Ottawa, July 31 (IANS) Hundreds of people in western Canada have been ordered to evacuate due to an out-of-control wildfire burning across the country's border with the US, the media reported.
Heat and wind on Monday were fuelling over 110 forest fires that have been burning for two weeks in Australia, where the authorities have also been alerted to a tropical cyclone off the coast.
A rare fire tornado that raged during this summer’s deadly Carr Fire in Northern California was created by a combination of scorching weather
A growing number of wildfires were threatening people and property in the western United States, with the governor of Washington State declaring a state of emergency in 20 counties