Wildfires

Hawaii wildfires kill 53: How did the flames scorching Maui start?

The death toll from deadly wildfires ravaging Maui has risen to 53 and is expected to surge further. While the exact cause remains to be determined, experts say the blazes were fuelled by dry conditions, strong winds and low humidity affecting the wet, tropical island of Hawaii

Wildfires ravage Greece: A look back at deadliest blazes in the Mediterranean

Algeria and Greece are battling massive wildfires that have ripped through homes and resorts, killing dozens of people in nightmarish scenes that have become a staple of summer in the Mediterranean. Here’s a look at the deadliest wildfires in the region since 2000

EU countries offer 280 firefighters to help Canada battle blazes

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has described the wildfires as the country's worst ever. More than 20,000 people have evacuated their homes in Canada as the fires have scorched about 3.8 million hectares of land

'Unprecedented crisis': Out-of-control wildfires in Western Canada force 25,000 to flee homes

In an event that has been described as an 'unprecedented crisis' by a top Canadian official, thousands of people have been urged to leave the region at a moment's notice. The total number of wildfires has gone up to 110 owing to strong winds

The US leads the world in weather catastrophes. Here's why

Nature dealt the United States a bad hand, but people have made it much worse by what, where and how we build, according to several experts

Yellow Clouds of Doom: How Thailand’s forest fires have made millions sick

Thick smog has become a common sight in northern Thailand. Raging forest fires and large-scale farm burning have worsened the country’s air quality, where millions of people are struggling with pollution-related diseases

Explained: How California is tackling its problem of mudslides

Over 300 landslides have been recorded in California since New Year's Eve. So far, the debris has mostly blocked roads and highways and has not harmed communities, as it did in the 2018 Montecito mudslides. However, more rain is expected, heightening the threat

Throwback 2022: When Mother Nature cried and burned

In 2022, climate change and its effects were felt like never before. Scorching heatwaves, leading to disastrous wildfires to floods burying everything in a watery grave – the world saw it all and yet persevered. This year truly served as a wake-up call — it’s now or never to save Planet Earth

Parts of Southern California lashed by severe winds from tropical storm

The tropical conditions added a swelter to the heat wave that saw temperatures soar past 38 degrees Celsius in many parts of California this week

Explained: How Europe's fiery summer is a reality check on climate change

Europe has seen a series of extreme weather events — heatwaves, wildfires and storms, record-breaking droughts — making it hard for them to ignore the dangerous effects of climate change