Wildfires
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A tear ran down Thomas Korn’s face as he surveyed the ashes of his family home. He had risked returning to the evacuation zone, but it was too late to save a single item. In a neighbouring street, Faith Williams was devastated to have lost all her photographs. “Our memories are gone,” she said. “I’ve…
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One of the fires ravaging Los Angeles has broken out in the affluent Pacific Palisades neighbourhood, which is home to Hollywood A-listers and billionaires. According to Velvet Ropes, which maps celebrity properties, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Matt Damon, Steven Spielberg, Hillary Swank and Sally Field all have homes close to where fires are raging.…
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Worst to come later today, experts say As wildfires rage across thousands of kilometres in California, experts are warning that the worst is yet to come. The National Weather Service said winds should gradually weaken throughout the day but the worst conditions were expected in the morning LA time (later this afternoon in the UK).…
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There’s a difference between the cause of a wildfire – that is, what sparked it – and what fuels it, which is the conditions that allow it to spread. The causes of all three blazes in California are still being investigated, with some 85% of US forest fires are caused by humans, whether deliberately or…
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Mysterious possible drone sightings across the East Coast have prompted calls from civilians and some politicians to shoot down the unidentified aircraft. But shooting at drones is dangerous and illegal – and may bring unintended consequences, according to federal officials and experts. The possible drone sightings, which started in November in New Jersey, have caused anxiety and…
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A major wildfire that erupted on Sunday and spread over 30 km to reach the northeastern suburbs of the Greek capital has been contained and its remnants extinguished on Wednesday, leaving one dead and causing significant damage, local authorities said. With strong winds that fueled the fire dying down, most of the fronts had eased,…
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Wildfire season is growing more dangerous by the hour as an unrelenting heat wave remains locked in place over Western Canada. More than 320 active blazes were burning throughout the province as of Sunday morning. Extremely dangerous fire conditions will persist for the next couple of days as high heat, dry air, and occasional bouts…
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An intensive heat wave continued to grip much of the United States this weekend, triggering record-breaking temperatures and placing millions of people under heat alerts. “A heat wave will continue over much of the eastern U.S. south of a quasi-stationary boundary,” the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) said on Saturday. “These temperatures remain the most anomalous…
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The U.S. state of California saw over 52,000 people die prematurely in a decade due to smoke from wildfires, according to a new study. The study, published in Science Advances on Friday, attributed an estimated number of 52,480 to 55,710 premature deaths to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution caused by wildfires from 2008 to 2018,…
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By Saturday afternoon, Finnish rescue services had responded to a total of 21 wildfire incidents across the country, highlighting the widespread impact of the recent dry conditions. According to the national broadcaster Yle, incidents have been reported in several regions while notable large-scale fires have been reported in western Ilmajoki and central Keuruu. In Ilmajoki,…
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Wildfires like those we’re seeing on the Greek islands are not unusual at this time of year, experts say – but there’s a warning that the effects of climate change are making them more frequent and ferocious. Professor Stefan Doerr, director of the Centre for Wildfire Research at Swansea University, says places like Rhodes have…
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By now you will have seen the images of airports packed with tourists hoping to return to the UK, safe from the fires burning through Rhodes. Among those lucky enough to have made it home are Damien and Karen Townsend – but not before a call so close they thought they “were dead”. The couple,…
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As repatriation flights begin shuttling stranded tourists home, the anger facing holiday companies is mounting. In one shelter near Rhodes Town, reporters met British holidaymakers who were flown onto the island even as resorts were being evacuated. People like Jason Robinson, whose group spent £6,000 per person for a Greek holiday only to be taken…
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A wildfire that has been raging on the Greek island of Rhodes has entered its sixth day, forcing evacuations and causing concern for holidaymakers. Coastguard vessels and more than 30 private boats have evacuated at least 2,000 people, including tourists, from beaches in the southeastern part of the island. Firefighters have been backed by air…
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Rhodes is a popular holiday destination and its beaches attract thousands of tourists every year. Airlines have continued to fly into Rhodes International Airport despite the fires but say they are keeping an eye on the “fast-moving situation”. British Airways says it is “very concerned” about what is happening and has been in contact with…
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In the aftermath of California’s disturbing wildfires which razed down homes and property worth millions of U.S. dollars, Miley Cyrus and her lover, Liam Hemsworth, say the traumatic incident revived their love and affection for each other. Cyrus and Hemsworth now admit—in all honesty—that pain is love. In other words, loss makes love a…
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