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After experiencing its worst heatwave in decades, Greece has been battling devastating wildfires for nearly two weeks. Right, a local gestures as he holds an empty water hose during an attempt to extinguish forest fires approaching the village of Pefki on Evia island on Aug. 8.
On Aug. 12,The New York Timesreported that firefighterswere able to contain some of the blazesfollowing a thunderstorm.
02of 11Ivan Nikiforov/Anadolu Agency via GettyIn Russia, wildfires have been blazing across Siberia’s Sakha Republic for months and, according toThe Washington Post,they’re bigger than all of the fires around the world combined. They have even sent smoke across the North Pole.
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In Russia, wildfires have been blazing across Siberia’s Sakha Republic for months and, according toThe Washington Post,they’re bigger than all of the fires around the world combined. They have even sent smoke across the North Pole.
03of 11Mousaab Rouibi/Anadolu Agency via GettyCNN reportedon Aug. 11 that, according to Algeria Press Service (APS), the forest fires that ripped through Algeria killed 65 people, including 28 soldiers deployed to help put out the blaze. Dozens of fires have been raging through northern Algeria since Aug. 9.
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CNN reportedon Aug. 11 that, according to Algeria Press Service (APS), the forest fires that ripped through Algeria killed 65 people, including 28 soldiers deployed to help put out the blaze. Dozens of fires have been raging through northern Algeria since Aug. 9.
04of 11Chris McGrath/GettyWildfires in Turkey left eight dead and thousands displaced after raging for two weeks. Right, firefighters battle a large wildfire near the village of Ikizce in Mugla, Turkey, on Aug. 6.
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Wildfires in Turkey left eight dead and thousands displaced after raging for two weeks. Right, firefighters battle a large wildfire near the village of Ikizce in Mugla, Turkey, on Aug. 6.
05of 11The Dixie Fire.JOSH EDELSON/AFP via GettyIn Greenville, California, the Dixie firerecently became the largest single wildfire in California history. It is just one of 11 fires burning across California, andleft the town of Greenville devastated.“Reports indicate that Greenville is 75 percent destroyed,” federal fire officials said during a morning incident briefing, per theThe Sacramento Bee.How to Help Victims of the Western U.S. Wildfires as Hundreds of Homes Are Destroyed
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The Dixie Fire.JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty
In Greenville, California, the Dixie firerecently became the largest single wildfire in California history. It is just one of 11 fires burning across California, andleft the town of Greenville devastated.
“Reports indicate that Greenville is 75 percent destroyed,” federal fire officials said during a morning incident briefing, per theThe Sacramento Bee.
How to Help Victims of the Western U.S. Wildfires as Hundreds of Homes Are Destroyed
06of 11Mike McMillan/AP/ShutterstockAs of Aug. 12, theNational Interagency Fire Centerreports that “large fire activity continues in 14 states across the country.” Among the states with active large fires are Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Alaska, Wyoming, Utah, Nebraska, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, South Dakota and New Mexico.Right, a firefighter uses a drip torch to ignite vegetation near the Chena Hot Springs Resort during a backburn conducted at the Munson Creek Fire near Fairbanks, Alaska, on July 8.
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As of Aug. 12, theNational Interagency Fire Centerreports that “large fire activity continues in 14 states across the country.” Among the states with active large fires are Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Alaska, Wyoming, Utah, Nebraska, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, South Dakota and New Mexico.
Right, a firefighter uses a drip torch to ignite vegetation near the Chena Hot Springs Resort during a backburn conducted at the Munson Creek Fire near Fairbanks, Alaska, on July 8.
07of 11Idaho Panhandle National Forests/TwitterWild fires have also been a problem in Idaho this summer, though officials at the Bureau of Land Management say that activity is below average but “there is potential there” as conditions have been dry. “I mean you could really have something get away from you especially in the wind,” Kelsey Brizendine toldKMVT/KSVT.
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Wild fires have also been a problem in Idaho this summer, though officials at the Bureau of Land Management say that activity is below average but “there is potential there” as conditions have been dry. “I mean you could really have something get away from you especially in the wind,” Kelsey Brizendine toldKMVT/KSVT.
08of 11Matthew Brown/AP/ShutterstockA firefighter stands along the edge of a wildfire burning on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana on Aug. 11. Communities around in and around the reservation were ordered to evacuate as a result of the blaze.
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A firefighter stands along the edge of a wildfire burning on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana on Aug. 11. Communities around in and around the reservation were ordered to evacuate as a result of the blaze.
09of 11Pete Caster/The Lewiston Tribune via APA boat heads down the Snake River as smoke from the Asotin Complex Fire west of Clarkston, Washington, wafts eastward into Lewiston, Idaho, on Wednesday, July 7.
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A boat heads down the Snake River as smoke from the Asotin Complex Fire west of Clarkston, Washington, wafts eastward into Lewiston, Idaho, on Wednesday, July 7.
10of 11Salvatore Cavalli/AP/ShutterstockFires are also raging through Southern Italy. In Sicily on Aug. 12, scientistsrecorded what they believe to be the hottest temperature in European historyat 119.84° Fahrenheit. The blazes in Calabria left one man dead, according toReuters.
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Fires are also raging through Southern Italy. In Sicily on Aug. 12, scientistsrecorded what they believe to be the hottest temperature in European historyat 119.84° Fahrenheit. The blazes in Calabria left one man dead, according toReuters.
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Wildfires have been burning in British Columbia since early July, with262 active firesand thousands of people and properties evacuated.
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