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Nov 1, 2024 · The wildfire has burned 3,500 acres and sits at 20% containment, but crews expect the fire to continue burning for days until it reaches containment lines. Smoke-covered areas of New York City ...
Evacuations hold for Utah’s largest wildfire of the season
Oct 16, 2024 · The Yellow Lake Fire has burned 32,919 acres of Utah’s Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest and is at 29% containment as of Wednesday morning, officially making it the state’s largest wildfire ...
'Unprecedented' Wyoming wildfire expands evacuations
Oct 3, 2024 · The Elk Fire in Wyoming's Big Horn National Forest near the town of Dayton has burned nearly 50,000 acres. Fire crews say it expand more.
Idaho wildfire spreads toward isolated town, smoke restricts aircraft
Aug 26, 2024 · Wildfire quickly spreads toward isolated Idaho town, but massive smoke plumes restrict help from aircraft. The Wapiti Fire has burned 68,123 acres of the Boise National Forest in Idaho as of ...
Russia declares multiple states of emergency as wildfires threaten ...
Jul 18, 2024 · Multiple wildfires across Russia have caused officials to issue multiple states of emergency and evacuate thousands, while government officials are accused of largely ignoring the problem.
‘Extreme’ Crete wildfire forces evacuations of villages
Aug 8, 2024 · A rapidly spreading wildfire triggered evacuations in central Crete Wednesday afternoon, according to the European Union’s Space Program. The program’s Earth observation satellite, Copernicus ...
BC Wildfire Service looks back at tragic, historic 2023 fire season
May 27, 2024 · Over 7 million acres burned, hundreds of homes destroyed, and tens of thousands of people forced to evacuate. British Columbia’s 2023 season was the most destructive in recorded history.
Eastern Canada wildfire evacuates thousands
Jul 14, 2024 · A fire east of Québec in Newfoundland and Labrador has burned more than 24,000 acres and forced thousands to evacuate Labrador City. CNN reported that the “extremely aggressive inferno” was ...
Madeira wildfire may permanently damage World Heritage Site
Aug 20, 2024 · The Laurisilva World Heritage Site may face unrecoverable damage from an arson-caused wildfire burning on the Portugal island. Here's why.
2024 season Archives - Wildfire Today
Jan 26, 2024 · The woody tree roots in British Columbia’s boreal forests are feared to be the next place where a zombie fire could emerge, continuing Canada’s record-breaking wildfire season of last year.