Tag: fires
Fire in the Mediterranean: Fires are raging in Italy and southern France
Status: 07/26/2021 8:41 am Wildfires are raging in the Mediterranean region. 1200 people had to be brought to safety on the Italian holiday island of Sardinia, and bushes and forests…
Barcelona province threatened: several forest fires are raging in Spain
Status: 07/25/2021 3:56 p.m. Several forest fires have spiraled out of control in Spain. The worst fire is raging west of the province of Barcelona, more than 80 people had…
Forest fires in Russia: only rain would help
As of: 07/21/2021 9:01 am More than 200 forest fires are raging in the Siberian region of Yakutia. Millions of hectares are on fire. Many settlements and cities in Russia…
Forest fires in western Canada: British Columbia declares a state of emergency
Status: 07/21/2021 8:54 a.m. There are currently around 300 fires raging in the Canadian province of British Columbia. That is why the authorities have now declared a state of emergency.…
Forest fires in the USA: billows of smoke as far as New York
Status: 07/20/2021 7:48 p.m. The plumes of smoke reach as far as New York, 4,000 kilometers away: The forest fires in the northwest of the USA are spreading further. Extreme…
Temperatures around 50 degrees: Extreme heat and forest fires in the western United States
Status: 07/11/2021 2:19 p.m. The western United States is currently ravaged by forest fires and temperatures around 50 degrees. In California, some of the extinguishing water from aircraft evaporates before…
Canada: Army helps fight forest fires
Status: 05.07.2021 4.40 p.m. An unprecedented heat wave and many lightning strikes caused the forest fires in Canada. At least 184 fires were still blazing in British Columbia yesterday. Now…
More than 150 fires ravage the west of the country, thousands of residents evacuated
152, of which 89 in the last two days. Serial fires continue to rage in western Canada (British Columbia) and California, adding to an unprecedented heat wave that has claimed…
Canada: Extreme heat ignites more than 100 forest fires
Status: 03.07.2021 7:53 a.m. The high temperatures have decreased somewhat, but there can be no talk of relaxation in Canada: More than 100 fires are raging in British Columbia. The…
Amazon region: highest number of fires in 14 years
Status: 02.07.2021 1:47 p.m. In June, more than 2,300 forest fires raged in the Brazilian Amazon region – more than in 14 years. Environmentalists blame President Bolsonaro for the disaster.…