Spain, France, Turkey and Greece travel advice for Brits over the Easter holidays

2023-04-04T11:44+0200dailystar (en)

In fact the likes of Spain , Greece, Turkey and France are all firm favourites, thanks to the stunning weather from June through to August, and the fact there's plenty to do for tourists from museums to great food! However, while the popular hotspots are familiar to many a holiday-lover it’s always best to check the before booking or flying.

Wildfires force evacuations across Valencia region

2023-04-04T01:52+0200thelocal-es (en)

Sunday saw a number of forest fires across the Valencia region, with some serious enough to warrant the evacuation of local residents and even, in some cases, the rescue of hikers from nearby hills. Up to six fires were reported across the region on Sunday, with an orange alert declared for high....

The role of rural communities, key to wildfire prevention

2023-04-03T16:43+0200ctfc (en)

So demonstrate the results of two scientific articles focused on nature-based solutions for fire prevention, published within the framework of the FriESmart project There is a consensus on the causes and possible nature-based solutions for the prevention of forest fires Reversing rural abandonment....

BIOPLAT celebra el final de la incertidumbre en el sector

2023-04-03T14:38+0200ecoticias (es)

El acuerdo alcanzado permite el aprovechamiento de la biomasa forestal en España, favoreciendo la gestión sostenible y limpieza de los montes, y contribuyendo a la lucha contra los incendios forestales. El Gobierno de España se ha alineado con el resto de países mediterráneos en la necesidad de....

Spagna, già iniziata la drammatica stagione dei roghi

2023-04-03T12:23+0200geagency (it)

Secondo le autorità, nel fine settimana più di cento incendi appiccati illegalmente hanno devastato il nord della Spagna, mentre i roghi che hanno imperversato per oltre una settimana nell’est del Paese sono sotto controllo. In totale, 119 incendi sono stati segnalati venerdì pomeriggio nella....

UPDATE: Rainfall helps control devastating wildfires in Asturias after over 800 emergency workers try to stop the flames

2023-04-02T11:36+0200euroweeklynews (en)

UPDATE April 2 (11.25 am) – Authorities in Spain said UME troops and other supporting teams will no longer be required during operations to stop wildfires in Asturias Recent rainfall and a change in the direction of the wind has helped emergency workers on the ground in Asturias to control multiple wildfires across the region.

Spagna, emergenza incendi: distrutti 28mila ettari in 3 mesi

2023-04-01T19:46+0200iconaclima (it)

Gli incendi hanno distrutto 28.400 ettari in tutta la Spagna in tre mesi, più che in anni interi. Significa che in soli 90 giorni il Paese ha perso più superficie che in anni come 2008, 2010, 2014 e 2018, secondo i dati satellitari del Sistema europeo di informazione sugli incendi boschivi (EFFIS) che utilizza le immagini satellitari di Copernicus.

Spain: The wave of forest fires is now “under control”

2023-04-01T16:13+0200archyde (en)

THE multiple wildfires of criminal origin having ravaged Asturias and Cantabria in northern Spain in recent days, were stabilized on Saturday thanks to more favorable weather conditions, the authorities announced. In the Asturias region, 71 fires were still underway on Saturday noon, compared to more than 90 the day before.

Over 100 landscaped fires in northern SpainÖver 100 anlagda bränder rasade i norra Spanien under fredagen, enligt myndigheterna.

2023-04-01T11:39+0200ground-news (en)

Over 100 landscaped fires in northern Spain . Over 100 landscaped fires raged in northern Spain during Friday, according to authorities. 91 of them in the province of Asturias on the Bay of Biscya, the rest in the neighbouring Cantabria region. At most, it was about 160 fires in the two regions known for their forests.

More than 100 wildfires ravaged Spain in one day, linked to man-made arson and unusually high temperatures

2023-04-01T07:59+0200tellerreport (en)

2023-04-01T05:58:59.758Z. On March 3, 30 spring wildfires broke out in the autonomous community of Asturias in northern Spain , and authorities pointed to the factors behind the arson, but record spring heat and lack of rainfall also contributed to the spread of the fires.

Video Meteo di Cronaca Diretta: la Spagna va a fuoco, un incendio indomabile brucia 6000 ettari di bosco, leggi articolo completo

2023-04-01T05:39+0200ilmeteo (it)

Gli incendi boschivi continuano a imperversare nella zona di confine delle province spagnole orientali di Castellón e Teruel negli ultimi giorni di Marzo 2023. Le fiamme hanno devastato soprattutto le due province delle Comunità Autonome spagnole di Valencia e Aragona con almeno 6000 ettari di vegetazione in fumo.

News24.com | Northern Spain ravaged by more than 100 fires

2023-03-31T20:11+0200news24 (en)

More than one hundred illegally started fires ravaged northern Spain on Friday. At the worst point, there were 160 fires in the two mountainous regions known for their forests, which are vulnerable to forest fires, but authorities said were started by criminals. Hundreds of people were evacuated and a number of roads were closed.

“Asturias didn’t burn. They set fires”: Nearly 100 active fires by “real terrorists”

2023-03-31T19:14+0200oe-mag (en)

Spain More than 600 soldiers are fighting to put out the fire. Recorded temperatures are available. Chancellor of Asturias Recorded By noon Friday, 91 wildfires had reached the gates of Oviedo, down from 30 at 10:30 a.m. Weather conditions – such as strong winds, low humidity and high temperatures –....

Northern Spain ravaged by more than 100 fires

2023-03-31T18:51+0200thepeninsulaqatar (en)

Madrid: More than one hundred illegally started fires ravaged northern Spain on Friday, according to authorities while blazes that raged for over a week in the country's east were under control. In total, 119 fires continued to rage on Friday afternoon in the region of Asturias and in neighbouring....

Northern Spain Ravaged By More Than 100 Fires

2023-03-31T18:31+0200barrons (en)

More than one hundred illegally started fires ravaged northern Spain on Friday, according to authorities while blazes that raged for over a week in the country's east were under control. In total, 119 fires continued to rage on Friday afternoon in the region of Asturias and in neighbouring....

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

2023-03-30T16:18+0200naharnet-ar (en)

In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain . Not this early in the year. The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver surprised Rubio and fire....

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

2023-03-30T13:02+0200thepeninsulaqatar (en)

BARCELONA, Spain : In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain. Not this early in the year. The forest fire that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver surprised Rubio....

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

2023-03-30T12:52+0200seattletimes (en)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain. Not this early in the year. The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver....

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

2023-03-30T12:40+0200timesofindia (en)

BARCELOA: In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain . Not this early in the year. The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver surprised Rubio....

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

2023-03-30T10:17+0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain . Not this early in the year. The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver surprised Rubio and fire....

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

2023-03-30T09:07+0200taiwannews (en)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain. Not this early in the year. The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver....

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in …

2023-03-30T08:59+0200wearecentralpa (en)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain. Not this early in the year. The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver....

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

2023-03-30T08:58+0200TorontoStar (en)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain. Not this early in the year. The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver....

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

2023-03-30T08:47+0200ABCnews (en)

. Not this early in the year. The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver surprised Rubio and fire experts by displaying an unusual ferocity for spring, when in previous years lower temperatures helped keep fires manageable.

Climate Change Helps Breed Springtime Wildfires in Spain

2023-03-30T08:37+0200usnews (en)

The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver surprised Rubio and fire experts by displaying an unusual ferocity for spring, when in previous years lower temperatures helped keep fires manageable. That doesn't bode well for a country that led Europe in burned land during a record-hot 2022.

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

2023-03-30T08:34+0200independent-UK (en)

In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain . Not this early in the year. The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver surprised Rubio and fire....

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

2023-03-30T08:33+0200metro-us (en)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain. Not this early in the year. The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver....

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

2023-03-30T08:32+0200wsoctv (en)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain. Not this early in the year. The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver....

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

2023-03-30T08:28+0200actionnewsjax (en)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain. Not this early in the year. The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver....

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in …

2023-03-30T08:28+0200wowktv (en)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain. Not this early in the year. The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver....

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

2023-03-30T08:28+0200sfgate (en)

“I was expecting a fire like the ones we normally see in March, which can consume 100, 200 hectares, not the more than 4,300 hectares (11,600 acres) that this one has burned,” Rubio, 39, told The Associated Press hours before going back into the fray. “We are dealing with weather conditions....

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

2023-03-30T08:25+0200news4jax (en)

BARCELONA – In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain . Not this early in the year. The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver surprised Rubio....

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

2023-03-30T08:24+0200clickondetroit (en)

BARCELONA – In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain . Not this early in the year. The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver surprised Rubio....

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

2023-03-30T08:24+0200sandiegouniontribune (en)

BARCELONA, Spain — In his more than a decade battling wildfires, firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain. Not this early in the year. The forest fire that that broke out last Thursday near the village of Villanueva de Viver surprised....

More than 60 forest fires ravage Asturias as Spain´s Military Emergency Unit joins over 500 others working on ground

2023-03-30T01:15+0200euroweeklynews (en)

Spain ´s Military Emergency Unit joins the operation in Asturias to extinguish more than 60 fires ravaging the autonomous community. The Military Emergency Unit (UME) of Spain has joined the effort to extinguish more than sixty simultaneous forest fires that are raging across According to official....

Danish drone technology gives firefighters eyes in the air

2023-03-29T15:34+0200ing (en)

An area larger than Belgium. Now a Danish-Spanish cooperation will enable the firefighters on the ground to better fight the growing forest fires. The project is called Firedragon. It is a collaboration between the Danish company Robotto, the Danish Technological Institute, and the Spanish drone....

Why has Spain's wildfire season begun so early?

2023-03-28T17:17+0200itv (en)

Raging fires, charred forests and bone dry landscapes are becoming commonplace during Spanish summers - but this was the scene thousands of people were met with this weekend. More than 1,500 people fled their homes as a major forest fire erupted in Spain ’s eastern Castellon province on Friday.

27/03/2023. Pedro Sánchez visits the Advanced Command Post of the Barracas fire (Castellón). The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro...

2023-03-28T16:11+0200lamoncloa (en)

Barracas, Castellón. There, the chief executive underlined the Government's commitment to the reconstruction and recovery of the territories affected by the fire once the extinguishing work has been completed. "We will make every effort and use all the resources at our disposal so that, in the....

Δασικές πυρκαγιές μαίνονται στην Ισπανία 3

2023-03-28T10:14+0200cna (en)

epa10546542 Smoke caused by a fire rises near the village of San Agustin, Teruel, Spain , 28 March 2023. Forest fires in Spain's Teruel and Castellon regions have burnt at least 4,300 hectares. EPA/Biel Alino. epa10546541 Smoke caused by a fire rises near the village of San Agustin, Teruel, Spain, 28 March 2023.

Δασικές πυρκαγιές μαίνονται στην Ισπανία 3

2023-03-28T10:11+0200cna-en (en)

epa10546542 Smoke caused by a fire rises near the village of San Agustin, Teruel, Spain , 28 March 2023. Forest fires in Spain's Teruel and Castellon regions have burnt at least 4,300 hectares. EPA/Biel Alino. epa10546541 Smoke caused by a fire rises near the village of San Agustin, Teruel, Spain, 28 March 2023.

The strong wind rekindles during the night the fire of Castellón

2023-03-28T07:59+0200tellerreport (en)

2023-03-28T05:57:36.370Z. A strong wind has rekindled this Monday night the flames of the first major forest fire of the year in Spain , complicating the work of firefighters despite the drop in fire.Extinction work Pedro Sánchez, in the fire of Castellón: "It is not possible to be neutral in the....

The wind revives the first major forest fire of the year in Spain, more than 1800 people evacuated

2023-03-28T03:55+0200archyde (en)

A strong wind reaching up to 70 km / ha revived, Monday evening, the flames of the first major forest fire of the year in Spain , complicating the work of firefighters despite the mild temperatures (19 ° C). “We have to be careful because the fire remains very active,” Gabriela Bravo, regional head....

Spain mulls options as wildfires gain in size, intensity

2023-03-28T02:52+0200thenews-pk (en)

TAIBARA, Spain : Walking through the charred remains of the forested hillsides of Sierra de la Culebra that were devastated by Spain´s worst wildfire last year, Pablo Martin Pinto is blunt. “We are moving from the era of big forest fires to mega forest fires in Spain,” says this wildfire expert from....

Los 5 peores incendios forestales de la historia de España

2023-03-27T19:38+0200vozpopuli (es)

Los incendios en España son un problema que parece no tener fin. Se producen de media al año unos 11.700 incendios en España según el Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza. En los últimos veinte años, la mayor concienciación ciudadana y la creciente persecución de los delitos incendiarios y la mejora de....

L'Europa già nella morsa degli incendi boschivi: "Colpa dell'emergenza climatica"

2023-03-27T17:37+0200europa-today (it)

L'estate è ancora lontana ma in Europa ci sono già incendi boschivi che preoccupano le autorità. Uno di questi è scoppiato nell'est della Spagna in provincia di Castellón, nella comunità Valenciana, portando all'evacuazione di tre piccole località: Torralba del Pinar, Pavías e Higueras.

L'Europa già nella morsa degli incendi boschivi: "Colpa dell'emergenza climatica"

2023-03-27T17:31+0200citynews (it)

L'estate è ancora lontana ma in Europa ci sono già incendi boschivi che preoccupano le autorità. Uno di questi è scoppiato nell'est della Spagna in provincia di Castellón, nella comunità Valenciana, portando all'evacuazione di tre piccole località: Torralba del Pinar, Pavías e Higueras.

Emergenza in Spagna, divampa l’incendio a Castellón: fiamme alimentate dal vento | VIDEO

2023-03-27T15:40+0200meteoweb (it)

Le operazioni di contenimento delle fiamme sono ostacolate da forti raffiche di vento. Incendi in Spagna, le fiamme divampano per il 5° giorno. E’ emergenza per il 5° giorno consecutivo in Spagna , dove prosegue la lotta contro il grosso incendio boschivo divampato nella provincia orientale di....

Spain mulls options as wildfires gain in size, intensity

2023-03-27T14:01+0200JakartaPost (en)

Walking through the charred remains of the forested hillsides of Sierra de la Culebra that were devastated by Spain 's worst wildfire last year, Pablo Martin Pinto is blunt. "We are moving from the era of big forest fires to mega forest fires in Spain," says this wildfire expert from Valladolid....

Pedro Sánchez, in the fire of Castellón: "It is not possible to be neutral in the face of the denial of the climate emergency"

2023-03-27T13:29+0200tellerreport (en)

2023-03-27T11:27:42.650Z. The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, visited this Monday in Barracas (Castellón) the Advanced Command Post of the forest fire that is still active and hits the interior...Extinction work The cessation of the wind and the fall in temperatures "open a window" to....

Spain mulls options as wildfires gain in size, intensity

2023-03-27T12:26+0200wn (en)

Walking through the charred remains of the forested hillsides of Sierra de la Culebra that were devastated by Spain 's worst wildfire last year, Pablo Martin Pinto is blunt. "We are moving from the era of big forest fires to mega forest fires in Spain," says this wildfire expert from Valladolid....

Margarita Robles receives Chile's Minister for National Defence

2023-03-27T09:52+0200lamoncloa (en)

The Minister for Defence, Margarita Robles, has received her Chilean counterpart, Maya Alejandra Fernández Allende, at the Ministry of Defence, as part of her official visit to Spain following her participation in the first Schuman Forum on Defence and Security, organised by the EU this week in Brussels.

Climate-Spain-weather-fire FOCUS

2023-03-27T07:41+0200nampa (en)

Spain mulls options as wildfires gain in size, intensity By Alfons LUNA =(Picture+Video)= ATTENTION - Pictures by Cesar Manso. Video by Rebeca Mayora /// Tábara, Spain, March 27, 2023 (AFP) - Walking through the charred remains of the forested hillsides of Sierra de la Culebra that were devastated....

27/03/2023 Spain mulls options as wildfires gain in size, intensity

2023-03-27T07:40+0200rfi-en (en)

"We are moving from the era of big forest fires to mega forest fires in Spain ," says this wildfire expert from Valladolid University, warning that such vast blazes were "here to stay". Last year, Spain suffered nearly 500 wildfires that devastated huge swathes of land, with experts warning that such California-style blazes were likely to increase.

“Belgium: A Promising Tourism Destination as Summers Get Sunnier Due to Climate Change?”

2023-03-27T04:14+0200archyde (en)

The latest report from the IPCC, published on Monday, has once again raised concerns about rising temperatures in European countries. This has led to the question on the show “Sunday is not everyday”: in the future, will it be better to head north rather than south for a pleasant holiday in the sun?....

Spain tells 'fire tourists' to stay away from forest blazeOfficials urged 'fire tourists' to keep away from blazes raging in eastern Spain on Sunday (Mar 26), saying onlookers were putting themselves at risk and disrupting efforts to quell the flames.

2023-03-26T18:36+0200ground-news (en)

Spain tells 'fire tourists' to stay away from forest blaze. Officials urged 'fire tourists' to keep away from blazes raging in eastern Spain on Sunday, saying onlookers were putting themselves at risk and disrupting efforts to quell the flames. Spain tells 'fire tourists' to stay away from forest blaze.

La Spagna lotta con gli incendi: già 4.000 ettari in fumo | FOTO

2023-03-26T18:15+0200meteoweb (it)

La Spagna è già alle prese con il problema degli incendi : finora sono bruciati circa 4.000 ettari di bosco. Un incendio boschivo divampato il 23 marzo nella provincia di Castellón, vicino Valencia, continua per il 4° giorno consecutivo mentre altri 16 focolai stanno devastando le foreste delle....

LIVE SPAGNA 20 min Castellon brucia da quattro giorni, al lavoro oltre 500 pompieri

2023-03-26T14:41+0200tio (it)

MADRID - L'incendio boschivo che ha colpito giovedì scorso la provincia di Castellón, vicino Valencia, in Spagna, divampa per il quarto giorno consecutivo mentre altri 16 focolai stanno devastando le foreste delle Asturie, complici forti raffiche di vento e temperature tra i 25 e i 28 gradi. Lo riporta l'agenzia Efe.

Spain’s 1st major wildfire of the year scorches town, continues burning

2023-03-26T01:55+0100aa-en (en)

OVIEDO, Spain . A wildfire that began Thursday continues to “ferociously devour” a mountainous region around the border of the Spanish regions of Valencia and Aragon, authorities said Saturday. Officials estimate that around 4,000 hectares (9,884 acres) of forest have been scorched in what is Spain’s first major wildfire of the year.

Spain’s 1st major wildfire of the year scorches town, continues burning

2023-03-26T01:52+0100newsnow-co-uk (en)

OVIEDO, Spain . A wildfire that began Thursday continues to “ferociously devour” a mountainous region around the border of the Spanish regions of Valencia and Aragon, authorities said Saturday. Officials estimate that around 4,000 hectares (9,884 acres) of forest have been scorched in what is Spain’s first major wildfire of the year.

Spain's 1St Major Wildfire Of The Year Scorches Town, Continues Burning

2023-03-25T23:55+0100haberler-en (en)

By Alyssa McMurtry OVIEDO, Spain (AA)- A wildfire that began Thursday continues to "ferociously devour" a mountainous region around the border of the Spanish regions of Valencia and Aragon, authorities said Saturday. Officials estimate that around 4,000 hectares (9,884 acres) of forest have been....

IN IMAGES, IN PICTURES. Drought: the impressive videos of the first devastating fire of the year in Spain

2023-03-25T21:14+0100archyde (en)

The first big fire of the year caused by the drought has affected Spain for two days. Firefighters are still battling the flames this Saturday, March 25. A major forest fire has broken out in eastern Spain, destroying more than 3,000 hectares and leading to the evacuation of 1,500 people, authorities said.

First major forest fire of the season, 1,500 people evacuated

2023-03-25T17:47+0100archyde (en)

About 700 Spanish firefighters were fighting the first major forest fire of the year on Saturday. It got out of control 48 hours after it started and led to the evacuation of 1,500 people from a town north of Valencia, in the east of the country. The regional emergency services said on Twitter that....

First major wildfire of the year in Spain stabilises thanks to…

2023-03-25T13:32+0100theolivepress (en)

THE FIRST major wildfire of the year in Spain , which broke out earlier this week in the Valencia region, had stabilised by Saturday morning thanks to the absence of wind and high humidity. The blaze was located near the village of Villanueva de Viver in Castellon province, and had destroyed more....

A scorched southwestern France braces itself for fires to come

2023-03-25T11:32+0100JakartaPost (en)

As France frets about an extended drought and prospects for more wildfires in another long summer, one blaze that erupted eight months ago in the southwest of the country still smoulders away underground. Columns of white, acrid smoke rise from a forest floor outside the town of Hostens in the Gironde region, south of Bordeaux.

A Scorched Southwestern France Braces Itself For Fires To Come

2023-03-25T11:04+0100ibtimes (en)

Guillaume Carnir, who works for France's National Forest Agency (ONF), looks at plumes of smoke coming out of the soil, caused by brown coal combustion following last summer's wildfires, at Bousquet lake area in Hostens as forests of the Gironde region were sorely impacted by last summer's fires, France, March 21, 2023.

A scorched southwestern France braces itself for fires to come

2023-03-25T10:47+0100GulfDailyNews (en)

As France frets about an extended drought and prospects for more wildfires in another long summer, one blaze that erupted eight months ago in the southwest of the country still smoulders away underground. Columns of white, acrid smoke rise from a forest floor outside the town of Hostens in the Gironde region, south of Bordeaux.

A scorched southwestern France braces itself for fires to come

2023-03-25T10:42+0100thestandard-hk (en)

The Gironde region was particularly badly hit with 20,000 hectares of forest destroyed, and the risk of renewed fires is a great concern. "All the greenery will come back in the spring, which will be flammable, so we have to make sure new fires can't start from these hot spots," Carnir said.

A scorched southwestern France braces itself for fires to come

2023-03-25T10:16+0100reuters (en)

HOSTENS, France, March 25 (Reuters) - As France frets about an extended drought and prospects for more wildfires in another long summer, one blaze that erupted eight months ago in the southwest of the country still smoulders away underground. Columns of white, acrid smoke rise from a forest floor....

A Scorched Southwestern France Braces Itself for Fires to Come

2023-03-25T10:15+0100usnews (en)

HOSTENS, France (Reuters) - As France frets about an extended drought and prospects for more wildfires in another long summer, one blaze that erupted eight months ago in the southwest of the country still smoulders away underground. Columns of white, acrid smoke rise from a forest floor outside the....

Spain’s first major wildfire of the year rages in Valencia region as 1,500 residents abandon homes

2023-03-25T03:01+0100whatsnew2day (en)

An unusually dry winter in parts of southern Europe reduced moisture in the soil and raised fears of a repeat of what happened in 2022, when 785,000 hectares were destroyed across the continent. Pictured is smoke billowing from a forest fire burning below as a firefighting plane flies over San Agustín, Spain .

Spain’s first major wildfire of the year rages in Valencia region

2023-03-24T22:34+0100whatsnew2day (en)

Spain ’s first major wildfire of the year has destroyed more than 30 square kilometers of forest and forced 1,500 residents to leave their homes, authorities said. The evacuations took place in eastern Valencia on Thursday and Friday, state television RTVE reported, citing officials.

Spain's first huge wildfire of 2023: 1,000 evacuated, 10 sq km burned

2023-03-24T18:03+0100cgtn (en)

Firefighters from Spain 's Military Emergency Unit (UME) battled wildfire in Villanueva de Viver in the region of Valencia, which has forced hundreds of people to be evacuated from nearby villages. Plumes of smoke filled the sky as emergency workers battled the blaze.

Foreign Office warning to UK travelers as 1,500 evacuated in Spain

2023-03-24T17:53+0100hertsandessexobserver (en)

It marks an early start to the nation’s fire season amid bone dry conditions. Local officials said the fire has engulfed about 3,000 hectares of land since it broke out on Thursday, forcing residents from their homes and into shelters operated by the Red Cross and other charities.

Foreign Office warning to UK travelers as 1,500 evacuated in Spain

2023-03-24T14:25+0100southwales-eveningpost (en)

It marks an early start to the nation’s fire season amid bone dry conditions. Local officials said the fire has engulfed about 3,000 hectares of land since it broke out on Thursday, forcing residents from their homes and into shelters operated by the Red Cross and other charities.

Foreign Office warning to UK travelers as 1,500 evacuated in Spain

2023-03-24T14:20+0100icWales (en)

It marks an early start to the nation’s fire season amid bone dry conditions. Local officials said the fire has engulfed about 3,000 hectares of land since it broke out on Thursday, forcing residents from their homes and into shelters operated by the Red Cross and other charities.

Foreign Office warning to UK travelers as 1,500 evacuated in Spain

2023-03-24T14:18+0100hulldailymail (en)

It marks an early start to the nation’s fire season amid bone dry conditions. Local officials said the fire has engulfed about 3,000 hectares of land since it broke out on Thursday, forcing residents from their homes and into shelters operated by the Red Cross and other charities.

Spain's First Major Wildfire Of The Season Forces 1,500 From Their Homes

2023-03-24T11:31+0100haberler-en (en)

As a wildfire continues to rage Friday in a mountainous region in eastern Spain , around 1,500 people are still unable to return home. 
Residents of eight towns in Valencia and two in Aragon were forced to flee their homes on Thursday as the first major wildfire of the year ripped through the area's dry forest.

Thousands evacuated after massive wildfire engulfs eastern Spain22min

2023-03-24T09:02+0100presstv-ir (en)

More than a thousand people have been forced to evacuate homes after a forest fire blazed in eastern Spain , and has already devastated nearly 1,000 hectares of land. In the early afternoon of Thursday, a fire started in Villanueva de Viver, a small town in Castellón, in the Valencia region, that later spread to the province of Teruel, in Aragon.

Wildfire in eastern Spain forces hundreds to evacuate homes

2023-03-24T06:24+0100chinadailyhk (en)

A firefighter helicopter drops water to put out a wildfire in the Baixa Limia - Serra do Xures Natural Park near the village of Lobeira, Ourense province, northwestern Spain , on Aug 25, 2022. (PHOTO / AFP) MADRID – A forest fire raged in eastern Spain on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to....

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2023-03-23T21:51+0100wsau (en)

MADRID (Reuters) – A forest fire raged in eastern Spain on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages and sending huge plumes of smoke into the air. Firefighters were alerted about the blaze near Villanueva de Viver in the region of Valencia just before 1 p.m. (1200 GMT).

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2023-03-23T21:37+0100wkzo (en)

MADRID (Reuters) – A forest fire raged in eastern Spain on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages and sending huge plumes of smoke into the air. Firefighters were alerted about the blaze near Villanueva de Viver in the region of Valencia just before 1 p.m. (1200 GMT).

Wildfire in eastern Spain forces hundreds to evacuate homes MADRID (Reuters) - A forest fire raged in eastern Spain on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages and sending huge plum... 1h ago

2023-03-23T21:19+0100whbl (en)

MADRID (Reuters) – A forest fire raged in eastern Spain on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages and sending huge plumes of smoke into the air. Firefighters were alerted about the blaze near Villanueva de Viver in the region of Valencia just before 1 p.m. (1200 GMT).

Wildfire in eastern Spain forces hundreds to evacuate homes MADRID (Reuters) - A forest fire raged in eastern Spain on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages and sending huge plum... 1h ago

2023-03-23T21:02+0100kelo (en)

MADRID (Reuters) – A forest fire raged in eastern Spain on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages and sending huge plumes of smoke into the air. Firefighters were alerted about the blaze near Villanueva de Viver in the region of Valencia just before 1 p.m. (1200 GMT).

Wildfire in eastern Spain forces hundreds to evacuate homes MADRID (Reuters) - A forest fire raged in eastern Spain on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages and sending huge plumes of smoke into the air. Firefighters were alerted about the blaze near Villanueva de Viver in .

2023-03-23T20:13+0100saltwire (en)

MADRID (Reuters) - A forest fire raged in eastern Spain on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages and sending huge plumes of smoke into the air. Firefighters were alerted about the blaze near Villanueva de Viver in the region of Valencia just before 1 p.m. (1200 GMT).

Wildfire in eastern Spain forces hundreds to evacuate homes Reuters |Updated 10 minutes ago |1 min read MADRID (Reuters) - A forest fire raged in eastern Spain on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages and sending huge plumes of smoke into the air.

2023-03-23T20:04+0100thechronicleherald (en)

MADRID (Reuters) - A forest fire raged in eastern Spain on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages and sending huge plumes of smoke into the air. Firefighters were alerted about the blaze near Villanueva de Viver in the region of Valencia just before 1 p.m. (1200 GMT).

Wildfire in eastern Spain forces hundreds to evacuate homes

2023-03-23T19:55+0100reuters (en)

MADRID, March 23 (Reuters) - A forest fire raged in eastern Spain on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages and sending huge plumes of smoke into the air. Firefighters were alerted about the blaze near Villanueva de Viver in the region of Valencia just before 1 p.m. (1200 GMT).

Wildfire in Eastern Spain Forces Hundreds to Evacuate Homes

2023-03-23T19:54+0100usnews (en)

MADRID (Reuters) - A forest fire raged in eastern Spain on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages and sending huge plumes of smoke into the air. Firefighters were alerted about the blaze near Villanueva de Viver in the region of Valencia just before 1 p.m. (1200 GMT).

Wildfire in eastern Spain forces hundreds to evacuate homes

2023-03-23T19:51+01004-traders (en)

MADRID (Reuters) - A forest fire raged in eastern Spain on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages and sending huge plumes of smoke into the air. Firefighters were alerted about the blaze near Villanueva de Viver in the region of Valencia just before 1 p.m. (1200 GMT).

Harnessing sensor technology to boost situational awareness in emergencies

2023-03-23T13:04+0100EC (en)

When disaster strikes, emergency services are first on the scene. Dealing with crises often requires separate teams – firefighters, law enforcement and paramedics – to cooperate quickly and efficiently in order to save lives. With climate change increasing the frequency and severity of natural....

Único embajador nacional de los bosques FSC

2023-03-21T16:22+0100ecoticias (es)

La entrega de este galardón ha tenido lugar en Navalacruz (Ávila), en el transcurso de una jornada en la que se plantaron especies autóctonas de árboles de la zona. El evento ha contado con la asistencia de Alexandre de Palmas, director ejecutivo de Carrefour España. Gonzalo Anguita, director de FSC España.

Climate change will cause more lightning strikes, but polar regions could see fewer fires

2023-03-21T16:15+0100elpais-en (en)

The frequency of lightning will increase in some regions but in areas such as the north of Russia and the Scandinavian peninsula there could be relief for permafrost and carbon emissions. Lightning strikes the island of Dragonera during a storm in the Mallorcan town of Andrach in Spain .

Alexandre de Palmas, reconocido por las acciones de Carrefour de RSC en España

2023-03-21T10:58+0100financialfood (es)

El Consejo de Administración Forestal (FSC), ha nombrado a Alexandre de Palmas, director ejecutivo de Carrefour España, único embajador nacional de los bosques FSC. Este reconocimiento, que Carrefour recibe por tercer año consecutivo, coincide con la conmemoración del Día internacional de los....

Foreign office issues urgent fire warning to any Brit travelling to Spain

2023-03-21T10:21+0100dailypost-co-uk (en)

All UK holidaygoers have been warned about heading to Spain in the coming months due to the possibility of forest fires occuring. The Foreign Office has warned that temperatures could reach 40C in some areas and could lead to forest fires spreading out of control and causing evacuations.

Spain: Long-Term Drought to Bring More Heatwaves, Wildfires

2023-03-20T18:48+0100claimsjournal (en)

MADRID (AP) — Spain has officially entered a period of long-term drought, owing to high temperatures and low rainfall over the past three years, and likely faces another year of heatwaves and forest fires. The country’s Aemet weather agency said Friday that statistics showed Spain entered a....

Spain travel warning to UK tourists as temperatures set to reach 40C

2023-03-20T16:54+0100tamworthherald (en)

See our Privacy Notice A warning has been issued to UK tourists heading to Spain in the coming months over potential forest fires. The Foreign Office has warned that high temperatures reach 40C in some areas could lead to forest fires spreading out of control and causing evacuations.

Spain travel warning to UK tourists as temperatures set to reach 40C

2023-03-20T16:39+0100birminghammail (en)

See our Privacy Notice A warning has been issued to UK tourists heading to Spain in the coming months over potential forest fires. The Foreign Office has warned that high temperatures reach 40C in some areas could lead to forest fires spreading out of control and causing evacuations.

Saving Forests Using Fire Detection System Based On Lancaster Research

2023-03-20T00:19+0100eurasiareview (en)

ForestWatch® is one of the most advanced automated forest fire detection systems in the world and has a success rate of up to 96%. It utilizes advanced image processing techniques partly developed by Professor Mike Kosch from Lancaster University’s Department of Physics.