Europe baked in ‘extreme heat stress’ pushing temperatures to record highs
Europeans are dying from hot weather 30% more than they did two decades ago, report finds Scorching weather has baked Europe in more days of...
Category : Wildfires
Canary Islands schools close and wildfire revives in soaring temperatures
Heat is forecast to continue as authorities suspend classes on all islands and battle Tenerife blaze Authorities on the Canary Islands have ordered the temporary...
Thousands evacuated on Tenerife as wildfire rages amid heatwave
Firefighters backed by water-dropping helicopters battle blaze that broke out in area of Spanish Canary island ravaged by fire in August A wildfire raging on...
‘So many precious things were lost’: Rhodes after the fires – photo essay
The photographer Gideon Mendel travelled to Rhodes a month after the fires as part of his Burning World project. He sought to document the impact...
Greece wildfire declared largest ever recorded in EU
Eleven planes and helicopter from bloc sent to tackle fire that has burned more than 300 sq miles of land A forest blaze in Greece...
Greek firefighters struggle to contain blazes – in pictures
Greek firefighters have been struggling for five days to contain deadly wildfires throughout the country, several of them bordering an acrid, smoke-filled Athens Continue reading…...
Hospitals forced to evacuate amid deadly wildfires in Greece – video
At least 18 bodies have been found in the Alexandroupolis region of north-east Greece where firefighters are battling a major wildfire. Record-breaking heatwaves continue to...
Tenerife wildfire ‘started deliberately’ as blazes in Greece force evacuations
Canary Islands regional president opens inquiry into fire, while people flee from four Greek villages An out-of-control wildfire on Tenerife that has forced thousands to...
Fire in south of France rages though campsite and 500 hectares of land
Blaze in popular tourist area in the Pyrenees forced evacuation of 2,000 people before it was brought under control A fire in the south of...
Healthy diet in UK at risk from Mediterranean droughts, experts say
Fresh fruit and vegetables from Europe will be more expensive as drought and wildfires shrink supplies A healthy diet in the UK will be put...
