More than 100 people temporarily stranded after fleeing a blaze that spread to 478 acres within hours
Bystanders used boats and jet skis to rescue trapped crowd at reservoir
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Scientists sound alarm over dangerous long-term impacts of wildfires on humans
Wildfires can pollute rivers and streams for nearly a decade after they burn
Heatwaves scorch millions across the East Coast with New York City and Boston seeing highs of over 100F
John F Kennedy International Airport recorded 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38C) at midday on Tuesday for the first time since 2013
Child drowns in swollen river as Hurricane Erick makes landfall in southern Mexico
First hurricane of this season strikes between resort cities of Acapulco and Puerto Escondido
Louisiana bill would redefine gas as ‘green’ amid Trump energy push
Critics of the plan say that there’s nothing green about fossil fuel production
Hurricane Erick strengthens to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 as it approaches Mexico
Erick could become the most intense hurricane to make landfall along Mexico’s Pacific coast this early in the season
Wet hot American summer? It’s about to get gross for tens of millions of Americans across the US
Temperatures in the West were in the triple digits at the beginning of the week as storms continued across the Plains and Appalachians
Trump’s aid cuts leave ‘critical’ Jane Goodall chimpanzee conservation project in crisis
Foundation warns USAID’s withdrawal could have wider ecological consequences
Aid cuts put vital work to protect millions in Ethiopia from climate crisis at risk
Programmes helping vulnerable communities in Ethiopia to deal with the financial shock of extreme weather and drought are under threat, writes Nick Ferris
Sightings soar on Australia’s ‘humpback highway’ as 40,000 whales return for winter
Annual migration sees whales journeying from cold feeding grounds of Antarctica