7 h. ago UK breaks worrying wildfire record: 113 sq miles of land has already been burnt this year

The amount of UK land burnt by wildfires has already smashed the all-time record, just four months into the year.

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3 d. ago Wildfire burns thousands of acres in a rural, rugged area of Nebraska

A wildfire burning in a rugged, wooded area of Nebraska grew to more than 6,600 acres but hundreds of firefighters have managed to contain the blaze

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5 d. ago Huge New Jersey wildfire continues to burn but evacuation orders lifted

The blaze covered more than 8,500 acres, with 3,000 residents forced to evacuate their homes and 25,000 without power

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5 d. ago New Jersey wildfire forces evacuations and reaches closed nuclear power plant

Stretch of major highway shut as 3,000 people moved to safety and homes left without powerA fast-moving wildfire burning in New Jersey has forced thousands of people to evacuate, closed a stretch of a main highway and reached a shuttered nuclear power plant.Flames from the Jones Road wildfire in Ocean County had reached buildings on the campus of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant, according to the local Lakewood Scoop newspaper. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago New Jersey wildfire: Residents evacuated as huge blaze tears through community 'like a war zone'

Shocking photographs capture flames roar from buildings in Barnegat Township, New Jersey, where wildfires have burned throughout Tuesday - and authorities are concerned

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9 d. ago Members of burned LA church bear a cross through their devastated neighborhood to mark Good Friday

The Community United Methodist Church in Pacific Palisades burned down in wildfires that devastated much of Los Angeles in January

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9 d. ago Wildfires grow to hundreds of acres after North Carolina lifts burn ban

Wildfires in the Carolinas have been fueled by dry and warm weather and leftover hurricane debris

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1 week ago Trump warns ‘substantial’ tariffs will remain on imports as Reeves prepares for US talks

US president doubles down on trade policy as chancellor aims to secure trade deal for UK in Washington

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1 week ago Animals being 'burnt alive' in 'devastating' wildfires in Wales

Senior firefighters have been battling 'extraordinarily levels of fires' for this time of year and say they are causing 'indiscriminate destruction'

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2 w. ago Met Office issues red alert warning as Britain basks in glorious sunshine

Sunday will see most of the UK facing medium or high alerts, while very high warnings will remain in place for London and the South East of England, the East, the West Midlands and the East Midlands.

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2 w. ago Wildfire still burning on Scottish island with helicopter due at scene

The public have been urged to stay away from the area.

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2 w. ago Huge wildfire burning near Scots town as inferno is seen for miles

The fire has created huge concern amongst locals on social media with the inferno seen for miles.

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2 w. ago Wildfire smoke and prescribed burns caused 20,000 early deaths and billions in damages in just one year

Elderly, Native Americans, and Black communities suffered the greatest harm from the smoke

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2 w. ago Nearly 100 outdoor blazes hit Scotland over weekend amid extreme wildfire warning

"Wildfires have the potential to burn for days, as we’ve seen this week in Dumfries and Galloway... we are asking the public to exercise extreme caution."

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3 w. ago Wildfires Scotland: Helicopters 'water bomb' massive Galloway fire as major progress update issued

Helicopters have been deployed to ‘water bomb’ the wildfire in the Galloway Forest Park

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3 w. ago Massive Galloway wildfire still burning as warnings remain in place

The blaze broke out in the Glen Trool area of the Galloway Forest Park, but has since stretched up to Loch Doon in East Ayrshire.

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3 w. ago Massive Scots wildfire spreads through forest as evacuations underway

Evacuations have taken place as a massive wildfire is spreading in Galloway.

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3 w. ago Firefighters bring Stirling wildfire that burned for more than 24 hours under control

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service extinguished a wildfire on land near Port of Menteith, Stirling.

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3 w. ago Both her home and school burned down during the LA fires. She’s just one of 700,000 uprooted kids

Los Angeles children suffered traumatic disruptions to their education and social lives from the wildfiresThe Eaton fire that devastated Altadena in early January burned down Juan Carlos Perez’s family home and the school where his younger daughter attended sixth grade.Losing both anchors at once, Perez said, has been traumatizing for the 12-year-old. As the family moved from hotel to Airbnb, his daughter has become increasingly withdrawn and too anxious to return to school, asking to finish the semester online. The only time she interacted with friends was during soccer practice, Perez said, but that routine was suspended last month when the family moved this month to a friend’s house in Connecticut. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Why there are dozens of flood warnings and alerts across UK despite dry weather

More than 30 flood alerts and warnings remain in place across the UK

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