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Inside Europe's Wildfires, Heatwaves And The Climate Forces Driving Them
Sparked by a historic and prolonged heatwave, these fires are not merely natural disasters; they are fierce signs of an accelerating climate breakdown.
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France's Wildfires Are Now Creating Their Own Lightning. Here's How
This phenomenon, which is new to France, is yet another consequence of human-caused climate change, according to French researcher Jean-Baptiste Filippi, who studies wildfires.
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Macron Holds Crisis Talks As Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations Across France
A fire raging in hilly, rural terrain in Avila, west of Madrid, has become Spain's largest on record, scorching 50,000 hectares (193 square miles), the government says.
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Nearly 40,000 People Evacuated Amid Wildfire In Southwest France: Minister
Hundreds of firefighters have, for the past few days, been fighting the flames dozens of kilometres west of Bordeaux.
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Wildfires Across Europe Force Thousands To Flee Amid Heatwave
The fires are spreading as temperatures rise again -- already reaching 43C in Spain -- in a continent still scarred by the aftermath of heatwaves in May and June that have been blamed for thousands of deaths.
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3 Women Killed, Child Among 7 Injured In Fire Near Paris
A fire broke out Saturday in a building in a northern Paris suburb, killing three women and injuring seven others, including a child who is in critical condition, officials said.
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7 Children, Mother Suffocate To Death After Fire In France Home: Cops
The woman's husband, father to three of the children, was seriously burned and transferred to a hospital, they said.
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Fire At Building Near France's Lyon Kills 10, Including 5 Children
Ten people, including five children, were killed - according to a provisional death count - after a fire broke out on Friday morning at a residential building in Vaulx-en-Velin, near the French city of Lyon, the local government said.
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Thousands Evacuated In Southern France As 'Fierce' Wildfire Spread
Thousands of people, including tourists in campsites, have been evacuated as a wildfire raged near the plush resort of Saint-Tropez in southern France, the fire service said Tuesday.
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Major Fire At Famous 15th Century Cathedral In French City
Fire erupted Saturday inside a gothic cathedral in the western French city of Nantes, but firefighters brought the blaze under control within hours, emergency services said.
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3 Dead, 1 Injured In Central Paris Fire, Fire Services Say
Three people died and another was seriously injured in a fire that broke out in a building in central Paris in the early hours of Saturday, fire services said.
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Five Children Fighting For Life After French Blaze: Firefighters
A fire in a residential building near Paris on Sunday left seven people with serious injuries including five children who were in a "life-threatening" condition, firefighters said.
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3,000 Campers Evacuated In French Blaze, Fireman Dead
More than 3,000 holidaymakers were evacuated after a blaze threatened to spread across four campsites in the south of France, as a fireman died on his way to the scene, officials said.
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Inside Europe's Wildfires, Heatwaves And The Climate Forces Driving Them
Sparked by a historic and prolonged heatwave, these fires are not merely natural disasters; they are fierce signs of an accelerating climate breakdown.
-
France's Wildfires Are Now Creating Their Own Lightning. Here's How
This phenomenon, which is new to France, is yet another consequence of human-caused climate change, according to French researcher Jean-Baptiste Filippi, who studies wildfires.
-
Macron Holds Crisis Talks As Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations Across France
A fire raging in hilly, rural terrain in Avila, west of Madrid, has become Spain's largest on record, scorching 50,000 hectares (193 square miles), the government says.
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Nearly 40,000 People Evacuated Amid Wildfire In Southwest France: Minister
Hundreds of firefighters have, for the past few days, been fighting the flames dozens of kilometres west of Bordeaux.
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Wildfires Across Europe Force Thousands To Flee Amid Heatwave
The fires are spreading as temperatures rise again -- already reaching 43C in Spain -- in a continent still scarred by the aftermath of heatwaves in May and June that have been blamed for thousands of deaths.
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3 Women Killed, Child Among 7 Injured In Fire Near Paris
A fire broke out Saturday in a building in a northern Paris suburb, killing three women and injuring seven others, including a child who is in critical condition, officials said.
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7 Children, Mother Suffocate To Death After Fire In France Home: Cops
The woman's husband, father to three of the children, was seriously burned and transferred to a hospital, they said.
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Fire At Building Near France's Lyon Kills 10, Including 5 Children
Ten people, including five children, were killed - according to a provisional death count - after a fire broke out on Friday morning at a residential building in Vaulx-en-Velin, near the French city of Lyon, the local government said.
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Thousands Evacuated In Southern France As 'Fierce' Wildfire Spread
Thousands of people, including tourists in campsites, have been evacuated as a wildfire raged near the plush resort of Saint-Tropez in southern France, the fire service said Tuesday.
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Major Fire At Famous 15th Century Cathedral In French City
Fire erupted Saturday inside a gothic cathedral in the western French city of Nantes, but firefighters brought the blaze under control within hours, emergency services said.
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3 Dead, 1 Injured In Central Paris Fire, Fire Services Say
Three people died and another was seriously injured in a fire that broke out in a building in central Paris in the early hours of Saturday, fire services said.
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Five Children Fighting For Life After French Blaze: Firefighters
A fire in a residential building near Paris on Sunday left seven people with serious injuries including five children who were in a "life-threatening" condition, firefighters said.
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3,000 Campers Evacuated In French Blaze, Fireman Dead
More than 3,000 holidaymakers were evacuated after a blaze threatened to spread across four campsites in the south of France, as a fireman died on his way to the scene, officials said.
