Category: Drought & Fires

Hundreds flee Californian fires

Video: A wildfire in the Santa Cruz mountains of northern California has forced about 600 people to flee their

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Severe Summer Wildfires claim 250,000 hectares of Europe’s forests

Europe has lost at least 250,000 hectares of forest to fires this summer, a higher rate of attrition than

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Expanding Drought problems envelop Syria

The drought, which began in 2008, came shortly after an even more severe drought the previous two years. Rainfall

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Canada hopes for break in battling fierce forest fires

The Okanagan fire remained the site of the most concentrated battle, with about 264 ground firefighters, 16 helicopters and

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Canada wild fires force thousands to flee

Thousands have been forced to flee their homes as towns are threatened by wildfires sweeping through the Canadian province

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Water crisis in parched northern China

The river has dried up, the well yields only dust, and Li Yunxi is hard pressed to irrigate his

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Massive explosion of fierce forest fires ravage western Canada

Firefighters in British Columbia struggled Sunday morning to contain some 500 forest fires that have forced the evacuation of

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Wild Winds whip up fierce forest fires on Spain’s Canary Islands

LA PALMA, Canary Islands -- Strong winds fanned forest fires for a second day Sunday on the Spanish Canary

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Australia’s deadly wildfires will be worse next year

Australian officials have warned the country could be hit by even worse wildfires next summer than the deadly blazes

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Australian wildfire death toll hits 181

HEALESVILLE, Australia (AFP) – Firefighters are battling to save Australian communities threatened by searing wildfires that have already claimed

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