Homes Burn in Greece as Wildfire Sweeps Through Coastal Towns

Wildfire Smoke Can Harm Your Brain, Not Just Your Lungs

Wildfires are already burning in parts of Canada, and as they do, many communities are already facing the familiar thick haze as smoke drifts in.

Forest fire near Athens under control, but area on high alert

Greek firefighters successfully brought a forest fire near Athens under control after evacuations, but high temperatures continue to pose a significant fire risk in the Attica region and northern Aegean islands. The blaze, which ravaged fields, olive groves, and some houses, followed another devastating fire on the island of Chios.

Homes burn in Greece as wildfire sweeps through coastal towns

The flames quickly spread into residential areas, as Greece experienced its first heatwave of the summer.

Greece: Wildfire erupts near Athens amid heat wave

Greece is experiencing its first heat wave of the summer. A large wildfire broke out south of Athens, prompting evacuations as temperatures approached 40 degrees Celsius.

Evacuations near Athens as another wildfire hits Greece during heat wave

The entire wider Athens area are on Level 4 of a 5-level scale for the danger of wildfires

Wildfire prompts evacuations near Athens as summer's first heat wave hits Greece

A large wildfire has broken out south of the Greek capital, with authorities sending push alerts to mobile phones urging people to evacuate from five settlements near the blaze