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Fire brigade on alert: several wildfires broke out
In Limburg and the rest of the Netherlands it has been very dry for some time due to a lack of rainfall and high temperatures. The fire departments are on…
Fire brigade calls on roadsides to be mowed to reduce the risk of wildfires
Mow the verges near nature reserves and clean up the leftover clippings to reduce the risk of fire. That emergency call makes the Netherlands Fire Brigade Friday afternoon to Rijkswaterstaat,…
Firefighters from seven countries help France fight wildfires | NOW
Firefighters from seven countries help fight a major forest fire in southwestern France in the Gironde department, south of Bordeaux. Germany, Poland, Greece, Romania and Austria have offered assistance. Sweden…
German firefighters help French colleagues fight wildfires | NOW
Firefighters from Germany went to France on Thursday to help put out wildfires in the country. The German aid comes at the request of the European Union. France has been…
Heat record in United Kingdom, wildfires continue to ravage southern Europe | NOW
A temperature above 40 degrees was measured in the United Kingdom for the first time on Tuesday. In Belgium and Germany, heat records fell by a hair’s breadth. The heat…
The wildfires are under control, but…
By Matthias Lukashewitsch and Jörg Bergmann The rain was able to contain the fires in Treuenbrietzen and Beelitz. But there are still embers. Brandenburg’s Interior Minister speaks of a highly…
Code orange in Antwerp and Limburg for the risk of wildfires | Inland
The Agency for Nature and Forests warned on Wednesday with a risk code orange of a high risk of wildfires in the provinces of Antwerp and Limburg. Code yellow applies…
Thousands evacuated after Colorado wildfires
Nearly 20,000 Americans were ordered to vacate their homes Saturday night because of the severe wildfires that ravage the state of Colorado. There are often forest fires in that state.…
Wildfires wreak havoc in the US state of Texas: one death and hundreds of evacuations | Weather news
Several small forest fires are raging, which authorities say have destroyed more than 180 square kilometers of land since Thursday. On Saturday, only 15 percent of the fires were under…
UN predicts sharp increase in wildfires due to warming
UN predicts sharp increase in wildfires due to warming Global warming will cause a sharp increase in the number of wildfires in the coming decades and governments are insufficiently prepared…