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Pilot Killed As South Korea Firefighting Helicopter Crashes In Mountain
At least 19 people have been killed in one of South Korea's worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple raging blazes causing "unprecedented damage", the acting president said Wednesday.
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Strong Winds, Dry Weather, Haze: South Korea Struggles To Contain Wildfire
Deadly wildfires in South Korea worsened overnight, officials said Tuesday, as dry, windy weather hampers efforts to contain one of the country's worst-ever fire outbreaks.
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Aerial View Of Los Angeles Fire Damage Shows Aftermath Of California Blazes
The recent wildfires have left Los Angeles -- the second-largest city in the United States and home to the country's rich and famous -- in rubble.
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Separated By Los Angeles Fires, Some Pets Reunite With Owners
NGO Pasadena Humane is home to animals either delivered by their owners, who had lost their homes or rescued during the Los Angeles wildfires.
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"Wealth, Affluence Alone Can't Save People": Amitav Ghosh On Climate Crisis
Author Amitav Ghosh, who is in the forefront of raising awareness about environmental damage and climate change, termed the California wildfires and particularly the Los Angeles inferno as "completely predictable".
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Los Angeles Fire Evacuees Told No Return For At Least A Week
Los Angeles County Director of Public Works Mark Pestrella said landslides could hit unaffected structures, and any substantial rain could be dangerous.
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Satellite Images Reveal the Widespread Destruction of Los Angeles Fires from Space
Satellite images have captured the widespread destruction caused by the ongoing wildfires in Southern California, with over 34,000 acres burned. The Palisades Fire is the largest and most destructive, having devastated Malibu and other areas. Firefighters have successfully protected vital infrastructure like Mount Wilson Observatory and NASA's Jet ...
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16 Dead In Los Angeles Fire, "Not Looking Good," Say Officials: 10 Points
Los Angeles authorities have warned that conditions are expected to worsen in the coming days. Sixteen deaths have been confirmed, and over 12,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed, in raging wildfires that started last week.
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"Extreme" Wildfires Kill At Least 19 In Chile, State Of Emergency Declared
Wildfires blazing across central and southern Chile have left at least 19 people dead, officials said Saturday, warning the death count was likely to climb as responders comb through burnt-out homes and the flames continue to spread.
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Joe Biden Heads To Hawaii To View Damage, Meet Survivors
President Joe Biden departed for Hawaii on Monday to view the widespread damage from recent Maui wildfires, meet with survivors and fend off criticism that his government was too slow to respond to the disaster.
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Death Count In Hawaii Wildfires Nears 100, Over 2,200 Buildings Damaged
The death count in Hawaii from the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century ticked towards 100 Sunday, fueling criticism that government inaction contributed to the heavy loss of life.
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150-Year-Old Banyan Tree, Largest In US, Charred By Hawaii Wildfires
The renowned banyan tree of Maui, recognised as the largest of its kind in the United States, has been damaged by the ongoing wildfires in Hawaii.
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Extreme Weather In US Caused Damage Worth $165 Billion: Report
Major hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, drought and a fierce winter storm caused more than $165 billion in damage in the United States last year with climate change "supercharging" some extreme weather, a US government report said Tuesday.
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Greece Evacuates Capital's Outskirts Under Wildfire Threat
A wildfire whipped by gale-force winds blazed through vegetation in a southern suburb of Athens on Saturday, the fire brigade said, forcing residents to evacuate and damaging about 20 properties.
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Over 100,000 Hectares Burned As Greece Faces "Ecological Disaster" From Wildfires
Hundreds of firefighters battled Thursday to contain new flare-ups in wildfire-ravaged areas of Greece, where summer infernos have caused what the prime minister described as the country's "greatest ecological disaster in decades".
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Pilot Killed As South Korea Firefighting Helicopter Crashes In Mountain
At least 19 people have been killed in one of South Korea's worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple raging blazes causing "unprecedented damage", the acting president said Wednesday.
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Strong Winds, Dry Weather, Haze: South Korea Struggles To Contain Wildfire
Deadly wildfires in South Korea worsened overnight, officials said Tuesday, as dry, windy weather hampers efforts to contain one of the country's worst-ever fire outbreaks.
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Aerial View Of Los Angeles Fire Damage Shows Aftermath Of California Blazes
The recent wildfires have left Los Angeles -- the second-largest city in the United States and home to the country's rich and famous -- in rubble.
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Separated By Los Angeles Fires, Some Pets Reunite With Owners
NGO Pasadena Humane is home to animals either delivered by their owners, who had lost their homes or rescued during the Los Angeles wildfires.
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"Wealth, Affluence Alone Can't Save People": Amitav Ghosh On Climate Crisis
Author Amitav Ghosh, who is in the forefront of raising awareness about environmental damage and climate change, termed the California wildfires and particularly the Los Angeles inferno as "completely predictable".
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Los Angeles Fire Evacuees Told No Return For At Least A Week
Los Angeles County Director of Public Works Mark Pestrella said landslides could hit unaffected structures, and any substantial rain could be dangerous.
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Satellite Images Reveal the Widespread Destruction of Los Angeles Fires from Space
Satellite images have captured the widespread destruction caused by the ongoing wildfires in Southern California, with over 34,000 acres burned. The Palisades Fire is the largest and most destructive, having devastated Malibu and other areas. Firefighters have successfully protected vital infrastructure like Mount Wilson Observatory and NASA's Jet ...
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16 Dead In Los Angeles Fire, "Not Looking Good," Say Officials: 10 Points
Los Angeles authorities have warned that conditions are expected to worsen in the coming days. Sixteen deaths have been confirmed, and over 12,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed, in raging wildfires that started last week.
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"Extreme" Wildfires Kill At Least 19 In Chile, State Of Emergency Declared
Wildfires blazing across central and southern Chile have left at least 19 people dead, officials said Saturday, warning the death count was likely to climb as responders comb through burnt-out homes and the flames continue to spread.
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Joe Biden Heads To Hawaii To View Damage, Meet Survivors
President Joe Biden departed for Hawaii on Monday to view the widespread damage from recent Maui wildfires, meet with survivors and fend off criticism that his government was too slow to respond to the disaster.
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Death Count In Hawaii Wildfires Nears 100, Over 2,200 Buildings Damaged
The death count in Hawaii from the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century ticked towards 100 Sunday, fueling criticism that government inaction contributed to the heavy loss of life.
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150-Year-Old Banyan Tree, Largest In US, Charred By Hawaii Wildfires
The renowned banyan tree of Maui, recognised as the largest of its kind in the United States, has been damaged by the ongoing wildfires in Hawaii.
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Extreme Weather In US Caused Damage Worth $165 Billion: Report
Major hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, drought and a fierce winter storm caused more than $165 billion in damage in the United States last year with climate change "supercharging" some extreme weather, a US government report said Tuesday.
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Greece Evacuates Capital's Outskirts Under Wildfire Threat
A wildfire whipped by gale-force winds blazed through vegetation in a southern suburb of Athens on Saturday, the fire brigade said, forcing residents to evacuate and damaging about 20 properties.
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Over 100,000 Hectares Burned As Greece Faces "Ecological Disaster" From Wildfires
Hundreds of firefighters battled Thursday to contain new flare-ups in wildfire-ravaged areas of Greece, where summer infernos have caused what the prime minister described as the country's "greatest ecological disaster in decades".
