City of Yellowknife has new plans for emergencies and evacuations
New plans follow after-action assessment of city’s response to 2023 wildfire and evacuation A year after 2023’s unprecedented wildfire evacuation
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Swedish municipalities to cooperate in fighting future wildfires
It is hoped over fifty municipalities in central Sweden will work together to fight forest fires. After the huge fires
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Canada’s Northwest Territories launching 911 emergency service Monday
Starting on Monday, people in the Northwest Territories, Northern Canada who find themselves in an emergency will be able to
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Whitehorse, northwestern Canada declares climate change emergency
Whitehorse city council voted on Monday to declare a climate change emergency, but shied away from promising a “carbon budget”
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Homes destroyed, highway temporarily closed by wildfire in Northern Canada
Three homes in Lower Post, northern British Columbia (B.C.), have reportedly been destroyed by wildfire, and it’s not clear when
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Large forest fire forces highway closure in Northwestern Canada
The Robert Campbell Highway in eastern Yukon (territory in Northwestern Canada) has been closed because of an advancing forest fire.
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Oil spill cleanup ongoing in Sweden after freighter runs aground
More than a hundred people are now working to clean up an oil spill in the Tjust archipelago, in the
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Swedish opposition draws ten-point plan for crisis preparedness after massive wildfires
After the vast forest fires in Sweden, the opposition Alliance has presented a ten-point plan to strengthen the handling of
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Wildfire situation improves after rain in central Sweden
After nearly two weeks of fires in east-central Sweden, several hundred homes are now safe to return to but efforts
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Swedish firefighters struggle to keep control of wildfires until weekend rain
The biggest fires here are contained, and help from Finland is on its way. But the next few days will
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Wildfires: Finland’s hesitation in assisting Sweden criticized
The Finnish government said it has decided to offer assistance to neighbouring Sweden as the country battles a historic rash
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Sweden to call for NATO’s help with fighting wildfires
The enormous forest fires here in Sweden have been surrounded, at great effort, and the emergency services are now able
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As wildfires burn, Sweden to support ravaged communities
“Sweden is in a very serious situation” says Social Democrat Justice Minister Morgan Johansson on Tuesday morning, as Sweden’s emergency
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Sweden’s worst-ever wildfires could last for months
The large wildfires currently burning will not be put out until the snow comes in October or November, says the
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Forest fires will become more frequent as climate warms, says scientist
The fires raging across Sweden are in line with what scientists expect, as more greenhouse gases are emitted and the
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