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This week, France and Spain sent two firefighting planes to help Greece fight the fires, while Israel also sent two firefighting planes from the Elad fire squadron. They arrived on Thursday. The fires that were contained Wednesday night picked up again on Thursday because of the Strong wind. A spokeswoman for the fire service, Yannis … Read more
Of Canada’s total population of about 40 million people, only 5% of that number identify as Aboriginal. That’s nearly two million people, according to 2021 Census of Indigenous Peoples of Canada. Wildfires are displacing Indigenous communities across Canada, burning homes and forests and threatening cultural activities such as fishing, hunting and gathering of native plants. … Read more
European meteorologists expect temperatures to surpass the record 48.8C in Sicily in 2021 as wildfires force thousands to flee in Greece and tourists faint in a sweltering heatwave. Britain’s Foreign Office has warned its citizens – who frequently travel to Europe for holidays, particularly Greece and Spain – to watch weather warnings and take precautions … Read more
On Saturday, July 14, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center recorded 903 active fires, of which 581 were out of control, 102 were in custody, and 217 were under control. With the fires in Canada showing no sign of slowing and more international firefighters called to help them, South Africa has a team in Alberta … Read more
People with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and heart disease are most affected by smoking. The elderly and children with asthma and serious health conditions are also at risk. Canada is currently experiencing its worst fire season yet, with the season still weeks away. By the end of June, satellite images showed that Canada’s smoke … Read more
like Daily Maverick J Brooks Spector’s own books: “It is a hot summer politically for the United States in terms of domestic and foreign policy. ” US foreign and domestic policy is in the spotlight, especially given US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to China, and US President Joe Biden is in Vilnius, Lithuania, for … Read more
The Mzanzi One, the first team of South African firefighters to arrive in Canada in early June, flew in from Edmonton on Saturday evening and were scheduled to return to Mpumalanga on Sunday evening. Talking to Daily Maverick Before boarding the plane for home, Trevor Abrahams, managing director of Working on Fire, confirmed that the … Read more