Wildfires

canada wildfires

AGENDA

Here’s what’s happening with the Canada wildfires and smoky US skies

Air quality alerts have been issued to at least 13 US states as the smoke from the Quebec…

By Sarah Gill

SELF

Zoe Holohan bravely recalls losing her husband to the Greek wildfires in light of ongoing crisis

Zoe Holohan was on honeymoon with her new husband Brian O’Callaghan Westropp when tragedy struck and her worst…

By Sarah Finnan

Fire Australia - photo by Alastair Prior

EDITORIAL

‘Apocalyptic’: these photos show the horror of Australia’s ongoing wildfires

The blazing wildfires in Australia have been described as apocalyptic, with a seven-day state of emergency announced in…

By Grace McGettigan

California wildfires

EDITORIAL

With 80 dead and 1,000 missing, here’s the latest on the California wildfires

State officials have confirmed 80 people have lost their lives in the California wildfires, while approximately 1,000 people…

By Grace McGettigan

California fires

EDITORIAL

California fires: locals share footage of the blaze

The death toll from California’s ongoing wildfires has risen to 31, with more than 200 people still unaccounted…

By Grace McGettigan

EDITORIAL

Thousands forced to flee as California wildfire ‘incinerates’ town

Only a day after a fast-moving fire began in Northern California, the blaze near the town of Paradise had grown…

By Jennifer McShane