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ClimateChangePost: Death toll of wildfire smoke could become very costly for the United States www.climatechangepost.com/news/death-t... wapo.st/4wapRY9
The wildfire smoke won’t quit: Poor air quality to expand across West
Smoke from 50 large and uncontained wildfires in the Pacific Northwest, including from what may be Washington’s most destructive fire in state history near Spokane, will fill the skies this week.
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About 20 percent of Northern Hemisphere land area experienced moderate or greater concentrations of black carbon, the soot particles released by wildfires, at some point during July. Wildfire smoke could become very costly for United States www.climatechangepost.com/news/death-t... wapo.st/4pPG5Eu
A ‘perfect storm’ spread fire, heat and smoke around the world in July
A Post analysis shows how much of the Northern Hemisphere was engulfed in flames.
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ClimateChangePost: Risk of unprecedented, extreme wildfires is spreading to the north of Europe www.climatechangepost.com/news/risk-of... Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/w...
As Wildfires Plague Europe, Scotland Races to Save a Cherished National Park (Gift Article)
As Europe’s climate warms, even moorlands and forests in the Cairngorms, in the Scottish Highlands, have fallen victim to rapidly spreading flames.
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According to a group of experts from all continents it is a political mistake to keep on increasing fire suppression expenditure, while disregarding mitigation and adaptation. www.climatechangepost.com/news/experts...
Experts call for different approach to wildfire management in Mediterranean-type regions
According to a group of experts from all continents it is a political mistake to keep on increasing fire suppression expenditure, while disregarding mitigation and adaptation.
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Is Europe warming up rapidly? Look at the sea! www.climatechangepost.com/news/is-euro... Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/w...
Summer of Heat, Fires and Storms Is a Reckoning for Europe on Climate (Gift Article)
The continent is experiencing some of its biggest fires and highest temperatures ever. Residents are fleeing, leaders are struggling to respond and “it will get worse,” one climate expert said.
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All about Europe's wildfires in a changing climate on the ClimateChangePost www.climatechangepost.com/sections/for... wapo.st/44YiS9B
Record-breaking fires tear through France and Spain ahead of another heat dome
A wildfire the size of Philadelphia is pushing near the French city of Bordeaux, where temperatures could soar into triple digits in the coming days.
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We need to fight wildfires differently, experts said in recent years www.climatechangepost.com/news/we-need... Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/w...
Massive Wildfires Draw Close to Madrid (Gift Article)
Madrid is booming, culturally and economically, but the wildfires raging within a short drive of the capital have provided a reality check.
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'Officials warn that wildfires could still be burning in November'. The financial damage from these fires will also be enormous, more than in previous years. www.climatechangepost.com/news/economi... www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Europe live: Officials warn that wildfires could still be burning in November
Firefighters in France and Spain face another day battling wildfires, as another heatwave set to hit this week
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Wildfire smoke is more toxic than other particles in the air. Wildfire smoke particles contribute more to all-cause mortality in Europe than other fine particles in the air, research shows. www.climatechangepost.com/news/wildfir...
Wildfire smoke is more toxic than other particles in Europe's air
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Climate change has made Spain’s extreme fire season of 2025 a common event. That year’s weather conditions – that have led to extremely large wildfires – are now 40 times more likely because of climate change. www.climatechangepost.com/news/climate...
Climate change has made Spain’s extreme fire season of 2025 a common event
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ClimateChangePost: We need to fight wildfires differently, experts said in recent years www.climatechangepost.com/news/we-need... Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/w...
Conditions for European Wildfires Created by Summer of Extremes (Gift Article)
The wildfires are scorching parts of France and Spain that had already faced unusually hot and dry summers.
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Extreme wildfire conditions France 10-100 times more likely in 2100. This week, cumulative burnt area in France exceeded the previous maximum of 2022. Climate change made the weather conditions in 2022 2–10 times more likely. www.climatechangepost.com/news/extreme...
Extreme wildfire conditions France 10-100 times more likely in 2100
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Climate change is increasing the number of devastating forest fires
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Wildfire smoke is more toxic than other particles in Europe's air www.climatechangepost.com/news/wildfir...
Wildfire smoke is more toxic than other particles in Europe's air
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ClimateChangePost: We need to fight wildfires differently, experts said in recent years www.climatechangepost.com/news/we-need... www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
France evacuates Cap Ferret peninsula as Spain battles to prevent wildfires merging near Madrid – Europe live
Evacuees have been told to leave using hundreds of mobilised boats or the only road linking the area with the mainland
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We need to fight wildfires differently, experts said in recent years. You cannot successfully battle large fires by simply increasing firefighting capacity. In southern France, investments in recent decades have had no impact on the largest fires. www.climatechangepost.com/news/we-need...
We need to fight wildfires differently, experts said in recent years
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ClimateChangePost: What high-end sea level rise should we plan for? 1.55 m by 2100, scientists conclude www.climatechangepost.com/news/what-hi... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Millions face long-term coastal flooding risk in UK without climate action, scientists warn
A ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ suggests need for large-scale movement of populations away from reshaped coast
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ClimateChangePost: Controlled burning to fight wildfires: Indigenous populations show us the way www.climatechangepost.com/news/control... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
As the UK and Europe battle deadly wildfires, what lessons can Australia offer?
Knowledge learned over more than a century in Australia is being tested by worsening fires. It’s a familiar narrative around the world
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Wildfire smoke knows no borders. The smoke of Canadian wildfires crosses the Atlantic and affects air quality in Europe as well. Wildfire smoke is more toxic than other particles. www.climatechangepost.com/news/wildfir...
Wildfire smoke knows no borders
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ClimateChangePost: Experts call for different approach to wildfire management in Mediterranean-type regions www.climatechangepost.com/news/experts... www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘It’s only going to get worse’: wildfires forcing firefighters to make impossible choices
As the climate crisis fuels more intense blazes, pushing them to new parts of the world, those tackling them are forced to ration resources and decide which to fight
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Death toll of wildfire smoke could become very costly for the United States www.climatechangepost.com/news/death-t... www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/c...
Climate Change Contributes to Rising Share of Wildfire Smoke Deaths (Gift Article)
Wildfire smoke is linked to tens of thousands of deaths a year, a number that is rising with climate change.
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A new generation of wildfires: Welcome to the Pyrocene! www.climatechangepost.com/news/a-new-g... www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Video: Opinion | On Fire. Again.
There were orange skies in 2023, 2025 and now again in 2026. Over the last few years, one thing has become glaringly clear: The East Coast is totally unequipped for the next climate disaster, wildfire...
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Is Europe warming up rapidly? Look at the sea! www.climatechangepost.com/news/is-euro...
Is Europe warming up rapidly? Look at the sea!
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Controlled burning to fight wildfires: Indigenous populations show us the way www.climatechangepost.com/news/control... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
As the UK and Europe battle deadly wildfires, what lessons can Australia offer?
Knowledge learned over more than a century in Australia is being tested by worsening fires. It’s a familiar narrative around the world
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Death toll of wildfire smoke could become very costly for the United States. Economic damage of smoke deaths by 2050 is likely to exceed existing estimates of all other climate change-driven damages combined. www.climatechangepost.com/news/death-t...
Death toll of wildfire smoke could become very costly for the United States
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