The U.S. has suffered from devastating wildfires over the last few years as global temperatures rise and weather patterns change, making the otherwise natural phenomenon especially unpredictable and s
The risk of wildfires is significantly enhanced by abnormal arid conditions. /Maja Suslin/TT/AP Active wildfires are being detected in the Arctic Circle as an unusually warm and dry spring thr
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the world lacks a coordinated action of all countries to suppress COVID-19, while noting that it
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appealed for solidarity with developing countries in stemming the COVID-19 pandemic. He argued that the international c
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Hollywood heart-throb Leonardo DiCaprio's environmental organization said Thursday it will donate 3 million U.S. dollars to help firefighting efforts in Australia. The Oscar winner's Earth Alliance
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WildfiresstartedMondayinseveralcountiesinthenorthofTexas,southernUnitedStates.FortWorthFireDepartmenthelpedcontainawildfirenearInterstate20andWalshRanchinAledo,
The spread of the huge wildfire in western Canada that has forced a massive evacuation in the oil sands town of Fort McMurray in northern Alberta province appeared to be slowing down on Sunday, partly thanks to favorable weather.
A wildfire has burned down about 100 homes and evacuated hundreds of residents in the U.S. state of Texas as of Monday afternoon, local media reported.