Australia is being ravaged by the worst wildfires seen in decades, with large swaths of the country devastated since the fire season began in July. We present a regional emission inventory constructed based on satellite observations of fire activity (MODIS) and the ORCHIDEE vegetation model, and its application to air quality forecasting. According to the report (which can be downloaded at the first web-link below), during 2018 wildfires destroyed nearly 178,000 hectares (ha) of forests and land in the EU. CAMBRIDGE, England—All over Europe, 5G telephone towers are being set on fire. Car fires continue to occur across Scandinavia, despite many people staying at home because of the coronavirus pandemic. -100s of fires are blanketing a country the size of the US or Europe -5 million hectares of land have burned.

At least 16 masts in the Netherlands have gone up in flames. Forest fires rage near Chernobyl nuclear plant By Voice of Europe 14 April 2020 No Comments KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Forest fires raged Tuesday in the contaminated area near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but officials insisted there is no radiation threat. On 31st October 2019, the European Commission published its latest Annual Report on Forest Fires in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, covering the year 2018. On Sunday night, 8 to 9 cars were destroyed in fires in …