
Residents battle a wildfire in Çanakkale province, northwestern Turkey, on August 11, 2025. (Photo by Dilara Senkaya/Reuters)
A man desperately attempts to beat back flames with a tree branch in Trancoso, Portugal, on August 12, 2025. Europe faces its worst wildfire season on record, with countries across the continent battling deadly blazes amid temperatures soaring above 100°F (38°C).(Photo by Patricia Del Melo Moreira/AFP Photo)
Local residents and volunteers join forces to combat a wildfire in Larouco, northwestern Spain, on August 13, 2025.(Photo by Lalo R. Villar/AP Photo)
A firefighter and local residents work together to protect a home from an advancing wildfire in Patras, western Greece, on August 13, 2025.(Photo by Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Photo)
A woman uses a hose to defend her property from a wildfire in Santa Baia de Montes, northwestern Spain, on August 14, 2025.(Photo by Lalo R. Villar/AP Photo)
A firefighter battles a blaze near the village of Agalas on Greece’s Zakynthos island on August 12, 2025. Strong winds pushed flames to the outskirts of the village, where firefighters worked to contain them.(Photo by Costas Synetos/EPA)
An aerial view shows the active forest fire consuming the landscape in Oimbra, Ourense province, Spain, on August 12, 2025. Authorities declared a Level 2 emergency as multiple large fires raged across the Galicia region.(Photo by Brais Lorenzo/EPA)
The Spanish Troula Street Theatre performs at the 31st Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary, on August 11, 2025.(Photo by Tamas Vasvari /EPA)
Performers from the cabaret show “Dangerous Goods” at a photo call for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland on August 14, 2025. The festival is the world’s largest arts platform.(Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Locals attempt to extinguish a rekindled forest fire in Trancoso, Portugal, on August 10, 2025. The blaze, previously contained, mobilized over 300 firefighters and eight aircraft.(Photo by Miguel Pereira Da Silva/EPA)
Firefighters combat a forest fire near Paredes, Vila Real, Portugal, on August 12, 2025. Hundreds of personnel were deployed to tackle the region’s most serious blazes.(Photo by Pedro Sarmento Costa/EPA)
A fire burns in an apartment building following a Russian drone strike in Bilozerske, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on August 10, 2025.(Photo by Oleksandr Ratushniak/Reuters)
A wildfire burns on Mount Underwood near Port Alberni, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, on August 12, 2025. The BC Wildfire Service reports the blaze has expanded to roughly 8.6 square kilometres (3.3 square miles), prompting an evacuation order from campsites. (Photo by Colby Rex O’Neill/AFP Photo)
Firefighters work to control a forest fire in Monterrei, Ourense, Spain, on August 13, 2025. Multiple blazes have scorched thousands of hectares across the country.(Photo by Brais Lorenzo/EPA)
Firefighters work to contain a wildfire encroaching on the town of Trancoso, Portugal, on August 13, 2025.
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