US fires

Green News

The US will thin forests near neighbourhoods to stop deadly wildfires

The 10 year plan is about saving lives over acres, but critics warn the country can't burn its way out of the climate crisis.

20/01/2022

Mobility

Google Maps can now tell you if your destination is on fire

Google says wildfires are an increasingly common threat, and that making it easier to track them could save lives.

30/09/2021

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Devastating wildfire in Northern California

A ferocious wildfire approached Lake Tahoe just hours after roads were clogged with fleeing cars when the entire California resort city of South Lake Tahoe was ordered to evacuate and communities just across the state line in Nevada were warned to get ready to leave.

31/08/2021

USA

Southern California: 100,000 evacuated due to fast-moving wildfires

An electricity firm says its equipment may have caused a wildfire which forced mass evacuation orders and injured two firefighters.

27/10/2020

Europe Decoded

US wildfires: Antifa misinformation continues to spread online

Facebook says they are removing "false claims" that fires in Oregon were started by certain groups, but Euronews has found examples of misinformation still circulating.

15/09/2020

USA

US wildfires death toll keeps climbing as smoke chokes West Coast

At least 31 people are known to have died in the western states of California, Oregon, and Washington.

13/09/2020

USA

California's new 'normal': More wildfires, more blackouts

Firefighters across the state were racing to battle blazes ignited by an earlier round of powerful winds.

29/10/2019

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Residents return to US town destroyed by wildfire

Hundreds of residents were finally allowed back into neighborhoods in the Northern California town of Paradise a month after the blaze killed at least 85 people and destroyed about 14,000 homes.

06/12/2018

USA

California firefighters report Camp Fire "100% contained"

The deadliest fire in the state's history now appears to be under control.

25/11/2018

World

US President Donald Trump has Finnish President Sauli Niinisto bemused over fire comments

As US President Donald Trump toured the burned out California town of Paradise, where many lost their lives and homes, he made a comment that has Finnish President Sauli Niinisto bemused.

19/11/2018

World

California fire death toll rises to 50

More deaths reported as search teams make their way through burned out towns destroyed by California wildfires. Meanwhile, both the Woolsey and Camp fires are still burning out of control.

14/11/2018

USA

Thousands of animals rescued from California wildfires

Thousands of farm animals and pets were moved from Ojai and Malibu, California, by rescue workers on Saturday and Sunday as wildfires raged across the US state.

13/11/2018

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Firefighters work around the clock to dampen down Malibu fires

Firefighters are working around the clock to damp down smouldering land and buildings that threaten to reignite in Southern California.

12/11/2018

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Wildfires ravage homes in California

Parts of Southern California remained under siege early on Friday as two large fires threatened numerous Ventura County communities.

11/11/2018

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The largest wildfire in California's history

The Mendocino Complex fire became the largest wildfire in Californian history on Monday (August 6) as it raged at the southern tip of the Mendocino National Forest where crews battled to keep flames from descending into foothill communities.

07/08/2018