Southern Europe’s vital tourism earnings at risk amid heatwaves and wildfires | Travel

Southern Europe’s vital tourism earnings at risk amid heatwaves and wildfires | Travel

Tourists at a seaside hotel on the Greek island of Rhodes snatched up pails of pool water and damp towels as flames approached, rushing to help staffers and locals extinguish one of the wildfires threatening Mediterranean locales during recent heat waves. Local residents look on at a burning forest fire, near Puntagorda on the Canary … Read more

Ready, Set, Go: preparing for evacuations

Ready, Set, Go: preparing for evacuations

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) – Are you prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice if a fire was to break out in your neighborhood? You should be aware that fires can pop up anywhere and anytime in Interior Alaska during wildfire season. The Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection encourages everyone in the state of … Read more

Canada wildfire smoke is affecting air quality in New York again

Canada wildfire smoke is affecting air quality in New York again

Smoke from the wildfires burning in Canada is blowing south and causing dangerous air quality in New York state for the second time in a month. “This is not something that we’re talking about future generations dealing with,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said. “We are truly the first generation to feel the real effects … Read more