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1871 – Peshtigo Fire of 1871, several towns destroyed in a firestorm that reached Michigan, 1,500–2,500 dead. Deadliest wildfire in American history. 1871 – Great Michigan Fire of 1871 was a series of simultaneous fires, the most prominent of which was the Port Huron Fire, which killed over 200 people in Port Huron, Michigan.
2024 Canadian wildfires. Fires advancing near Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada - May 12th, 2024. Date (s) February 2024-present. Location. British Columbia. Alberta. About 150 fires from the 2023 wildfire season managed to continue smouldering underground over the relatively low-snow winter, and re-ignite as early as February 2024.
It is one of the oldest major cities of the United States. Boston was a key city in the early American Revolution against the British Empire, eventually becoming the first city free of British rule in the United States. Boston is still one of the wealthiest and most important cities in the United States. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Man dies in Switzerland after building crane falls in violent storm. Watch: Passenger recounts time in Rhode after Greece wildfires. 08:40, Tara Cobham. A passenger recalled his evacuation from ...
Fires are continuing to ravage through houses and buildings across the UK after temperatures topped 40C in the UK for the first time ever. A new record for the hottest day ever seen, of 40.3C, was ...
This is a list of towns in England. Historically, towns were any settlement with a charter, including market towns and ancient boroughs. The process of incorporation was reformed in 1835 and many more places received borough charters, whilst others were lost.
This is a list of planned cities (sometimes known as planned communities or new towns) by country. Additions to this list should be cities whose overall form (as opposed to individual neighborhoods or expansions) has been determined in large part in advance on a drawing board, or which were planned to a degree which is unusual for their time and place.
List of cities in the United Kingdom. Examples of major urban areas in the United Kingdom; Liverpool, Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne; and London. This is a list of cities in the United Kingdom that are officially designated such as of 12 November 2022. [1] [2] It lists those places that have been granted city status by letters patent or royal ...