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July 18, 2023

Highways closed, oil refinery threatened as Greek wildfires rage on

Wildfires consuming areas west of Athens, Greece, led to highway closures Tuesday as authorities attempt to prevent flames from engulfing an oil refinery.

July 18, 2023

Severe weather in Plains, Northeast to bring possible flash flooding threats

Severe weather from the Plains into the Northeast will bring the possibility for flash flooding in areas that have already seen too much rain as heat continues to break records.

July 17, 2023

Firefighters make progress against large wildfire, smaller blazes in Southern California

Firefighters in Southern California are making headway in their efforts to control a large wildfire and three smaller blazes that have been burning in the torrid interior.

July 17, 2023

Wildfires threaten vacation homes near Athens, Greece

Greek authorities have issued evacuation orders for at least six seaside communities near Athens as wildfires continue to spread. The flames have posed a threat to vacation homes.

July 17, 2023

More rain, storms heading to Northeast as wildfire smoke will make return to US

Severe weather and flash flood threats are set to impact the Midwest and eastern U.S. early this week as the West will continue to swelter.

July 17, 2023

Canada wildfires: Trudeau, others mourn second firefighter death as smoke sparks further US air quality alerts

Canadian officials announced the death of a second firefighter during wildfires,, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau among those offering condolences.

July 17, 2023

Canadian wildfire smoke causes air quality alerts from Montana to Ohio

Air quality alerts have been posted by the EPA for many states from Montana to Ohio due to lingering thick concentrations of smoke from the Canadian wildfires.

July 16, 2023

Southern California wildfires force evacuation of nearly 1,000 homes

Firefighters in southern California are battling multiple blazes burning through dense, dry brush in rugged terrain in Riverside County.

July 14, 2023

Central Wisconsin wildfire contained after rainfall helps quell blaze

A Wisconsin wildfire that ravaged multiple structures has been brought under control with the assistance of rain, according to officials from the state Department of Natural Resources.

July 14, 2023

As hundreds of Canadian wildfires continue to burn, smokejumpers become a necessity in some areas

With hundreds of wildfires burning across Canada, smokejumpers are becoming a necessity in some areas. Smokejumpers jump out of planes to fight remote fires.