Environment ❯ Natural Disasters ❯ Wildfires ❯ Impact on Communities

Evacuations

Iwate Wildfires Force 3,200 to Evacuate as Two Blazes Burn Into Fourth Day

Dry weather in steep conifer forests is hampering containment.

South Georgia Wildfires Level Nearly 90 Homes as Two Major Blazes Burn Largely Uncontained

Georgia Wildfires Destroy Homes as State of Emergency and 91-County Burn Ban Take Effect

Chile Wildfires Kill 21 as Arrests Mount and Crews Gain Ground

Chile Wildfires Kill 19 as Boric Mobilizes Military and Imposes Curfew

Patagonia Wildfires Scorch 15,000 Hectares During Push to Contain Epuyén Blaze

Spain Sees Early Easing in Devastating Wildfires as International Reinforcements Land

Spain Records Third Wildfire Death as Greece Contains Patras Blaze

Spain Declares Pre-Emergency as Heatwave Fuels Wildfires from Iberia to the Balkans

France’s Aude Wildfire Contained as Extreme Heat Fuels Reignition Risk

France Brings Aude Wildfire Under Control After Scorching 17,000 Hectares

Extreme Heat Fuels Ongoing Wildfires in Greece and Turkey

Heatwave-Fueled Wildfires Persist in Turkey and Cyprus

Lightning-Fueled Wildfires Close Black Canyon and Grand Canyon Parks

Marseille Wildfire Largely Contained, Travel Services Resume

Trump Sets 25–40% Reciprocal Tariffs on 14 Trading Partners Starting August 1

Crete Wildfire Subsides as New Blaze Forces Evacuations East of Athens

Canadian Wildfires Force 30,000 to Evacuate and Spread Smoke Across Third of U.S.

Canada Battles Spreading Wildfires as Over 17,000 Evacuate in Western Provinces

Western Canada Wildfires Trigger Emergency Declarations and Displace Thousands