Wildfires

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Wildfires force evacuations at two national parks in the US west | National parks

Visitors and staff at two national parks in the US west have been evacuated because of wildfires. Black Canyon of…

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French warned of high-risk summer for wildfires as Marseille blaze contained | France

More than 15,000 residents of Marseille confined to their homes have been allowed out after a wildfire on the outskirts…

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Rapid snowmelt and Trump cuts compound wildfire fears in US west | US wildfires

Unusually warm springtime temperatures have contributed to rapid reductions in snowpacks across the western US that rival the fastest rates…

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Recent Canadian wildfires are record-breaking – and will threaten US air quality for days | US news

Enormous early-season wildfires have erupted across the prairie provinces of Canada this week, taxing local emergency response and threatening a…

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Wildfire warning signs put up in Peak District as climate crisis increases threat | Wildfires

Wildfire warning signs normally seen in the parched Australian outback have been installed on English moorland for the first time.…

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Smoke from climate-fueled fires in US contributed to 15,000 deaths in 15 years, study finds | US wildfires

Wildfires driven by the climate crisis contribute to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in…

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Health

Warming climate making fine particulate matter from wildfires more deadly and expensive

Scientists say human-caused climate change led to 15,000 additional deaths from wildfire air pollution in the continental United States during…

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‘Exploitative’ contracts and hazardous conditions: life for some of the immigrants cleaning up wildfire-stricken LA | California wildfires

On a sunny day in February three workers swept up the piles of ash left behind on an Altadena driveway…

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As wildfires intensify, residents of fire country must act fast » Yale Climate Connections

Transcript: Last July, when a wildfire was reported near Lyons, Colorado, fire chief Rob Stumpf and his crew rushed to…

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New Jersey wildfire forces evacuations and reaches closed nuclear power plant | US wildfires

A fast-moving wildfire burning in New Jersey forced thousands of people to temporarily evacuate on Tuesday, closed a stretch of…

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