# fires - Thursday 11 March, 2021
# Air Pollution
# Air Pollution
Irish Heart Foundation CEO Dr Tim Collins says we need to understand just how dangerous open fires are to our health.
# fires - Friday 11 September, 2020
# California
# California
The August Complex Fire became the biggest recorded blaze in Californian history yesterday.
# fires - Thursday 10 September, 2020
# San Francisco
# San Francisco
Three people have died in the latest blaze.
# fires - Thursday 20 August, 2020
# Emergency Situation
# Emergency Situation
The state of California has recorded 11,000 lightning strikes in 72 hours.
# fires - Friday 31 January, 2020
# Australia
# Australia
Authorities also warned of so-called ember attacks, where winds blow glowing ash ahead of the fire front.
# fires - Sunday 19 January, 2020
# Destruction
# Destruction
Since September, the fires have killed 28 people and burned more than 2,600 houses.
# fires - Sunday 12 January, 2020
# Scott Morrison
# Scott Morrison
At least 27 people have now been killed in the months-long crisis.
# fires - Thursday 9 January, 2020
# Bushfires
# Bushfires
Searing temperatures are expected to return to the southeast of the country tomorrow.
# fires - Tuesday 7 January, 2020
# Fires
# Fires
Hot and dangerous conditions could return late this week.
# fires - Wednesday 1 January, 2020
# New South Wales
# New South Wales
Blazes have killed at least 17 people and destroyed more than 1,000 homes.
# fires - Saturday 21 December, 2019
# 9 At 9
# 9 At 9
Here’s all the news you need to know as you start your day.
# Heatwave
# Heatwave
A record-breaking heatwave on the east coast has fanned hundreds of fires.
# fires - Saturday 7 December, 2019
# Bushfires
# Bushfires
Sydney has been engulfed in toxic smoke for weeks and occasionally sprinkled with snow-like embers.
# fires - Thursday 21 November, 2019
# Bushfires
# Bushfires
Drought, unseasonably hot, dry and windy conditions have fuelled the unprecedented blazes.
# fires - Thursday 14 November, 2019
# Bushfires
# Bushfires
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
# Fires
# Fires
Trump blamed the California governor for the fires.
# fires - Friday 1 November, 2019
# Halloween
# Halloween
Dublin Fire Brigade officers were targeted on Halloween night.
# fires - Tuesday 29 October, 2019
# Los Angeles
# Los Angeles
Around 180,000 people are currently under a mandatory evacuation order.
# fires - Wednesday 16 October, 2019
# Fire Fatalities
# Fire Fatalities
The Health Research Board found there were 101 fires recorded in closed inquest cases between 2014-2016.
# fires - Saturday 14 September, 2019
# Fires
# Fires
The facilities are owned by Aramco.
# fires - Friday 30 August, 2019
# Burning Ban
# Burning Ban
However, activists have doused hopes that the ban would work.
# fires - Thursday 29 August, 2019
# Amazon
# Amazon
On Monday, the countries of the G7 pledged €18 million to tackle the Amazon fires.
# fires - Wednesday 28 August, 2019
# Climate Change
# Climate Change
There is huge concern about the local, national and international impact of the fires.
# fires - Monday 26 August, 2019
# Fires
# Fires
Aircraft have poured thousands of litres of water on the rainforest.
# fires - Friday 23 August, 2019
# Blazes
# Blazes
He also labelled President Bolsonaro’s attacks on NGOs this week as “Orwellian”.
# fires - Sunday 21 July, 2019
# Castelo Branco
# Castelo Branco
Authorities are looking into whether the fires were started deliberately.
# fires - Sunday 30 June, 2019
# Mercury Falling
# Mercury Falling
But the reprieve was not universal, with Germany measuring a record high temperature for June.
# fires - Tuesday 23 April, 2019
# Gorse Fires
# Gorse Fires
The Air Corps responded in the afternoon but noted that it did not run a dedicated firefighting service.
# fires - Monday 19 November, 2018
# Tragedy
# Tragedy
Firefighters managed to expand containment to 65% of the 234-square-mile burn zone over the weekend.
# fires - Sunday 18 November, 2018
# Paradise Lost
# Paradise Lost
The US President said that other countries ‘do it differently’.
# fires - Monday 12 November, 2018
# Death Toll
# Death Toll
Nearly 230 residents of the town were unaccounted for, the sheriff said.
# fires - Sunday 11 November, 2018
# Death Toll
# Death Toll
It is expected to increase again.
# fires - Saturday 10 November, 2018
# Death Toll
# Death Toll
Dozens are reported missing.
# fires - Tuesday 7 August, 2018
# Evacuations
# Evacuations
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
# Heatwave
# Heatwave
The country is trying to avoid a repeat of last year’s deadly wildfires.
# fires - Sunday 29 July, 2018
# Searches
# Searches
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
# Wildfires
# Wildfires
An official yesterday announced the death of a firefighter battling the inferno.
# fires - Wednesday 25 July, 2018
# Groom Missing
# Groom Missing
Brian O’Callaghan-Westropp married Zoe Holohan last Thursday and they had just gone on their honeymoon.
# fires - Tuesday 24 July, 2018
# Deadly Blazes
# Deadly Blazes
Irish tourists already there are being urged to monitor local news reports and follow the advice of local authorities.
# fires - Wednesday 11 July, 2018
# Eleventh Night
# Eleventh Night
Bonfires are traditionally lit on the Eleventh Night, the eve of the Twelfth of July, and police are expecting trouble.
Times of clouds and sun
Max: 11 °C
Min: 1 °C
Mainly cloudy
Max: 12 °C
Min: 4 °C
