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Wildfires devastate millions of hectares of forest every year. And, due to climate change, they are becoming more frequent and more intense.

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Reports & Analysis

A smoke column rises from wildfire

Canada: Wildfires and floods

Canada: Wildfires and floods

More than 100 wildfires are raging across western Canada. At the same time, there are floods from rapid snow melt.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 9, 20238 images
An aerial view of the damage at the area following a forest fire in Santa Juana

Wildfires wreak havoc in Chile

Wildfires wreak havoc in Chile

Hundreds of forest and bush fires have claimed numerous victims amid an intense heat wave.
CatastropheFebruary 6, 20238 images
A young Iranian woman cuts her ponytail off during a protest outside the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, as a crowd cheers around her

2022 in pictures: A look back

2022 in pictures: A look back

War, climate catastrophe and COVID marked a year of crisis. But the last 12 months also had bright spots.
PoliticsDecember 31, 202214 images
People take a stroll in the river bed of the Waal as water levels dropped because of drought in Nijmegen, Netherlands

2022: The year the climate crisis hit home

2022: The year the climate crisis hit home

A look at the extreme weather events around the world linked to climate change that shaped the year.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 26, 202211 images
A firetruck battles a wall of flames

Extreme wildfires pollute the air people breathe

Extreme wildfires pollute the air people breathe

Drought and heat waves are fueling a widening global fire front that pollutes air for hundreds of millions of people.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 7, 2022
Man looking to cool off under water sprinkler, Krakow, Poland

Extreme weather and tourism

Extreme weather and tourism

Tourism in Europe's vacation hot spots is also feeling the effects of extreme heat, forest fires and water shortages.
TravelAugust 28, 202211 images
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In the spotlight

Firefighter hosing down trees and flying embers

How do we fight wildfires as temperatures rise?

As wildfires again burn out of control, strategies to limit climate-fueled infernos include fighting fire with fire.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 15, 2022
A firefighter stands on a fire truck, silhouetted against an orange sky

Will war limit Russia's firefighting response?

Siberia's forests are already ablaze. But with Russian troops fighting in Ukraine, the emergency response could suffer.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 11, 2022
A firefighter works to extinguish a brush fire in Santa Tecla, Corrientes province, Argentina

Wildfires to increase up to 30% by 2050

The destructive fires that dominated headlines in recent years are expected to become more frequent, even in the Arctic.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 23, 2022
A child chasing away a locust swarm in Kenya

Disasters are more connected than we think

A United Nations University report finds that seemingly disparate disasters are connected.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 8, 2021
Burnt-out houses on Evia

Abandoned to the flames on Evia

Many islanders are angry with their government. They believe the fire disaster was preventable.
CatastropheAugust 14, 2021
A burnt-out car in front of a house that has also been ravaged by fire

Turkey reels from wildfire impact

Raging forest fires in southern Turkey have caused massive devastation. DW reports from the region.
CatastropheAugust 9, 2021