Big Flames, Raining Embers in New Jersey Pine Barrens Fire April 13, 2023 MANCHESTER, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey wildfire tore through 3,800 acres in the state’s pine barrens, raining down embers...
More Evacuated as Spain Deploys Military Against Wildfire September 13, 2021 MADRID (AP) — Soldiers are being deployed in southeastern Spain to join the battle against a major wildfire that is...
Turkey’s Erdogan Faces Mounting Criticism Over Wildfires August 4, 2021 By Mehmet Guzel and Suzan Fraser BOZALAN, Turkey (AP) — As Turkish fire crews pressed ahead Tuesday with their weeklong battle against blazes tearing through forests...
Rain, More Than Wind, Led to Massive Toppling of Trees in Hurricane Maria March 18, 2020 By Earth Institute at Columbia University A new study says that hurricanes Irma and Maria combined in 2017 to knock down a quarter of the biomass...
Officials Warn of Arkansas Forest Fire Danger August 8, 2011 The Arkansas Forestry Commission says it’s suppressed at least 18 wildfires so far this weekend. A spokesman says crews are...
Forest Fire Rages on Spanish Island of Ibiza May 27, 2011 Firefighters are battling a forest blaze on the popular Spanish Mediterranean island of Ibiza that has razed hundreds of hectares...
Swiss Forest Fire Brought Under Control April 28, 2011 By JOHN HEILPRIN About 500 firefighters, army soldiers and police battling strong headwinds and dry conditions brought a forest fire in southern Switzerland...