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An aerial view shows a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 17, 2019. Photo :Reuters
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Extreme wildfires are here to stay - and multiply

With night time temperatures rising faster than day time ones over the last four decades, researchers found a 36% increase in the number of after-dark hours that were warm and dry enough sustain fire

Wildfire burns in Rocky Point, Monterey County, California, US, in this handout photo taken over the night of January 21st or 22nd, 2022. Photo :Reuters
USA

California wildfire triggers evacuations, closes highway

A view shows remains of homes that were destroyed by the Marshall Fire in Louisville, Colorado, US December 31, 2021. Photo :Reuters
USA

Three people missing and feared dead from fierce Colorado wildfire

A woman cries as he sees the burned remains of a home destroyed by the Marshall Wildfire in Louisville, Colo., Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. Tens of thousands of Coloradans driven from their neighborhoods by a wind-whipped wildfire anxiously waited to learn what was left standing of their lives Friday as authorities reported more than 500 homes were feared destroyed. Photo: UNB/AP
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'So many memories': Over 500 homes feared destroyed by fire

A helicopter makes a water drop over a wildfire on Sierra Bermeja mountain, in Genalguacil, near Estepona, Spain, September 11, 2021. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Europe

Anger as Spanish wildfire blazes for fourth day

FILE PHOTO: Darob Baker (right), 30, a fire engineer with the El Dorado County Fire Department, and his colleagues, Matt Ziebarth, 45, and fire captain Rob Sime, 44, work on structure protection along Santa Clause Drive as flames from the Caldor Fire burn through trees in Christmas Valley near South Lake Tahoe, California, U.S., August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small
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Wildfire menaces California's Lake Tahoe area after chasing away thousands

A view from Emerald Bay towards Lake Tahoe is obscured by smoke from the Caldor Fire viewed from Georgetown, California, US August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
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Residents, tourists scramble to evacuate as California fire nears Lake Tahoe

Burnt hillsides are seen following a wildfire near the village of Pefki on the island of Evia, Greece, August 12, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Europe

Wildfires burn outside Athens, villages evacuated

Firefighters battle wildfires in the beach village of Porto Badisco near Otranto in the southern region of Puglia, Italy, August 13, 2021. Vigili del Fuoco/Handout via REUTERS
Europe

Wildfire breaks out east of Rome, locals evacuated

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire in the village of Avgaria, on the island of Evia, Greece, August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas
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Greek PM defends government as anger mounts over handling of fires

Burnt trees are seen following a wildfire in Zekri, in the mountainous Kabylie region of Tizi Ouzou, east of Algiers, Algeria August 11, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Europe

At least 65 killed in Algerian wildfires, Greece and Italy burn

A firefighter from Slovakia tries to extinguish a fire in Avgaria village on Evia island, about 184 kilometers (115 miles) north of Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. A massive wildfire burning for days on the northern tip of Greece's second largest island continued to devour forests Tuesday, its thick smoke hanging in the streets of a nearby town as hundreds of firefighters battled to save what they could. Photo :UNB/AP
Europe

'We fought a great battle': Greece defends wildfire response

A man flees a village near Tizi Ouzou some 100 km (62 miles) east of Algiers following wildfires in this mountainous region, Tuesday, Aug.10, 2021. Firefighters were battling a rash of fires in northern Algeria that have killed at least six people in the mountainous Kabyle region, the interior minister said Tuesday, accusing "criminal hands" for some of the blazes. Photo :UNB/AP
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At least 65 killed in Algerian wildfires