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B.C. minister says he expects many Lytton houses destroyed by wildfire to be rebuilt by this time next year
The remains of houses and businesses that were destroyed by the 2021 wildfire are seen in Lytton, B.C., on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Crews work to contain wildfires that forced evacuations in Arizona and California
A wildfire burning on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Arizona, on Sunday, June 12, casts a glow above neighborhoods. Evacuations have been ordered for homes in the area. Authorities say firefighters are responding to the wildfire about six miles north of Flagstaff that has forced evacuations. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)
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Wildfire in southern Spain, thousands evacuated
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Cool spring, less lightning bring easy start to B.C. wildfire season, says forecaster
A man sits in a fire truck as the Lytton Creek wildfire burns in the mountains near Lytton, B.C., on Sunday, August 15, 2021. Cooler temperatures, spring rains and fewer lightning strikes across British Columbia are contributing to a slow start to the wildfire season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Wildfire may be a dark comedy, but it sparks joy at Factory Theatre
Factory Theatre’s production of Wildfire. (L to R): Soo Garay, Paul Dunn, Zorana Sadiq. Set & Lighting Design by Kaitlin Hickey, Costume Design by Jackie Chau, Photo by Dahlia Katz
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B.C.’s unprecedented weather disasters require bold investment in watershed security
Coree Tull
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Couple found dead as wildfire destroys New Mexico homes
A tree ignites as the McBride Fire spills down a mountainside near Ruidoso, New Mexico, on Wednesday April 13, 2022. Authorities say firefighters have kept a wind-driven blaze from pushing further into a mountain community in the southern part of the state. (Justin Garcia /The Las Cruces Sun News via AP)
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Cattle helping to manage B.C. wildfire risk with targeted grazing
Cattle graze, as shown in this 2020 handout image, near Cranbrook as part of a program led by the B.C. Cattlemen's Association to reduce the wildfire risk near communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Columbia Basin Trust-Tyler Zhao *MANDATORY CREDIT *
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B.C. wildfire service to increase prevention work from backyards to forests
Wildland firefighter Ty Feldinger works on steep terrain to put out hot spots remaining from a controlled burn on Okanagan Indian Band land, northwest of Vernon, B.C., Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021.The director of provincial operations for British Columbia's wildfire service says B.C. needs a "holistic," large-scale program to reduce fire risk, starting from backyards, then to surrounding communities and extending to forested lands. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Wildfire forces evacuation of 600 homes in Florida Panhandle
In this image made from video taken May 6, 2020 by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, fire and smoke rise from trees alongside a road in Santa Rosa County, Florida. Wildfires raging in the Florida Panhandle have forced nearly 500 people to evacuate from their homes, authorities said. (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services via AP)
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South Korean wildfire forces thousands of residents to flee their homes
A South Korean flag covers a ceremonial guard member prior to the arrival of South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files
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UN report says catastrophic wildfires to increase, calls for shift to prevention
Properties destroyed by the Lytton Creek wildfire on June 30 are seen as a pyrocumulus cloud, also known as a fire cloud, produced by the same fire rises in the mountains above Lytton, B.C., on Sunday, August 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Colorado wildfire caused US$513-million in damage, officials say
An American flag flutters in the wind over over the charred remains of a home destroyed by wildfires Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Superior, Colo. Colorado authorities said Thursday, that last week's wildfires caused $513 million in damage and destroyed 1,084 homes and structures.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Colorado wildfire victims begin new year surveying destruction
A woman cries as he sees the burned remains of a home destroyed by the Marshall Wildfire in Louisville, Colo., Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. Tens of thousands of Coloradans driven from their neighborhoods by a wind-whipped wildfire anxiously waited to learn what was left standing of their lives Friday as authorities reported more than 500 homes were feared destroyed. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
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No casualties so far after Colorado wildfire, Biden approves disaster declaration
People inspect wildfire destroyed homes in Superior, Colo. on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. Colorado officials began assessing the damage on Friday from a wind-swept wildfire that tore through suburban neighborhoods between Denver and Boulder the prior afternoon, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate. (Benjamin Rasmussen/The New York Times)
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These B.C. storms are not the new normal. We can’t even see that from here
Glenn McGillivray
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B.C.’s 2021 wildfires severe but not the worst ever, wildfire service report shows
A chimney is all that remains standing at a home that was destroyed by the White Rock Lake wildfire earlier this month, in Monte Lake, B.C., on Thursday, August 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Province appoints recovery liaisons to help in rebuild of fire-ravaged Lytton, B.C.
The remains of a large structure and vehicles destroyed by the Lytton Creek wildfire are seen on the side of the Trans-Canada Highway near Lytton, B.C., on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. B.C.'s public safety ministry has announced the appointment of two parliamentary secretaries who will work as recovery liaisons between the province and the village of Lytton following a wildfire earlier this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C.’s opposition Liberals grill New Democrat responses to wildfire recovery, heat wave
B.C. Premier John Horgan speaks after the B.C. Lions CFL football team announced they would recognize the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 at their Sept. 24 game against Saskatchewan, in Vancouver, on Thursday, September 16, 2021. Orange t-shirts with an Indigenous B.C. Lions logo by Kwakwaka'wakw-Tlingit artist Corrine Hunt will be handed out to 10,000 people at the game and tickets will be provided to 350 residential school survivors to attend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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British Columbia must shore up wildfire communications, report says
A helicopter carrying a water bucket flies past a pyrocumulus cloud, also known as a fire cloud, produced by the Lytton Creek wildfire burning in the mountains above Lytton, B.C., on Sunday, August 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Spanish fire crews face ‘complex’ wildfire for fifth day
A seaplane flies over a wildfire near the town of Jubrique, in Malaga province, Spain, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. Firefighting crews in southern Spain are looking at the sky for much-needed rainfall they hope can help extinguish a stubborn mega-fire that has ravaged 7,400 hectares (18,300 acres) in five days and displaced just under 3,000 people from their homes. Authorities are describing the blaze in Sierra Bermeja, a mountain range in the Malaga province, as a sixth-generation fire of the extreme kind brought by the shifting climate on the planet. (AP Photo/Pedro Armestre)
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B.C.’s wildfire heroes: At Vernon camp, a brutal season leaves its marks on the firefighters’ faces
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Residents returning home after B.C. wildfire encouraged to connect with others, get help
Thick smoke fills the air and nearly blocks out the sun just before 3 p.m. as a motorist on Highway 97 travels past an area burned by the White Rock Lake wildfire in Monte Lake, east of Kamloops, B.C., Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. One of the largest and most destructive wildfires in British Columbia this summer is now being held, meaning it's not likely to spread beyond existing containment lines. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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BC Wildfire Service reports progress on blazes as military, Mexican crews arrive
Burnt trees are seen in an area where numerous structures were destroyed by the White Rock Lake wildfire earlier this month, in Monte Lake, B.C., on Thursday, August 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Mix of toxic pollutants left behind in ash after wildfires scorch communities: expert
The remains of a large structure and vehicles destroyed by the Lytton Creek wildfire are seen on the side of the Trans-Canada Highway near Lytton, B.C., Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. Wildfires that race through communities incinerating ingredients that make up modern day life can leave behind a trail of toxic metal, says an expert. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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More B.C. wildfires classified as held; number of blazes drops
Trees burnt by the White Rock Lake wildfire earlier this month are seen in Monte Lake, B.C., on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Firefighters get upper hand on two blazes in Greece
A firefighter tries to extinguish the fire in a house during a wildfire in Thea area some 60 kilometers (37 miles) northwest of Athens, Greece, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. A major wildfire northwest of the Greek capital devoured large tracts of pine forest for a third day and threatened a large village as hundreds of firefighters, assisted by water-dropping planes and helicopters, battled the flames Wednesday. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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French Riviera wildfire uncontrolled but not spreading
Firefighters spray fire-retardant from a fire tender during wildfire in the region of Le Luc in the department of Var, southern France, on August 19, 2021. - Hundreds of firefighters struggled to contain France's worst wildfire of the summer near the glitzy Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez which has left two persons dead and forced thousands of residents and tourists to flee. Around 750 firefighters and water-dropping aircraft were battling the blaze in difficult conditions, with high temperatures and strong winds. (Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP) (Photo by SYLVAIN THOMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Active wildfires climb in B.C. as crews battle fatigue
A helicopter carrying a water bucket flies past the Lytton Creek wildfire burning in the mountains near Lytton, B.C., on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Greek wildfire burns through forest for fourth day
A firefighter walks outside of a house as burns during a wildfire in Thea area some 60 kilometers (37 miles) northwest of Athens, Greece, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. A major wildfire northwest of the Greek capital devoured large tracts of pine forest for a third day and threatened a large village as hundreds of firefighters, assisted by water-dropping planes and helicopters, battled the flames Wednesday. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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Massive wildfire threatens Greek village outside Athens
A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop as a wildfire burns in the village of Vilia, Greece, August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
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French Riviera wildfire kills one, injures 27
Evacuated campers play cards in a gymnasium in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. Firefighters have been able to "stabilize" the blaze that raced Tuesday through forests near the French Riviera, forcing thousands of people to flee homes, campgrounds and hotels in a picturesque area beloved by residents and tourists alike.. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)