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.
Tag: Wildfires
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.
These Migrants Rescued Greeks From the Sea. Their Reward: Citizenship.
Greece awarded the men citizenship for their actions in July, when a fast-moving wildfire engulfed a seaside village near Athens.
Wildfires Burn Across Eastern Australia in Sweltering Heat Wave
The wildfires marked the first time the Queensland government rated the danger “catastrophic” in the state’s history. Thousands of people have been evacuated.
Feature: Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe.
A decade ago, the U.S. mandated the use of vegetable oil in biofuels, leading to industrial-scale deforestation — and a huge spike in carbon emissions.
‘Like a Terror Movie’: How Climate Change Will Cause More Simultaneous Disasters
By the end of this century, some parts of the world could face as many as six climate-related crises at the same time, researchers have concluded.
Trump Says California Can Learn From Finland on Fires. Is He Right?
Like his earlier comments about California’s forest management, President Trump’s remarks about how Finland prepares for wildfires were somewhat misleading.