Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years, study says
The stark finding comes from one of two new studies, as both global temperatures and climate-warming emissions continue to climb.
Fri May 17 2024
Western Canada blazes cause evacuations, air quality concerns
In British Columbia, thousands of residents were evacuated as the nearby blaze nearly doubled to 4,136 hectares.
Mon May 13 2024
Chile forest fires kill 99 as hundreds remain missing
Chilean authorities introduced a 9 pm curfew in hardest-hit areas and sent in the military to help firefighters stem the spread of fires.
Mon Feb 05 2024
Planting 'koala corridors' to save Australia's endangered marsupial
The koala is predicted to be extinct in New South Wales by 2050, with some of the biggest threats being wildfires and habitat loss.
Sat Nov 25 2023
Residents in Australian state urged to flee as wildfires blaze
Firefighters have been battling blazes in the state that have already killed two and destroyed dozens of homes.
Wed Nov 01 2023
Canadian wildfires could keep burning through winter - Minister
Canada is enduring its worst wildfire season on record, with over 166,000 square of land already burnt.
Fri Sep 08 2023
Global boiling': Billions already suffer in heat over 1.5C limit
The creeping rise in regional temperatures on land is super-charging increasingly extreme weather for its 8 billion people.
Sun Aug 27 2023
Greece discovers 18 charred bodies as southern Europe wildfires spread
Firefighters said they were investigating whether the bodies, found near a shack south of the village of Avantas, were migrants.
Wed Aug 23 2023
Dozens of patients evacuated as Greece wildfires burn for fourth day
Hundreds of firefighters have been struggling to contain the blaze that broke out near Alexandroupolis.
Tue Aug 22 2023
Tropical Storm Hilary releases fury on Southern California
About 75,000 homeless people were especially vulnerable, as were hillside canyons and areas recently denuded by wildfires.
Mon Aug 21 2023
The doctors, dentists and anthropologists striving to identify Maui's victims
The death toll in the devastated town of Lahaina has surpassed 100, but only a handful have been officially identified.
Mon Aug 21 2023
Maui's chief of emergency management resigns amid criticism
Some Maui residents said lives could have been saved if emergency sirens sounded but Herman Andaya it would be ineffective and confusing.
Fri Aug 18 2023
Canada crews battle wildfires, all Yellowknife residents evacuating
About 20,000 residents are leaving by car and plane after an evacuation order was declared.
Fri Aug 18 2023
Maui officials defend decision not to sound sirens during wildfire
Herman Andaya said sounding sirens during the fire might have led people to evacuate toward the danger.
Thu Aug 17 2023
Maui tourism, an economic mainstay, sparks anger amid fire ruin
Tourists enjoying holiday activities like snorkeling while the death toll in the historic resort town of Lahaina passes 100 and is rising.
Wed Aug 16 2023