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8/30/2021 10:33:07 AM
Flames churned through mountains just a few miles southwest of the Tahoe Basin, where thick smoke sent tourists packing at a time when summer vacations would usually be in full swing ahead of the Labor Day weekend
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8/23/2021 3:35:23 PM
Scores of firefighters battled to contain two new wildfires in Greece on Monday, as winds fanned the blazes and forced several villages and neighbourhoods to be evacuated
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8/18/2021 9:23:07 PM
Satellite imagery from Tuesday showed a giant plume of smoke from the Vilia fire extending south for hundreds of kilometers along the entire length of the Peloponnese
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8/18/2021 1:16:13 PM
The blazes have stretched the country's firefighting capabilities to the limit, leading the government to appeal for international help, including through a European Union emergency response system.
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8/18/2021 10:06:25 AM
The Mediterranean basin has long faced seasonal wildfires linked to its dry and hot weather in the summer, but climate scientists warn they will become increasingly common because of man-made global warming
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World
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8/17/2021 6:37:58 PM
Intense heat and wildfires have also struck countries around southern Europe and North Africa in recent weeks, with fires killing at least 75 people in Algeria and 16 in Turkey
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World
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8/17/2021 5:36:02 PM
Hundreds of wildfires have burned across Greece this month, fueled by the country's longest and most severe heat wave in decades that left its forests and shrubland bone dry.
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8/17/2021 5:13:26 PM
Hot, dry weather and short winters in recent years have left the wooded hills near Jerusalem especially prone to wildfires. The blaze that began Sunday has cloaked Jerusalem in a pall of thick black smoke.
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8/16/2021 9:47:25 PM
Smoke also drove air pollution levels to unhealthy or very unhealthy levels in parts of Northern California, Oregon and Idaho
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8/16/2021 6:30:45 PM
Fires have flared this summer around the Mediterranean basin, including in Greece, Turkey, Algeria, and Morocco
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8/16/2021 4:53:54 PM
The government has blamed arsonists and a blistering heatwave for the dozens of blazes
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8/16/2021 2:40:16 PM
Three settlements in the area were ordered evacuated, while the fire department sent dozens of firefighters, as well as six water-dropping planes and four helicopters. Local officials appealed to people not to approach the area
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Egypt
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Politics
8/16/2021 11:37:51 AM
In a phone call with Lamamra, Shoukry re-extended Egypt’s condolences to Algeria and its people
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8/15/2021 9:03:08 PM
The US Forest Service said Friday it is operating in crisis mode, fully deploying firefighters and maxing out its support system
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8/14/2021 2:52:07 PM
Fire crews backed by army engineers and civilian volunteers were still battling 51 wildfires across 16 provinces
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World
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8/14/2021 1:30:47 PM
Fire crews backed by army engineers and civilian volunteers were still battling 51 wildfires across 16 provinces, emergency services said, but only three in the worst-hit province of Tizi Ouzou
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Opinion
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8/14/2021 11:56:00 AM
Egypt has come to Greece’s aid in dealing with the wildfires now raging across the country, demonstrating the solidarity and ongoing cooperation between the two countries
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World
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8/13/2021 4:49:37 PM
Greece's fire department said four water-dropping aircraft and six helicopters were sent to control the new fire in central Evia, along with 23 firefighters and 10 vehicles
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8/12/2021 7:44:36 PM
Blazes raged across northern Algeria on Thursday as the country observed a national day of mourning for dozens of people killed in the latest wildfires to sweep the Mediterranean
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World
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8/12/2021 12:24:41 PM
More than 50,900 hectares were damaged in northern Evia, according to mapping from the European Union
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