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587 BC – The destruction of the Temple and city of Jerusalem; 330 BC – Persepolis destroyed by fire after its capture by Alexander the Great. 146 BC – Carthage was systematically burned down over 17 days by the Romans at the end of the Third Punic War; 64 – Great Fire of Rome, Italy; 79 – Lyon burned to ashes. [1]
Satellite imagery from the National Weather Service shows just how many wildfires were burning in the area this week on July 11 and 12, with heat spots in parts of Washington, Idaho, British ...
Also known as the Lava Canyon fire, this was the largest fire in BC in 2009. Started on 31 July by lightning, this fire made news when it threatened a wild horse population. [51] 2010: 98,842 acres (40,000 ha) Binta Lake Fire: British Columbia: BC's largest blaze of 2010, resulted in evacuation orders and alerts. Burned 70,000 acres in a 12 ...
Meanwhile, in North Africa, at least 34 people have been killed in Algeria, with fires burning in a total of 15 provinces and 1,500 people evacuated from their homes. Among those killed were 10 ...
Smoke streaming from fires burning near Manaus, capital city of Brazil’s Amazonas state, on October 11, 2023 ... Below is an ongoing list of articles on wildfires ...
The Great Fire of Turku (Finnish: Turun palo, Swedish: Åbo brand and Russian: Пожар Або) was a conflagration in the city of Turku in 1827. It is still the largest urban fire in the history of Finland and the Nordic countries. [1] The city had faced several large fires before, including an especially devastating one in 1681. [2] [3]
There have been 3,055 fires so far this year in Canada, destroying more than 30,000 square miles - an area twice the size of Switzerland. The fires caused air quality to plummet across large parts ...
Even at halfway through the calendar year, wildfire seasons were larger than in previous history, with increased extreme weather caused by climate change (such as droughts and heat waves) strengthening the intensity and scale of fires. [1] Below is a partial list of articles on wildfires from around the world in the year 2021.