Washington State fire map: Where are wildfires burning right now? Evacuation and containment updates
Multiple wildfires are currently burning across Washington state, with some of the fires covering large areas and affecting nearby communities. The Little Giant Fire and Sinlahekin Fire are among the largest, with each having burned more than 160,000…
Wildfires came within metres of rescued orangutans in Indonesia; staff fought the blaze into the night and moved 60 animals to safer enclosures
Firefighters carry their equipment as they attempt to extinguish a wildfire on a peatland field in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Muhammad Hatta) Orangutans rescued from wildlife traffickers face a new threat from…
Europe wildfires: 2 dead, 500 evacuated as twin blazes hit Greek island near Athens
Two people have died in fires that broke out simultaneously Sunday on the island of Salamis near Athens, the local fire department said. (Photo: @CGTNOfficial) Two wildfires that broke out minutes apart on the Greek island of Salamina on Sunday killed…
Spokane County wildfires update: Old Trails Fire evacuation, containment details as Aaron Farinacci faces arson charges
Spokane fire suspect Aaron Farinacci now faces five first-degree arson charges as firefighters continue containing three major wildfires in Washington. The 37-year-old is accused of starting the Old Trails Firewhich destroyed hundreds of structures on…
A moth outbreak has killed off forests across Siberia, now the flammable wood is causing wildfires that humans are unable to contain
An insect outbreak has left Siberia’s forests dead while also transforming the region into a tinderbox where wildfires are now spreading beyond human control. The trees burning across Krasnoyarsk this year were, in a lot of cases, already dead. Not…
Europe’s wildfires have raised danger posed by unexploded WWII bombs
London, When a wildfire broke out in the Muritz National Park of north-eastern Germany in July, it was no routine firefighting job. Bomb disposal teams had to work alongside firefighters because the forest floor is contaminated with cold war-era…
Researchers tracked wildfires from 1984 to 2022; a Pacific trend added 22% to US Southwest drying-related burned area but reduced eastern Australias by about 19%
Representative Image (AI-generated) A long-term shift in the tropical Pacific Ocean has played contrasting roles in wildfire activity on opposite sides of the world, amplifying fire-prone conditions in the southwestern United States while easing them in…
Spokane County wildfires: Shocking viral video shows several houses on fire, ‘Memories lost forever’
A shocking video that is viral on X shows houses on fire in northwest Spokane. AZ Intel shared the video on X with the caption, “Video shows homes on fire in northwest Spokane, Washington amid massive wildfire.” This photo provided by Spokane Fire…