LOS ANGELES: Raging wildfires surrounding the city spread to the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday, intensifying an already dire situation. At least five people have died, and hundreds of homes have been destroyed as firefighting efforts struggle against relentless conditions. The fires, now numbering six across Los Angeles County, have forced over 100,000 residents to evacuate. […]
Abu Dhabi: The UAE has expressed its support for Greece in the wake of wildfires brought on by a severe heatwave that has forced thousands of people to flee their homes and resulted in the deaths of two persons in a firefighting jet crash. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its sincere condolences and […]
As the city’s air quality dropped to “unhealthy” levels as a result of smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada, officials in New York City decided to cancel all outdoor activities at the city’s public schools and issued a health advisory, advising people with respiratory conditions to avoid strenuous outdoor activities. On Tuesday night, New […]
Geneva: Amidst extreme heat, drought and wildfires, many parts of the world had just experienced one of three warmest Julys on record, the UN weather agency said. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), temperatures were close to 0.4℃ above the 1991-2020 average across much of Europe, with southwestern and western Europe being the most […]
A year of turbulence, of tragedy, a year that tested resolve and grit, that pushed nations and their people to take a knee before its overwhelming onslaught. The buckling challenges of pandemic aside, the world has been lashed with natural furies from raging wildfires devouring the Australian landscape, to shrieking hurricanes leaving a crumbling Central […]
Southern California Edison, the region’s primary electricity supplier, said its equipment may have sparked a fast-moving wildfire that forced evacuation orders for some 100,000 people and seriously injured two firefighters on Monday as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent just such a possibility. A smoky […]
Tanzanian firefighters were battling for a third day on Tuesday to control a blaze on the slopes of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, officials in the area said. The fire, initially fanned by strong winds, erupted on Sunday at the Whona area, a rest centre for climbers using Mandara and Horombo, two of the routes […]
