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Global Wildfire Crisis

Widespread, intense wildfires across multiple continents are overwhelming firefighting resources, forcing evacuations, and highlighting how climate change is making fires increasingly difficult to control.

18 stories · since Jul 28

Combined activity · last 13 days peak 10/2h

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How the narrative developed 18 stories

  1. Aug 9
  2. Running 1m

    More than 20 fire engines tackle heathland blaze after A31 vehicle fire spreads

    Peak 2 items in one 7h at Aug 9, 10 AM; 2 items over 13 days 2 items0 engagement1 source
  3. Running 1m

    Nationwide, 83 new wildfires reported as crews battle 97 large blazes; 3 killed

    Peak 2 items in one 7h at Aug 9, 10 AM; 2 items over 13 days 2 items0 engagement1 source
  4. Running 5h

    Hundreds of firefighters battle blaze in southern France

    Peak 2 items in one 7h at Aug 9, 10 AM; 2 items over 13 days 2 items0 engagement2 sources
  5. Running 1m

    Major wildfire continues in Nottinghamshire as crews tackle to put out blaze

    Peak 2 items in one 7h at Aug 9, 10 AM; 2 items over 13 days 2 items0 engagement1 source
  6. Running 1m

    At least 27 injured after firework explodes into crowd on beach at popular holiday hotspot

    Peak 2 items in one 7h at Aug 9, 3 AM; 2 items over 13 days 2 items0 engagement1 source
  7. Running 6h

    Wildfires in Albania and Spain cause hundreds to evacuate

    Peak 1 item in one 7h at Aug 9, 3 AM; 2 items over 13 days 2 items12 engagement2 sources
  8. Running 5h

    More than 50 firefighters battle 'challenging' fire in New Forest

    Peak 9 items in one 7h at Aug 9, 3 AM; 9 items over 13 days 9 items0 engagement1 source
  9. Running 13h

    Bug Fire grows to 6,500+ acres, evacuations ordered in Cold Springs and Silver Knolls

    Peak 4 items in one 7h at Aug 8, 8 PM; 5 items over 13 days 5 items0 engagement1 source
  10. ClimateRunning 6h

    Dunwich Heath fire devastates 112 hectares of rare wildlife habitat in Suffolk

    A major wildfire that started July 29 destroyed a cherished nature reserve, killed rare invertebrates, and displaced birds from critical nesting grounds.

    Peak 2 items in one 7h at Aug 8, 8 PM; 3 items over 13 days 3 items87 engagement3 sources
  11. Aug 8
  12. Running 1m

    Tasha Fire updates: Evacuation warnings remain in place for fast-moving fire burning in Santa Clarita

    Peak 4 items in one 7h at Aug 8, 8 PM; 4 items over 13 days 4 items0 engagement1 source
  13. Running 19h

    Volunteers in B.C.’s North Okanagan provide help, supplies to wildfire evacuees

    Peak 1 item in one 7h at Aug 8, 1 PM; 2 items over 13 days 2 items21 engagement2 sources
  14. ClimateRunning 1d

    Bradley Creek wildfire near Vernon held after days of intense firefighting

    BC Wildfire Service confirms the 2,634-hectare blaze is staying within control lines despite hot, dry conditions.

    Peak 3 items in one 7h at Aug 9, 10 AM; 7 items over 13 days 7 items0 engagement2 sources
  15. Running 1d

    “Fire Climate”: Hot, Dry, Windy Days Are Becoming Common, Making Wildfires Harder to Control

    Peak 1 item in one 7h at Aug 8, 6 AM; 2 items over 13 days 2 items153 engagement2 sources
  16. Running 11h

    B.C. wildfire evacuations expand south along Okanagan Lake

    Peak 1 item in one 7h at Aug 7, 11 PM; 2 items over 13 days 2 items20 engagement2 sources
  17. Aug 5
  18. Running 18h

    More than 200 foreign firefighters headed to B.C. to battle wildfires

    Peak 1 item in one 7h at Aug 6, 12 PM; 2 items over 13 days 2 items561 engagement2 sources
  19. Aug 3
  20. ClimateRunning 5d

    Mark Carney cuts emergency response while funding fossil fuel projects amid record wildfires

    Canadian PM prioritizes billions in pipeline subsidies over disaster preparedness as wildfires displace 300,000 across Europe and Canada.

    Peak 2 items in one 7h at Aug 8, 6 AM; 4 items over 13 days 4 items272 engagement2 sources
  21. Aug 2
  22. ClimateRunning 7d

    Spokane wildfire suspect Aaron Farinacci arrested; 700+ buildings destroyed

    A man with prior prison time for killing his father was charged with arson in the Old Trails Fire that displaced 60,000 people across eastern Washington.

    Peak 2 items in one 7h at Aug 2, 5 PM; 18 items over 13 days 18 items220 engagement4 sources
  23. Jul 28
  24. ClimateRunning 12d

    Explosive British Columbia wildfires force mass evacuations, state of emergency

    The fast-moving Bald Range fire near Summerland and Peachland joins a destructive BC fire season that has already leveled an Indigenous community and choked North American skies with smoke.

    Peak 34 items in one 7h at Aug 8, 1 PM; 171 items over 13 days 171 items4.4k engagement5 sources