Europe’s Wildfires Have Burned the Most Land in Nearly 20 Years August 19, 2025 By Joe Wertz, Sofia Horta e Costa and Sabrina Nelson Garcinuño Four major heat waves, dry conditions and strong winds have turned Europe into a tinderbox this summer, fueling the most...
Heat Wave Triggers Weather and Wildfire Alerts Across Europe August 11, 2025 By Joe Wertz Europe is braced for wildfire threats and scorching weather, as a heat wave engulfs the region this week. The highest...
First Heat Wave of Season to Bake West, Increasing Wildfire Risk May 27, 2025 Extreme heat levels of are expected in the western United States later this week, raising the risk wildfires and heat-related...
Blackouts in Extreme Weather Drive Demand for Cleaner Backup Power August 23, 2024 By Alexa St. John Software engineer Kenna Ofoegbu in Houston, Texas tries hard to keep his three kids cool during the summer and that...
Dozens Evacuate, 10 Homes Destroyed by Wildfire Near Perth November 27, 2023 PERTH, Australia (AP) — Dozens of residents have been evacuated and at least 10 homes destroyed by a wildfire burning...
Deadly Wildfires in Greece and Other European Countries Destroy Homes and Threaten Nature Reserves July 27, 2023 By Petros Giannakouris and Derek Gatopoulos RHODES, Greece (AP) — Deadly fires raging in Greece and other European countries advanced on Wednesday, destroying homes and threatening...
Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant in North Carolina as Scorching Heat and Floods Sock Other Parts of US July 21, 2023 By Ben Finley and Hannah Schoenbaum RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A tornado heavily damaged a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, while torrential...
European Union Rushes Firefighters to Greece as Grueling Mediterranean Heat Wave Takes Toll July 20, 2023 By Derek Gatopoulos, Nicole Winfield and David Brunat ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighting aircraft and ground crews from other countries headed to Greece on Thursday to help battle...
A Heat Wave Named Cerberus Has Southern Europe in its Jaws, and it`s Only Going to Get Worse July 14, 2023 By Derek Gatopoulos and Ciaran Giles ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tourists in central Athens huddled under mist machines, and zoo animals in Madrid were fed fruit...
Heat Waves Like the One that’s Killed 14 in the Southern US are Becoming More Frequent July 3, 2023 PHOENIX (AP) – Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of parts of the South and Midwest and killed...