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Wildfires are intensifying across eastern United States, with scientists linking rising incidents to climate change, drought, and storm debris. Increased fuel and dry conditions are driving more frequent, destructive fires, especially in densely populated forest regions

A new study found extreme hot, dry and windy conditions fueling Iberian wildfires were 40 times more likely due to climate change. Fires in Spain and Portugal killed eight, displaced 35,000, and scorched 640,000 hectares, worsened by rural neglect and poor forestry management

Deadly wildfires swept Greece, Spain, Turkiye and Albania, killing at least three people and forcing mass evacuations. Firefighters struggled to contain flames near Patras, as heat waves and strong winds fuelled dozens of blazes across Mediterranean Europe, stretching emergency resources thin.

Canada’s wildfire activity is expected to rise significantly through August, with extreme fire danger in the west. Over 3,000 fires have burned 5.5 million hectares so far this year.

Two engineering students of George Mason University in the United States have made a prototype of a sound device that can put off flames

At least 25 people have died and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across the Los Angeles area.

Wildfires continued to rage through Los Angeles County, marking a catastrophic 'Black Swan' event of unprecedented scale in the history of the US' most populous county

Forecasters warn of dangerous weather with return of strong winds this week, issue red flag warnings for severe fire conditions through Wednesday

Evacuation orders are in effect for 15 fires in the Northwest, where fires continue to show active to extreme behaviour

Biden issues disaster declaration for parts of southern New Mexico, freeing up funding and more resources

As wildfires swept central Chile this year, OroraTech said it provided thermal images at night when aerial drones are used less frequently.

Xinhua news agency reports that wildfires ignited on August 8, sweeping through Lahaina in Maui and leaving the oceanside historic town in ruins.

A massive blaze in the country's northeastern regions of Evros and Alexandroupolis, believed to have caused 20 of the 21 wildfire-related deaths in the past week in Greece, was burning for a ninth day.

It said on Friday that the past two unusually dry and hot summers have left water levels in rivers and lakes low, contributing to dry conditions in wooded areas.

Major wildfires were burning in Greece and on one of Spain's Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa Monday.

CNN reports that according to police data, Sunday's number marked a substantial increase from the 4,500 reported on August 18.

According to the BBC, in a statement issued on Sunday evening, Provincial Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma emphasized the utmost importance of adhering to evacuation orders.

The fire centred around Kelowna, a city of 150,000 people and located some 300 kilometres (180 miles) east of Vancouver has partially shut down some sections of a key transit route between the Pacific coast and the rest of western Canada.

"The Puget Sound region had been recuperating from record heat, yet air quality may deteriorate to unhealthy levels from Saturday night through Monday," Guy remarked.

The Governor stated that approximately 38% of the scorched area has been surveyed, with roughly 2,200 structures in Maui—86% of which are residential—either completely destroyed or damaged.