Among the many challenges facing those of us who have moved from Hong Kong to Britain is adapting to the country’s notoriously cold, wet and windy weather. But climate change is making us feel more at home. The UK is experiencing – or, more accurately, enduring – its third heatwave of the year, with temperatures…
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish authorities arrested ten suspects in relation to wildfires that broke out across the country over the past week, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday. The wildfires killed at least two people in western coastal province of Izmir as fire extinguishing teams supported by planes and helicopters struggled to contain the blazes….
By Euronews Green Published on 20/06/2025 – 9:25 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The 32°C heat expected in large parts of England tomorrow has been made 100 times more likely by human-caused climate change, an extremely rapid scientific analysis shows. Prior to the mass burning of coal, oil and gas, a day reaching 32°C heat in June would be…
SAN JOSE, Calif. – A new emergency notification system was launched in San Jose yesterday, just before the Ranch Place Fire sparked. That fast-moving brush fire in the East San Jose hills came very close to several homes on Tuesday, as it burned through 92 acres. “The fire started getting closer and closer, and then…
Three massive, out of control wildfires continue to rage north of Duluth in northeastern Minnesota, as near critical fire weather conditions continue to plague the region, according to the National Weather Service. Crews are also battling massive wildfires just north of Minnesota in Canada’s Manitoba and Ontario provinces. As of Wednesday morning, the…
Wildfires erupted across Britain over the past week amid the driest start to spring in nearly 70 years. Fires burned through forested areas in Scotland, Wales and England, coinciding with declining river levels and warnings of drought. In Scotland, a large forest fire near the village of Fauldhouse, west of Edinburgh, broke out late Saturday…
South Korean fire crews battled what the acting president said on Wednesday were some of the worst wildfires ever in the country. At least 18 people have died, according to the authorities, as strong winds and dry conditions helped fuel the fires. Two ancient Buddhist temples were among the more than 200 buildings damaged or…
Nearly 30 wildfires broke out in southeastern South Korea over the weekend, killing four people and injuring six others, officials said on Sunday. Thousands of firefighters and dozens of helicopters were sent out to fight 29 fires that burned through at least 4,700 acres and forced the evacuation of around 1,000 people, according to the…
Polk County officials are urging some residents who live near uncontrolled fires to “leave now” as two of the fires surge over 1,000 acres each, tripling in size over mere hours. As of 5:30 p.m. on March 21, the Deep Woods Fire near Holbert Cove Road jumped to 1,102 acres with no containment, N.C. Forest…