The Cyprus Forestry Department said Monday that a deadly wildfire, the island's worst in decades, was now "under full control". The blaze, fanned by strong winds, broke out Saturday and swept through parts of the Troodos mountain range, leaving four Egyptian labourers dead, before being reined in by water bombing by Greek and Israeli aircraft.

Cyprus says huge forest fire 'under full control' 

The Canadian military was on standby Saturday to help evacuate towns and fight more than 170 wildfires fueled by a record-smashing heat wave and tinder-dry conditions as the government in Ottawa warned of a "long and challenging summer" ahead.

Canadian military on alert as wildfires rage

In Pics | Catastrophic 'salt fire' engulfs California

Ever heard of zombie fires? Those might be the next threat we face as a civilisation battling the disastrous effects of climate change. Forest fires have become extremely regular over the last few years, with regular reports coming in from different parts of the world including Australia, the United States, and the Amazon rainforest in South America.

Meet climate change's latest offering to Earth - 'Zombie wildfires'

Firefighters in Northern Ireland are spending a second day batting fires across difficult terrain on the Mourne Mountains. More than 70 firefighters and 10 fire trucks from across Northern Ireland were involved Saturday in trying to contain the wildfire, while helicopters from both Britain and Ireland are set to join the effort.

Wildfire in Northern Ireland declared a 'major incident' 

A wildfire that broke out in Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, has damaged properties and historic buildings and spread to a nearby university. One firefighter was injured and University of Cape Town students were evacuated, according to government authorities.

South Africa: Table Mountain wildfire threatens University of Cape Town

The day Paradise burned, Aaron Singer was a skeptic. Then he saw the flames in his rearview mirror. This was November 2018, and the Camp Fire, the most destructive wildfire in California history, was making swift and smoky headway through the Sierra Nevada foothills.

Hounded by wildfires, Californians rethink their willingness to rebuild

Wildfires raged in Chile's Valparaiso region on Friday (January 15), turning the sky red and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people from their homes.

Thousands evacuate as wildfires turn the sky red in Chile

The year 2020 started with massive wildfires in Australia that caused severe destruction and in 2021 the grim is back again, but this time India. Nagaland's pristine Dzukou Valley is on fire and its unique flora and fauna are at risk.

Why fires in a Nagaland valley ringing alarm bells

Wildfires continues to sweep across Southern California. The fast-moving blazes critically injured two firefighters and left more than 100,000 under evacuation orders.

Your Story: Fast-moving wildfires prompt evacuations in California

Experts have warned that two wildfires currently raging in the US state of Colorado could merge resulting in one massive blaze. As firefighters continued to battle the East Troublesome Fire, which erupted on October 14 and has scorched over 170,000 acres since, authorities on Thursday closed the Rocky Mountain National Park, while mandatory evacuations were issued for parts of Estes Park, CNN reported.

Two wildfires in Colorado could merge, warns experts

Russia on Wednesday evacuated more than 1,000 people from nearby villages after a wildfire set off explosions at a munitions depot in the Ryazan region southeast of Moscow, officials said.

Russia evacuates villages after munition depot explosions

A northern California wildfire raging in the foothills of the Cascade range has claimed three lives, officials said on Monday, as a separate blaze prompted mass evacuations and spread turmoil to the famed wine-producing regions of Napa and Sonoma counties.

Northern California wildfires kill 3, force evacuation of thousands

US: Northern California wildfires kill 3, force evacuation of thousands

A wind-driven wildfire erupted on Sunday (September 27) in the heart of northern California's Napa Valley wine country and spread across more than 1,000 acres (404 hectares), forcing the evacuation of several hundreds homes and a hospital, authorities said.

California wine country wildfire forces rapid evacuation

A raging pandemic along side apparent changes in climate may sound like a deadly combo, but it’s our contemporary reality. While wildfires ravaged parts of Oregon, California, and Washington in the United States, its effects are now being felt across the pond.

Wildfire smoke from US crosses the Atlantic Ocean; seen in parts of Finland, UK

Wildfires have been polluting the environment for the past few weeks across the state of California — of which some were man-made and some started due to the high temperatures and lightning storms.

Video: Wildfires burn the Western U.S.

Wildfires have always been a part of life on the West Coast, in particular, where urban areas and forests closely abut each other and the climate inland is arid.

According to experts Climate Change is responsible for wildfires in US; Know the Science behind it

As deadly wildfires rage across the U.S. West, millions of people have been left struggling with some of the world's worst air pollution. Enormous plumes of ash and smoke have spread from the region, where nearly 5 million acres were ablaze on Wednesday (September 15), compounding the public health crisis of the coronavirus pandemic.

Headaches and hospital visits as wildfire smoke blankets Western United States

Thousands of evacuees displaced by deadly wildfires in Oregon settled into the second week of life in shelters and car camping on Tuesday as fire crews battled on, and search teams scoured the ruins of incinerated homes for the missing. Firefighters never saw anything like the wildfires that have ripped through Oregon and devastated their own communities.

US: Oregon firefighters describe battling historic wildfires

Thousands of evacuees displaced by deadly wildfires in Oregon settled into a second week of life in shelters and car camping on Tuesday as fire crews battled on, and search teams scoured the ruins of incinerated homes for the missing.

US: Wildfires scorched close to 5 million acres

The world has lost nearly 100 million hectares of forests in two decades, marking a steady decline though at a slower pace than before, a UN agency reported Tuesday.

World lost 100 million hectares of forest in two decades: UN

Oregon wildfires: Nearly 500,000 evacuated amid climate change warning

The wildfires in Oregon have not been caused by any "extremist" group, the FBI announced on Friday, putting an end to various controversies doing rounds on social media.

Oregon wildfires are not intentional, no role of 'extremists': FBI

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