The fires, most of which have been set by farmers clearing their land, are raging in uninhabited areas of rain forest and intruding on populated areas in the country’s north.
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Gran Canaria Fire, Spain’s Worst This Year, Forces Evacuation of 9,000
About 9,000 people have been evacuated on Gran Canaria, though an official said there were signs that the fire was slowing its advance.
Scorched Portugal Turns to the Goat as a Low-Cost Firefighter
Portugal is using goats to clear the underbrush that fuels wildfires in hard to reach places and abandoned lands. If only it can find shepherds to tend them.
Russia Sends Military Planes to Fight Wildfires in Siberia
The total area in flames equals the size of Belgium, and many industrial cities are blanketed by a layer of smoke.
At Nearly 115 Degrees, France Experiences Its Hottest Day on Record
Temperatures hit 45.9 degrees Celsius (114.62 Fahrenheit) on Friday in southern France. The heat on the continent is expected to ease in a few days.
South Korea Wildfires Drive Thousands From Their Homes
President Moon Jae-in declared a national disaster as the blaze raged though hills and villages along the country’s northeastern coast.
30 Die Fighting Forest Fire in China
The death toll was believed to be the highest for firefighters in the country since 2015, after shifting winds fanned the flames in Sichuan Province.
Wildfires Rage in Britain After Record Temperatures
Firefighters tackled blazes in some of the country’s most beloved nature spots, including the woodland that inspired the Hundred Acre Wood of the “Winnie the Pooh” novels.
U.S. Midwest Freezes, Australia Burns: This Is the Age of Weather Extremes
Numbing cold hit parts of the United States as wildfires raged in Australia’s record-breaking heat. Here’s the climate change connection.
Across Australia, Yet Another Scorching Summer
Australia’s heat waves, now an annual ordeal, have been expanding into new territory — like Tasmania, where more than 50 wildfires were burning as of Friday.