry and windy conditions. Firefighters were battling as many as six wildfires in the Córdoba province of … Read more
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia denied Friday that forest and peat fires on Sumatra and Borneo islands were causing the haze in Malaysia, after the neighboring government sent a letter complaining about the air quality and asking for both countries to work together to deal with the blazes. Forest and peat fires are an annual problem … Read more
Donald Trump suggested that California keep its vast forests damp to prevent wildfire. Trump said he would “get it done so fast” but added that Gov. Newsom probably couldn’t be convinced. The former president also criticized the state for “very poor land management.” Former President Donald Trump revealed an unusual plan to stop wildfires from … Read more
Emergency services in central Greece are on alert as another storm system heads toward areas hit by massive floods this month ByThe Associated Press September 26, 2023, 6:44 AM ATHENS, Greece — Emergency services in central Greece were on alert Tuesday as storms headed toward areas hit by massive floods this month. Municipal and military … Read more
COSTA DA CAPARICA, Portugal — Sofia Oliveira was 12 years old when catastrophic wildfires in central Portugal killed more than 100 people in 2017. She “felt it was now or never to raise our voices” as her country appeared to be in the grip of deadly human-caused climate change. Now a university student, Sofia and … Read more
TOKYO — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel accused China on Friday of utilizing “financial coercion” in opposition to Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood in response to the discharge of handled wastewater from the broken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, whereas Chinese language boats proceed to fish off Japan’s coasts. “Financial coercion … Read more
Emergency crews are working to guard the Outback Australian city of Tennant Creek with containment strains as an enormous wildfire threatens the distant group of three,000 ByROD MCGUIRK Related Press September 13, 2023, 3:31 AM CANBERRA, Australia — Emergency crews had been working to guard the Outback Australian city of Tennant Creek with containment strains … Read more
Not lengthy after the deadliest wildfire in fashionable American historical past swept by Lahaina, Maui, on August 8, hypothesis started swirling a couple of infamous igniter of out-of-control blazes: electrical gear. Though investigators have but to formally decide the reason for the wildfire, witnesses reported energy poles snapping within the 60-mile-an-hour winds that have been … Read more
ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities strengthened firefighting forces within the northeastern a part of the nation Monday, the place an enormous lethal wildfire was burning for a tenth day with no indicators of abating. The fireplace within the Alexandroupolis and Evros areas close to the Turkish border has been blamed for 20 of the 21 … Read more