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Spain, Germany fight to contain wildfires amid heat wave

By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press

Firefighters in Spain and Germany struggled to contain wildfires on Sunday amid an unusual heat wave in Western Europe for this time of year.

Historic high winds expected to fan New Mexico wildfires

By Cedar Attanasio, Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

Weather conditions described as potentially historic were on tap for New Mexico on Saturday and for the next several days as over 1,400 firefighters and a fleet of airplanes and helicopters worked feverishly to bolster lines around the largest fire…

Growing Arizona wildfire forces more than 700 people from their homes

By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press

An Arizona wildfire doubled in size overnight after tearing through two-dozen structures and forcing the evacuation of more than 700 homes.

Crews battle New Mexico wildfire that killed 2 as some evacuees begin to return home

By Associated Press

The evacuation orders lifted late Friday probably covered more than half of the estimated 4,000 people originally ordered to leave their homes since the fire started Tuesday.

2 killed, more than 200 homes burned in New Mexico wildfire

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Paul Davenport, Associated Press

Firefighters battling a deadly wildfire in southern New Mexico took advantage of a brief break in the weather but gusty winds are expected to return Friday.

Biden administration plans to increase controlled burns in Western states at risk for wildfires

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

The Biden administration plans to significantly increase efforts to stave off catastrophic wildfires that have been torching areas of the U.S. West by more aggressively thinning forests around areas where nature and neighborhoods collide.

California wildfires torch thousands of giant sequoia trees

By Brian Melley, Associated Press

The estimate released Friday accounts for 13% to 19% of the native sequoias that are the largest trees on Earth.

Gaps in U.S. wildfire smoke warning network leave many exposed

By Matthew Brown, Padmananda Rama, Associated Press

Government programs to alert the public when smoke pollution becomes unhealthy rely on about 950 permanent monitoring stations and dozens of mobile units that can be deployed around major fires.

Greek wildfires a major ecological catastrophe, prime minister says

By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press

"We managed to save lives, but we lost forests and property," the prime minister said, describing the wildfires as "the greatest ecological catastrophe of the last few decades."…

Huge California fire grows as Montana blaze threatens towns

By Associated Press

California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history continued to grow after destroying nearly 550 homes while authorities in Montana ordered evacuations as a wind-driven blaze roared toward several remote communities.