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Lytton, British Columbia, Canada
July 20, 2021
In the face of climate events such as the intense heat wave and wildfire, Lytton First Nation shows resilience and aims to come back stronger.
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Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada
Tiffany Crawford /
Vancouver Sun /
July 20, 2021
As of Tuesday, there were 299 wildfires burning in B.C., with 40 evacuation orders affecting approximately 5,724 people (2,862 properties), in addition to 69 evacuation alerts impacting approximately 32,076 people (16,038 properties).
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on Vancouver Sun
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Sakha, Russia
Siberian Times /
July 12, 2021
Wildfires on permafrost are ravaging Yakutia - or the Sakha Republic - the largest and coldest entity of the Russian Federation. The scale is mesmerizing. There are some 300 separate fires, now covering 12,140 square kilometers - but only around half of these are being tackled, because they pose a threat to people. The rest are burning unchecked.
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on Siberian Times
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North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Oliver Pieper, Marie Sina /
DW.COM /
July 15, 2021
Germany's most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, is in shock. Entire municipalities there have been evacuated, including Heimerzheim, a town of 6,000.
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on DW.COM
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Maaseik, Limburg, Belgium
The Brussels Times /
July 16, 2021
As experts are expecting that the water level of the Meuse river will continue to rise until noon and the water has starting flowing over the dyke, the mayor of Maaseik in the Limburg province urged people to stay away.
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on The Brussels Times
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Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada
Nunatsiaq News /
July 13, 2021
Active fires in northeastern Ontario and eastern Manitoba are expected to send smoke across northern Quebec today and Wednesday, Environment Canada said in a special air quality statement posted for each of the region’s 14 communities.
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on Nunatsiaq News
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Skagway, Alaska, United States
Reuben Cash, Kris Holderied and Mandy Lindeberg /
LEO Network /
July 16, 2021
"The first wave of dead mussels washed ashore on July 14th, possibly earlier but this was the first report we received. I took the pictures included in my LEO observation on July 16th, and the temperatures were only just then beginning to climb into the upper 70s and lower 80s."
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Kullaa, Satakunta, Finland
Yle Uutiset /
July 5, 2021
An extended period of hot, dry weather is affecting the harvest outlook and impacting grain growth. Even the wild berry season, which was off to a good start, may be in peril.
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on Yle Uutiset
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