Wildfires in Greece and Belgium captured in Aug 17 photos
People walked on a road amid smoke from a wildfire in the Peristeria area on Salamina island near Athens, Greece, on August 17. A drone view showed smoke rising from burnt fields…
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UK records hottest day of year at 38.1 degrees Celsius
The UK recorded its hottest day of the year on Thursday, with the Met Office reporting a temperature of 38.1 degrees Celsius in west London, surpassing the previous high of 38°C set…
US records hottest month ever as July heat shatters 132-year record
The United States recorded its hottest month in 132 years of official records, with a July average temperature of 76.89°F (24.94°C) across the Lower 48 states, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…
Europe’s fifth heatwave hits UK, France; 12,000 dead
Europe is in the grip of its fifth summer heatwave, with extreme temperature warnings across Britain and France on Monday. The UK Met Office forecast 37°C in parts of southern England by…
Siberian moth outbreak fuels uncontrollable wildfires in Russia
The Siberian silk moth, Dendrolimus sibiricus, has killed millions of hectares of conifer forest in central Siberia by stripping needles over consecutive years, leaving dead trees standing that now fuel uncontrollable wildfires.…
Two firefighting helicopters collide near Athens as Europe burns
Two firefighting helicopters collided midair on Sunday near Porto Germeno, west of Athens, while battling a wind-driven wildfire. Each carried a two-person crew; a search-and-rescue operation was underway. The collision is the…
Europe wildfires unearth and ignite WWII bombs
Wildfires across Europe are increasingly setting off or exposing unexploded bombs from the two world wars, a report says. In July, a blaze in Germany's Muritz National Park forced bomb disposal teams…
Greek mayor and two others detained over Athens-area wildfire
Greek authorities have placed Stylida Mayor Giannis Apostolou and two others in pre-trial detention after charging them with arson over a wildfire near Athens. Investigators believe the fire began on July 31…
Black pine jewel beetle flies 130 km to detect forest fires
The black pine jewel beetle, Melanophila acuminata, can detect wildfires from up to 130 km away, according to a study in Frontiers. Unlike most animals, it flies towards heat and smoke because…
Rwenzori wildfire first in 12,000 years, study finds
A study published in *Nature* has found that a 2012 wildfire in the Rwenzori Mountains, burning 42 square kilometres of alpine moorland, was the first such blaze in at least 12,000 years.…
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