News

Europe’s Wildfires Have Burned the Most Land in Nearly 20 Years

Four major heat waves, dry conditions and strong winds have turned Europe into a tinderbox this summer, fueling the most ...
Courthouse News Service1d

Wildfires ravage Spain and Portugal as Europe suffers devastating fire season

This year is turning into one of the worst fire seasons in recent memory in Europe. Firefighters are struggling to contain ...

Record area of land burned as Spain battles worst fires in decades

So far, sparsely populated areas have been hardest hit, but thousands of residents have already been evacuated.

Wildfires kill at least 3 and displace thousands across southern Europe

Wildfires intensified across southern Europe on Wednesday with a round-the-clock battle to protect the perimeter of Greece’s ...

Photos of the wildfires in Europe displacing thousands as residents join efforts to fight the flames

Wildfires are burning in parts of Europe, displacing thousands, as water-dropping planes and helicopters swoop overhead and ...

European wildfire smoke dampens UK heatwave with unusually hazy conditions

Smoke from wildfires in Southern Europe has brought hazy conditions to the UK, disrupting the current heatwave, forecasters ...

Thousands evacuate as deadly heat creates monstrous wildfire: 'Many still underestimate the danger'

In Spain, as temperatures soared above 100 degrees Fahrenheit and wind gusts reached 45 miles per hour, officials ordered the ...

Wildfires trigger record calls on EU forces as Spain battles blazes

Wildfires have triggered the largest ever deployment of the European Union firefighting force, Spain’s prime minister said, as the country prepares to battle blazes tearing across several regions in ...