Arsonists responsible for devastating fires in Greece, Italy, Turkey
A wildfire burns in the Sicilian village of Romitello, near Palermo, Italy, July 25, 2023. Alberto Lo Bianco/Reuters CNN — Italy is facing multiple kinds of extreme weather at once, with.
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While the heatwave is causing wildfires in southern Italy, parts of the country's north have faced major storms Fire spreading on the hills in Palermo, Sicily (Photo: Ansa/AFP via Getty.
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The extension of the areas covered by large forest fires in Italy in 2023 is increasing, exceeding 44,000 hectares, of which over 7,400 ha of forest ecosystems. The forests involved are mostly Mediterranean scrub (62%) and pine forest (23%). In addition, 95% of the areas burned to date are in Sicily and Calabria. The province of Palermo (14670 hec, of which 24% forests), the province of Reggio.
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The fires are causing deaths across southern Italy. Local media reported that two bodies were found charred in a house near Palermo airport. In Sicily, an 88-year-old woman died after falling.
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News World Europe Europe wildfires map shows where devastating blazes are sweeping Portugal and Italy Hundreds of firefighters in Portugal battling inferno sweeping parts of country during 46C.
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Some 13,200 hectares of land in Italy have been burnt up by 52 major fires this year, according to EFFIS data. The figure is, as yet, far lower than that in 2022, when a total of 58,750 hectares were burnt by blazes. And in 2021, 659 major fires claimed 150,550 hectares, making it the second-worst year for wildfires in Italian history after.
Fires in Southern Italy
Two helicopters operate over a fire in Apesia, a semi-mountainous village near Limassol, southwestern Cyprus, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023.Philippos Christou/AP. The fire, which started on the island on.
Fires across southern Europe
Aug 16, 2023. Wildfires in Italy were more intense in 2023 when compared to the previous year. On July 22, 2023, the area burned by wildfires saw a 10-fold increase from the previous week.
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Italy's fire brigade said on Wednesday it had attended almost 2,000 callouts for fires between July 23-26th: 710 in Sicily, 540 in Puglia, 407 in Calabria, and 281 in Sardinia. READ ALSO: Sicily set for state of emergency as wildfires blaze
Sicily Fires 700 tourists evacuated by boat as wildfire spreads
Wildfires have been raging across the Italian island of Sicily, spread by strong winds and arid conditions. The blazes have forced residents and tourists to evacuate and caused severe public.
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Petros Giannakouris/AP CNN — Two elderly people found burned to death in their home in Italy are among at least 40 people killed as wildfires rage across huge swaths of the Mediterranean.
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Climate and Weather Land burned by forest fires in Italy 2009-2023 Published by Erick Burgueño Salas , Aug 16, 2023 In 2023, Italy had seen an area of over 58,000 hectares lost to.
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Wildfires and Heat Transform Italy and Greece Into Tourism Nightmares - The New York Times It's Been a Hellish Summer for the Mediterranean. And It's Not Over. Record heat and wildfires have.
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Tue 25 Jul 2023 13.58 EDT Seven people have died in the past 24 hours as two extreme weather events split Italy between wildfires in the south and violent storms in the north. Fires in.
States of emergency in Piedmont and Lombardy as forest fires scorch
Play Video. 1:23. In the past 24 hours Italy has battled wildfires in the south while violent storms wreaked havoc in the north. Authorities in Sicily closed part of the motorway and temporarily.
Deadly wildfires across the Mediterranean destroy homes, threaten
Two people died in southern Italy on Tuesday. Scorching temperatures have blasted several countries across the Med for days now, creating tinder box conditions. Extreme weather events such as.