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Wildfires, heatwaves endanger air quality, health: UN

Particulate matter PM2.5 is composed of microscopic particles and droplets less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter. It is a health hazard because it can penetrate deep into the lungs and bloodstream.

Smoke rises amid scorched trees in the area affected by wildfire near Malmedy, Belgium, on 16 August, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Belgium's biggest wildfire on record heads towards Germany

Reinforcements were pulled from across the country to fight the blaze. Photo: Dha/Photo News/IMAGO

Belgium battles record wildfire as hundreds evacuated

Residents and firefighters work to extinguish an advancing wildfire near Formariz in Zamora province, Spain, 29 July, 2026. Photo: Collected

Spain prepares for eclipse under shadow of wildfire risk

A drone view shows a residential area along the Musi river as smog covers it due to recent wildfires in Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, August 11, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Abriansyah Liberto

Indonesia races to contain fires as haze spreads across region

Women walk holding umbrellas to protect from the sun amid a heatwave in Bordeaux, France, May 28, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Alice Sacco

Western Europe records hottest June and July on record

A person observes flames during wildfires on a hill slope in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in Probolinggo, East Java province, Indonesia, August 9, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Dipta Wahyu

Indonesia closes all access to Mount Bromo as wildfire expands

Smoke rises from the Bald Range wildfire, which is causing tactical evacuations by helicopter, northwest of Summerland, British Columbia, Canada on 7 August 2026. Photo: Reuters

British Columbia district declares state of emergency, issues evacuation orders as wildfire rages

Firefighters battling the blaze in the suburb of Brigadoon on Tuesday. Photo: BBC

Australia combines AI and Indigenous knowledge to strengthen bushfire management

A picture taken from the French Civil Security rescue coordination helicopter shows a firefighting plane dropping water during a wildfire in Le Porge, Gironde department, amid drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, 31 July, 2026. Photo: Rueters

Wildfires ease near Bordeaux and Madrid, bringing respite

A view of a wildfire on a mountain in Onda, Spain, July 27, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

France and Spain race to curb wildfires before new heatwave arrives

Wildfire engulfs hills near San Martin de Valdeiglesias, central Spain. Photo: Reuters

Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France, Spain battle blazes

Photo:BSS

Spanish firefighters battle new blaze front as 15,000 evacuated