wildfire

Hume welcomed government funding to help cover North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service's expenses from the wildfire, and £3.2m towards moorland recovery.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Belgium's largest wildfire in a century was brought "under control" Thursday after a seven-day fight involving hundreds of firefighters in the boggy terrain of the High Fens nature reserve.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Under a 2019 law brought by Newsom to protect utilities from bankruptcy, the companies automatically are deemed to have acted prudently if regulators sign off on their wildfire prevention plan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

And he praised the use of drones to identify wildfire hot spots and said resources had to be ensured to support "newer technologies which will mean that we can tackle wildfires more effectively".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Hours after the wildfire had ignited, the worst was over, but for days afterward, wisps of smoke continued rising from the ashes.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

In acreage terms, Germany’s wildfires are small, but they are getting worse—and the conflicts of the last century add an extra dimension of peril.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

This week, millions of Brits were sent a phone alert warning them against starting wildfires, scientists found giant whales were moving to Greenland, and there were courtroom clashes during Tupac's murder trial.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

For example, Indonesia's long, intense dry season has fed wildfires that have burned hundreds of thousands of hectares.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Newsom is working behind closed doors on legislation to further protect Edison and the state’s two other big for-profit electric utilities from the cost of wildfires caused by their equipment, the Times reported this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Had one of the smaller wildfires blown up a gas station?

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz