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# fires - Friday 31 January, 2020
'It may become uncontrollable': State of emergency in Canberra as bushfires close in
Authorities also warned of so-called ember attacks, where winds blow glowing ash ahead of the fire front.
# fires - Sunday 19 January, 2020
Wildfires may permanently alter Australian landscape, scientists warn
Since September, the fires have killed 28 people and burned more than 2,600 houses.
# fires - Sunday 12 January, 2020
Australian prime minister considers public inquiry into bushfires as death toll rises
At least 27 people have now been killed in the months-long crisis.
# fires - Thursday 9 January, 2020
Australian wildfires: new evacuation notices issued as area the size of Ireland now scorched by blazes
Searing temperatures are expected to return to the southeast of the country tomorrow.
# fires - Tuesday 7 January, 2020
Australia faces $700 million damage bill as wildfires continue to burn
Hot and dangerous conditions could return late this week.
# fires - Wednesday 1 January, 2020
Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfires as death toll rises
Blazes have killed at least 17 people and destroyed more than 1,000 homes.
# fires - Saturday 21 December, 2019
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'Catastrophic' conditions as bushfires intensify in Australia
A record-breaking heatwave on the east coast has fanned hundreds of fires.
# fires - Saturday 7 December, 2019
Australia braces for heatwave as more than 100 fires burn
Sydney has been engulfed in toxic smoke for weeks and occasionally sprinkled with snow-like embers.
# fires - Thursday 21 November, 2019
Australian PM denies his climate policies caused bushfires as 'code red' issued
Drought, unseasonably hot, dry and windy conditions have fuelled the unprecedented blazes.
# fires - Thursday 14 November, 2019
Death toll from devastating Australia bushfires rises to four
A man’s body was discovered in a scorched area of bushland near the New South Wales town of Kempsey.
# fires - Monday 4 November, 2019
Donald Trump threatens to withhold funding for fighting California wildfires
Trump blamed the California governor for the fires.
# fires - Friday 1 November, 2019
Fire fighters attacked with rocks while tackling blaze in Dublin city centre
Dublin Fire Brigade officers were targeted on Halloween night.
# fires - Tuesday 29 October, 2019
Thousands of firefighters battle California wildfires as more people forced from their homes
Around 180,000 people are currently under a mandatory evacuation order.
# fires - Wednesday 16 October, 2019
Older people, men and those in rural areas at higher risk of dying in residential fires, report finds
The Health Research Board found there were 101 fires recorded in closed inquest cases between 2014-2016.
# fires - Saturday 14 September, 2019
Drone attacks cause fires at Saudi Arabia oil facilities
The facilities are owned by Aramco.
# fires - Friday 30 August, 2019
60-day ban on burning in Brazil following global outcry over Amazon fires
However, activists have doused hopes that the ban would work.
# fires - Thursday 29 August, 2019
US ready to fight Amazon forest fires ... but only if it involves working with Brazilian government
On Monday, the countries of the G7 pledged €18 million to tackle the Amazon fires.
# fires - Wednesday 28 August, 2019
Tens of thousands of fires are burning in the Amazon - here's what you need to know
There is huge concern about the local, national and international impact of the fires.
# fires - Monday 26 August, 2019
G7 commits $20 million to Amazon as new fires flare up in world's largest rainforest
Aircraft have poured thousands of litres of water on the rainforest.
# fires - Friday 23 August, 2019
Varadkar says Ireland will vote against Mercosur deal unless Brazil protects Amazon
He also labelled President Bolsonaro’s attacks on NGOs this week as “Orwellian”.
# fires - Sunday 21 July, 2019
'Something strange is going on': 1,300 firefighters battle blazes in Portugal
Authorities are looking into whether the fires were started deliberately.
# fires - Sunday 30 June, 2019
After record breaking temperatures, some cooler weather hits parts of Europe
But the reprieve was not universal, with Germany measuring a record high temperature for June.
# fires - Tuesday 23 April, 2019
Anger over 'shocking seven-hour delay' in deploying Air Corps to fight wildfires in Donegal
The Air Corps responded in the afternoon but noted that it did not run a dedicated firefighting service.
# fires - Monday 19 November, 2018
77 dead, 993 missing and 10,000 homes destroyed as California waits on rain
Firefighters managed to expand containment to 65% of the 234-square-mile burn zone over the weekend.
# fires - Sunday 18 November, 2018
'Sad' Donald Trump visits site of California wildfires and again blames forest mismanagement
The US President said that other countries ‘do it differently’.
# fires - Monday 12 November, 2018
Town of Paradise turns to 'hell on earth' after deadly wildfires devastate California
Nearly 230 residents of the town were unaccounted for, the sheriff said.
# fires - Sunday 11 November, 2018
Death toll rises to 25 as California wildfires rage on
It is expected to increase again.
# fires - Saturday 10 November, 2018
Nine die in California wildfires as tens of thousands forced to flee
Dozens are reported missing.
# fires - Tuesday 7 August, 2018
11 dead as California is scorched by raging wildfires the size of LA
Some 14,000 firefighters, including reinforcements from as far away as Australia and New Zealand, have arrived to combat the firestorm.
# fires - Tuesday 31 July, 2018
Portugal prepares for fires as temperatures set to soar to 45 degrees
The country is trying to avoid a repeat of last year’s deadly wildfires.
# fires - Sunday 29 July, 2018
Two children aged four and five among the latest victims to die in California wildfires
Some 38,000 people have been evacuated after the Carr Fire roared into the outskirts of Redding in Shasta County.
# fires - Saturday 28 July, 2018
Thousands flee deliberate California fire that has destroyed 500 buildings
An official yesterday announced the death of a firefighter battling the inferno.
# fires - Wednesday 25 July, 2018
Irish newlyweds separated in Greek fires: 'He'd be the type to ensure Zoe was safe and go back to help others'
Brian O’Callaghan-Westropp married Zoe Holohan last Thursday and they had just gone on their honeymoon.
# fires - Tuesday 24 July, 2018
Irish people travelling to Greece urged to contact travel provider as wildfires continue to rage
Irish tourists already there are being urged to monitor local news reports and follow the advice of local authorities.
# fires - Wednesday 11 July, 2018
Bus and cars set on fire and bomb scare at airport as UVF threatens 'serious disorder'
Bonfires are traditionally lit on the Eleventh Night, the eve of the Twelfth of July, and police are expecting trouble.
# fires - Sunday 8 July, 2018
Irish lizards thriving in the heat, but fires pose a particular danger
The warm weather means they can reach their optimal temperature without having to bask for hours.
# fires - Friday 6 July, 2018
'Severe safety risk': Public warned not to fly drones above wildfires
Yesterday marked the sixth consecutive day that the Defence Forces deployed the Air Corps to assist firefighting operations.
# fires - Tuesday 1 May, 2018
Firefighters attacked with stones as they put out May Eve bonfires
A number of stones hit the vehicle, but nobody was injured.
# fires - Wednesday 1 November, 2017
'Really busy, all day and all night' - Fire crews just had one of their busiest Halloweens in years
Dublin Fire Brigade dealt with 1,100 calls.
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