
Firefighters battle a forest fire near the village of Galegos da Serra in the Vila Real municipality of Portugal on August 5, 2025. Five flare-ups of the Vila Real fire were recorded, with the blaze in Galegos da Serra causing the most concern as it approached the village, where residents had been confined to their homes.(Photo by Pedro Sarmento Costa/EPA)
Bonfires are lit along the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome during a remembrance ceremony in Hiroshima on August 5, 2025. The event was held on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing.(Photo by Louise Delmotte/AP Photo)
A firefighting airplane drops retardant on a wildfire in Keratea, southeast of Athens, Greece, on August 9, 2025. Major fires that broke out on August 8 in Keratea, Attica, and near Ancient Olympia were largely contained by the next day after firefighters battled through the night.(Photo by Alexandros Beltes/EPA)
A firefighter battles the Canyon Fire on August 7, 2025, in Hasley Canyon, California.(Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo)
A firefighter holds a lit pine cone during a protest in Madrid, Spain, on August 2, 2025. Wildland firefighters are on a 15-day strike, denouncing an outdated labor agreement they say jeopardizes their safety and demanding better working conditions from the regional government.(Photo by Ignacio Lopez Isasmendi/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
People take part in a ritual celebrating the Month of Pachamama (Mother Earth) in La Cumbre, Bolivia, on August 1, 2025.(Photo by Gabriel Marquez/EPA)
Fire ravages vegetation during the Cerro de los Pinos wildfire in Cáceres, Spain, on August 4, 2025. Firefighters battled the blaze as high temperatures put the Extremadura region at extreme risk for further wildfires.(Photo by Carlos Gil Andreu/Getty Images)
A rescuer from France’s Sécurité Civile works near a wildfire near Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse in southern France on August 6, 2025. This photo was provided by the agency on August 7.(Photo by Securite Civile via AP Photo)
Flames rise as firefighters battle the Gifford Fire in brush-covered hillsides west of New Cuyama, California, on August 4, 2025.(Photo by David Swanson/Reuters)
A man uses a flashlight to salvage belongings from a fire that broke out in an informal settlement in the Huruma district of Nairobi, Kenya, on August 10, 2025.(Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)
Firefighters battle the Canyon Fire in Castaic, California, on August 7, 2025. Evacuation warnings were issued as temperatures in the area reached up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with low humidity.(Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
An aerial view shows a wildfire burning near the village of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse in southern France on August 6, 2025.(Photo by Securite Civile/Handout via Reuters)
A firefighter runs past caged, abandoned animals as a wildfire approaches the beach villages of Buljarica and Canj near Bar, Montenegro, during a heatwave on August 11, 2025.(Photo by Stevo Vasiljevic/Reuters)
A car damaged by a Russian missile and drone strike burns in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 31, 2025.(Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)
Flare-ups ignite remaining vegetation in the aftermath of a wildfire in the Arouca region of Portugal on July 30, 2025.(Photo by Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters)




















