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Firefighting helicopters fly over Aguamansa, as wildfires rage out of control on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, 18 August 2023.

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Image show a student at the University of New South Wales' new fire laboratory where researchers are developing more fire-resistant materials.

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New 'fire laboratory' used to study flame-resistant materials

The new "Pyrometric Laboratory" allows students and scientists to measure how quickly materials and objects are consumed by flames.

01/11/2023

The surroundings of the Lagune beach in La Teste de Buch, Gironde, France, on 25 July 2022

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Tree-eating bugs invade south-west France forests hit by wildfires

Once home to 250-year-old maritime pines, roaring machines now cut, prune and remove numerous pest-infested trunks.

27/10/2023

Spanish music director Hache Costa has reimagined Antonio Vivaldi's famous “The Four Seasons” concertos to depict the climate changes that the world is facing.

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Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with wildfires - a modern take on a masterpiece

Climate change is unravelling our seasons. How does an updated version of Vivaldi’s opus sound?

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Breadfruit trees were introduced to the islands around 1,000 years ago.

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Hawaii’s ancient trees bring ‘hope’ following devastating wildfires

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Different species in an irregular forest (futaie irreguliere) in the Mouliere state forest, near Poitiers, western France.

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Can France’s ‘mosaic forest’ withstand the storm of climate change

A patchwork of 4,200 hectares of forest is being adapted for rising temperatures.

18/10/2023

The extreme heat has also rekindled a vast wildfire on Tenerife.

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Schools closed for days on Spanish islands due to extreme heat

Weather experts say the high temperatures are forecast to continue.

12/10/2023

Platypuses are under siege from new climate extremes, study shows.

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Shy platypus abandon their homes after megafires and intense rain

Scientists have used environmental DNA sampling to reveal the impact of Australia’s ‘Black Summer’ on the unique species.

06/10/2023

Lahaina residents hold signs at the Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu on 3 October 2023.

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Is it too soon to reopen tourism after Hawaii's devastating wildfires?

Hawaii has changed. ‘You shouldn’t be there expecting people to serve you your mai tais and your food,’ says one local.

04/10/2023

A view of flames as a forest burns, in the village of Dikela, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Aug. 22, 2023.

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Greek Prime Minister promises to fight ‘climate war’

The Greek prime minister has pledged to fight a ‘climate war’ after floods and wildfires devastated the country.

18/09/2023

A Canadair plane drops water on a forest fire in Anglet, southwestern France, 2020.

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Will the EU’s €720 million gamble on firefighting planes pay off?

Here's a look at the new firefighting aircraft the EU is buying.

17/09/2023

Locals are evacuated on an excavator from a flooded area, in the aftermath of Storm Daniel, in Larissa, Greece.

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EU urgently needs more funding to respond to climate disasters

Requests for emergency assistance have gone up by 400 per cent in the last two years.

13/09/2023

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there have been 23 weather extreme events in America that cost at least $1 billion this year.

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Eight new disasters were added to the list in the last month alone.

12/09/2023

A flooded road after a rainstorm in Volos, Greece, 6 September 2023.

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Storm Daniel: Is it safe to travel to Greece right now?

Fierce storms unleashed life-threatening floods in Greece leading to travel disruption across the region earlier this week.

06/09/2023

Smoke rises as a wildfire burns at Dadia National Park in the region of Evros, Greece, August 29, 2023

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Greece is launching drones to tackle future wildfires

Climate change makes deadly blazes worse, the Greek PM has warned, as the Evros fire continues to burn.

01/09/2023

New York's skyline as smoke from wildfires in Canada cause hazy conditions and air pollution on June 7, 2023.

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Air pollution is deadlier than smoking, new study finds

Wildfires are exacerbating a huge threat to human health.

29/08/2023

long-range drone equipped with thermal imaging cameras and a sophisticated early warning system patrols over Kavouri beach and nearby woodland, in southern Athens, Greece.

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Athens communities funding their own early warning wildfire drones

As temperatures soar, residents in some Greek suburbs are putting their own money toward early-warning drones to stop wildfires before they take hold.

29/08/2023

Local residents watch the wildfire in Avantas village, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece.

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More than 600 firefighters called to fight wildfires in Greece

Greek islands and mainland have suffered nightmarish extremes during Europe's summer of record-breaking heat

27/08/2023

Flames burn a forest during wildfires near the village of Sykorrahi, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece,

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Greek fire officials arrest two for arson as multiple wildfires rage

Raging heatwaves have led to devastating blazes in many areas of the country

26/08/2023

Flames burn a forest during a wildfire in Avantas, near Alexandroupolis, Greece, 21 August 2023.

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Greece battling major wildfires with devastating environmental fallout

Europe’s summer fires have removed wooded areas capable of absorbing 2.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.

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Wildfires in Turkey

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More than 1,200 evacuated as Greece's wildfires spread to Turkey

Nine villages and more than 1,200 people have been evacuated as wildfires, raging in Greece, spread to neighbouring Turkey.

23/08/2023