Latest Wildfires News
Thousands evacuate from Nova Scotia wildfires
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Wildfires in Canada’s Atlantic coast province of Nova Scotia have caused thousands to evacuate. The Halifax Regional Municipality said late Monday that preliminary estimates indicate approximately 200 homes or structures have been damaged, based on...
Rain, even smoke help fight wildfires in Alberta; new blaze brings evacuation in British Columbia
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Scattered rains and even smoke cover cooled air temperatures and helped efforts to fight wildfires in Alberta over the weekend, officials said Sunday, while a new fire in neighboring British Columbia led to an evacuation order for one rural area. As the...
Smoke from Canada wildfires prompts air quality alerts in Colorado, Montana
DENVER (AP) — Smoke from dozens of raging wildfires in western Canada has drifted south into the United States and prompted the states of Colorado and Montana to issue air quality alerts. Colorado's Department of Public Health and Environment put out alerts and advisories for...
Hundreds evacuated as suspected intentional wildfire hits western Spain
MADRID (AP) — Some 700 people were evacuated from four small towns in western Spain owing to a wildfire fanned by strong winds that has razed some 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres), officials said Friday. More than 400 firefighters, including 50 agents from the army’s Military...
France moves to ban smoking in woodlands to combat growing climate-related risk of mega fires
PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in all forests and woods during the fire season, part of a series of proposed measures to tackle growing destruction and dangers from climate change-related blazes. National Assembly lawmakers voted 197-0 in a first reading...
Energy storage farm could replace Hawaii coal-fired power plant
HONOLULU (AP) — An energy storage farm could replace Hawaii’s last coal-fired power plant that closed in 2022 after 30 years. The AES Corporation coal plant produced up to one-fifth of the electricity on Oahu — the most populous island in the state. Taking it offline meant an...
Early heat wave in Pacific Northwest could break records
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An early May heat wave this weekend could surpass daily records in parts of the Pacific Northwest and worsen wildfires already burning in western Canada, a historically temperate region that has grappled with scorching summer temperatures and unprecedented wildfires fueled...
New Mexico wildfire reignites residents' fears, frustrations from record-setting fire in 2022
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The thick plume of smoke rising up from the forested hillsides sent a tinge of panic through northern New Mexico. It was dry and and windy — just like last year. It was April 2022 that a record-setting wildfire sparked by the federal government had ripped...
New Mexico officials: FEMA delays lead to mistrust among wildfire victims
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are criticizing federal emergency managers for missing deadlines as residents seek recovery assistance following the largest wildfire in the state’s recorded history. It has been a year since the U.S....
Russia's wildfire death toll rises to 21 in Ural Mountains
MOSCOW (AP) — The death toll from wildfires in Russia's Ural Mountains rose to 21 Tuesday, Russian state news agency Tass reported, citing local emergency service agencies. Wildfires have raged in the Kurgan region of the Urals and in Siberia all week. A resident of western...
