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56m ago A series of heatwaves over the past three months, compounded by drought, have broken temperature records, caused thousands of excess deaths, and fuelled massive wildfires. #EuropeNews -9.0
1h ago This Is Not Autumn #ShareMondays2026 #FoxOfTheDay This is #drought! Heartbroken for the loss of #habitat, #nature & #wildlife from #wildfires across the #UK & #World 😭 Read ALT for more info. #BeW… -6.0
2h ago Europe — Europe Faces Another Heatwave Amid Drought and Wildfires #Europe #EuropeNews #News #Breaking -6.0
2h ago Where the f*ck is our govt? 5th heatwave of the year, drought, excess deaths, crop yields way down, farmers already using their winter feed, huge wildfires… and not one word from @andyburnham.bsk… -8.0
2h ago Global ocean temperatures hit a record high for July, reaching 20.96°C as El Niño conditions developed. Western Europe also recorded its hottest June and July, fueling extreme heat, drought and wil… -5.0
2h ago f24.my/C68t #climatecrisis #heatwave #wildfires -4.0
2h ago In Canada here, and in many other countries elsewhere farmers are struggling against wildfires, drought, crop loss and shortage of animal feed. Buy from local farmers wherever you can. #Farmers #… +2.0
3h ago "HIGH & DRY" @LuceThornton1.bsky.social for @Mirror.co.uk Most of #Britain is now in drought, affecting 45 million people, as the fifth heatwave of the summer hits and wildfires take hold acros… -6.0
3h ago Daily Mirror — Tuesday 11 August — #TomorrowsPapersToday Forty‑five million Brits now live in drought zones as the fifth heatwave hits and wildfires spread. The country is left “high & dry.” Bezos … -6.0
3h ago "FIREFIGHTERS RAISE ALARM OVER SURGE IN 'UNPRECEDENTED' SUMMER BLAZES" #CarolineDavies / #MatthewPearce / #PippaNeill for @TheGuardian.com Firefighters raise the alarm over a surge in summer wil… -6.0
3h ago The i — Tuesday 11 August — #TomorrowsPapersToday Forty‑five million people in the UK are now living in drought, with 36°C heat looming and reservoirs at risk. Wildfires rage, water restrictions hi… -7.5
3h ago Record heat sparks European wildfires The EU Copernicus climate service said June and July were the hottest on record in Western Europe and global sea‑surface temperatures reached record highs for… -6.0
3h ago Wildfires are raging across the western U.S. and Canada due to extreme heat and dry conditions. Evacuations are in place in multiple states and British Columbia, where over 100 active fires are bur… ×3 -7.0
3h ago Morning Star — Tuesday 11 August — #TomorrowsPapersToday Thames Water’s finance chief pockets £1m as Britain faces drought, fuelling calls for public ownership. Wildfires hit the New Forest, -7.5
3h ago Wildfires, drought and extreme heat, 2026 #ESA / Applications / Observing the Earth / FutureEO / Space for our climate www.esa.int/Applications... -1.5
3h ago 🔥 From wildfires to flooding to heatwaves and increasingly severe storms, communities are facing the impacts of an unstable climate. But the Carney government is trying to gut Canada’s environment… -7.0
4h ago #Heatwaves #Wildfires #Drought #SmokeyAir #ClimateEmergency -6.0
4h ago #Canada #drought #Force #fuel #western #wildfire #Wildfires 🌐 www.newsmart.ch -4.5
4h ago This is the coolest summer from now on. The fewest wildfires. The calmest hurricane season. The least flooding. This November is out best chance to flush out the massive money influence of the fos… +6.0
4h ago ... annual revenues to the Treasury are forecast to shrivel to £100m by 2030-31. A summer of heatwaves, drought and wildfires has further dampened support for emissions-pumping projects among Labor… -4.0
4h ago Firefighters Struggle With German Wildfires Firefighters battled multiple wildfires across parts of Germany, including Hesse's Taunus, Südniedersachsen and the Oberpfalz, as extreme heat and wind … -4.0
5h ago As extreme heat and #wildfires continue to impact communities, our team is thinking of the people, animals, trees, and the beautiful places you call home as you navigate this challenging time. +2.0
5h ago Done well climate, nature & sustainability education can actually result in high levels of engagement and meaningful action which reduce anxiety. Maybe the news and proximity of extreme weather eve… +2.5
6h ago Climate change is the existential crisis of our time. Historic drought. Lowest snowpack in decades. Raging wildfires. (1/2) -8.0
6h ago Mapped: Where in Spain and France temperatures could hit 43C with new heatwave wildfire threat: Europe is preparing for another severe heatwave, its fifth this summer, which is expected to bring ex… -5.0
6h ago Wildfires burn in Drome and Lozere as new heatwave brings renewed risks: A wildfire in the Drôme department continues to burn after destroying an additional 50 hectares on Sunday, bringing the tota… -3.0
6h ago Another heatwave is sweeping Europe, with temperatures reaching the mid-30s in Britain and France as drought and wildfires worsen. Low river levels are also threatening water supplies across the co… -4.5
6h ago 🌿 Nature isn’t just threatened by climate change. It’s also one of our strongest defenses against it. WRI President & CEO Ani Dasgupta explains how nature can help protect communities from extreme… +5.0
6h ago yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/the-... This is proven NOW with multiple wildfires in Spokane Washington now in Oregon and storm flooding in China that is moving North without stopping the rain… -5.5
6h ago It's getting a lot like Australia. Drought and wildfires! -3.5

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T1 Wildfires in British Columbia force 20,000 to flee ⚖ Contested weather_impact bostonglobe.com displaced, urgent, overwhelmed
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T2 British Columbia declares emergency, more than 20,000 flee wildfires weather_impact cnbc.com displaced, devastated, urgent
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T3 RCMP report possible fatality as thousands flee explosive B.C. wildfire 📄 weather_impact medicinehatnews.com grim, mournful, urgent
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sadness
T3 RCMP report possible fatality as thousands flee explosive B.C. wildfire 📄 weather_impact lethbridgeherald.com grim, mournful, urgent
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T3 Wildfires force 20,000 to flee as British Columbia declares state of emergency weather_impact thesunchronicle.com displaced, terrified, desperate
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fear
T3 Wildfires force 20,000 to flee as British Columbia declares state of emergency ⚖ Contested weather_impact netscape.com terrified, displaced, devastated
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T3 'Like doomsday': Thousands flee explosive B.C. wildfire as RCMP report possible death 📄 weather_impact lethbridgeherald.com panicked, devastated, terrified
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fear
T3 Raging wildfire forces 20,000 to flee in Canada weather_impact torontotelegraph.com terrified, displaced, devastated
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T3 Raging wildfire forces 20,000 to flee in Canada weather_impact britainnews.net terrified, displaced, urgent
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T3 Over 20,000 evacuated as wildfires rage in Canada weather_impact timesofoman.com scorched, displaced, frantic
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T3 'Like doomsday': Thousands flee B.C. wildfire as RCMP report possible death 📄 weather_impact ckom.com terrifying, tragic, chaotic
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T3 Evacuees slowly learn of losses from B.C. wildfire that forced thousands to flee weather_impact globalnews.ca devastated, grieving, overwhelmed
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sadness
T3 IN PHOTOS | Wildfire triggers largest evacuation in B.C. weather_impact cbc.ca displaced, harrowing, urgent
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T3 Wildfires Force 20,000 People in British Columbia to Evacuate ⚖ Contested weather_impact democracynow.org displaced, smoky, urgent
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T3 Canada puts the military on standby as British Columbia wildfires kill 1 and displace thousands weather_impact netscape.com devastated, vulnerable, grieving
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sadness
T3 Canada puts the military on standby as British Columbia wildfires kill 1 and displace thousands weather_impact idahostatejournal.com tragic, overwhelmed, urgent
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sadness
T3 Canada puts the military on standby as British Columbia wildfires kill 1 and displace thousands weather_impact therecord.com tragic, urgent, displaced
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T3 B.C. wildfires: Thousands flee, woman dies, over 100 blazes burn 📄 weather_impact cp24.com tragedic, harrowing, catastrophic
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sadness
T3 As B.C. wildfires force people from their homes, here's how to help weather_impact dailyhive.com helpful, compassionate, practical
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