Tag: wildfires
PG&E agrees to US$13.5 billion payout for deadly California fires
California's Pacific Gas and Electric will pay US$13.5 billion to settle lawsuits over its role...
Amazon fires: how celebrities are spreading misinformation
Many high-profile figures seeking to denounce the fires in the Amazon -- from Madonna and...
Amazon burning: Brazil reports record forest fires
Wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, with 72,843...
Why is Portugal so prone to wildfires?
Poor forest management and firefighting techniques make Portugal especially vulnerable to wildfires as climate change...
1,700 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires
Planes and helicopters joined nearly 2,000 firefighters in central Portugal Sunday to battle huge wildfires...
Wildfires rage in Israel during heatwave
Firefighters on Thursday battled wildfires that scorched swathes of forests in central Israel, forcing some...
Tech to the rescue: New products aim to improve disaster relief
After catastrophic wildfires in southern California late last year, the Israeli startup Watergen sent in...
Trump to halt U.S. relief funds for California wildfires
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has ordered a halt to federal disaster...
Bushfires rage in Australia’s southeast but Sydney temperatures could drop
Wildfires burned in parts of Australia's densely-populated southeast on Saturday, although weather officials expected falling...
At least US $9bn in insurance claims from California wildfires
Insurance claims from the recent devastating California wildfires that killed at least 89 people and...
Nine killed, 35 missing in California wildfire; Malibu threatened
Wildfires burned out of control across California, killing at least nine people in a mountain...
More than 100 large wildfires in U.S. as new blazes erupt
Six large new wildfires erupted in the United States, pushing the number of major active...
Respite for firecrews as Portugal blaze dies down
Wildfires which have blazed along a stretch of Portugal's Algarve for a week died down...
Firefighters make progress in California but weather not promising
Thousands of firefighters, backed by US troops and crews from as far away as Australia...
Helicopters use local swimming pools to tackle fires in Portugal
Fire-fighting helicopters use local swimming pools to collect water to tackle wildfires close to Monchique...
California scorched by raging wildfires the size of LA
Thousands of firefighters battled relentless flames ripping across California on Wednesday, as the death toll...
Wildfires rage in south of Portugal
Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters and soldiers battled ferocious forest fires that raged around the Monchique...
Residents evacuated from Portugal village as wildfires rage
A village in southern Portugal is evacuated as hundreds of firefighters tackle a nearby forest...
California’s raging wildfires cause another death
California's deadly Carr wildfire -- now the state's sixth most destructive -- has claimed another...
US government approves aid as California battles raging wildfires
The US federal government approved aid Saturday for California as thousands of firefighters battled to...
