Wild Fire

Wild Fire

Thick smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouds New York City yesterday (16 July), prompting air quality alerts and warnings for residents to limit time outdoors. Photo: Reuters

Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in US

Yesterday evening, tracker IQAir said Chicago and Detroit were the top polluted cities in the world, with New York not far behind.

The wind whips embers while a firefighter battles the fire in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 9, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes, death toll rises to 10

A wildfire burns at the village of Krestena, in the western Peloponnese, Greece July 24, 2022. Giannis Spirounis/Eurokinissi via REUTERS

Wildfires burn coastal homes, forests in Greece as Europe's heatwave spreads east

Showers and a place to sleep: Portland Convention Center shelters wildfire evacuees

Showers and a place to sleep: Portland Convention Center shelters wildfire evacuees