Atlantic Coast

Wildfires in southwestern France, exacerbated by heat and drought, have displaced nearly 250,000 people. Volunteers like Jean-François Pauner assist firefighters in combating blazes, which have burned 42,000 hectares. Drought and climate change have created fire-prone conditions, with similar wildfires reported across Europe.

Wildfires in southwestern France have burned 42,000 hectares, displacing 224,000 people. Volunteers like Jean-François Pauner assist firefighters amid heat and drought, while Ukraine sends aid. Europe faces widespread fires linked to climate change.

A heat wave with temperatures exceeding 40°C threatens to reignite a massive wildfire near Bordeaux, France, which has displaced 220,000 people and remains uncontained. The blaze, now entering its second week, has generated a rare pyrocumulonimbus cloud and forced further evacuations along the Atlantic coast, while some evacuees in unaffected areas have been allowed to return.

French authorities ordered 4,000 more people evacuated from tourist sites along the Atlantic coast, expanding what may be France's largest peacetime evacuation. Fires in southwest Europe have displaced approximately 300,000 people.

French authorities ordered 4,000 more people evacuated from tourist sites along its Atlantic coast, widening what may be France's largest peacetime evacuation. Fires in southwest Europe have displaced approximately 300,000 people.

France evacuated 4,000 more people from Atlantic coast tourist sites as wildfires displaced over 330,000 across France and Spain. The Gironde fire near Bordeaux, now four times the size of Paris, remains stabilized but not contained, with 23 aircraft combating renewed flames. Spain also faces uncontrolled blazes amid a fourth summer heat wave.

French authorities evacuated nearly 4,000 people near Lacanau as wildfires worsened, with a vast blaze near Saumos stabilized at 420 square kilometers but still posing a risk due to returning heat. Firefighters and engineers worked on firebreaks, while 93 firefighters were injured battling the unpredictable fire.

Firefighters in southwest France stabilized a wildfire that burned 420 square kilometers, preventing it from advancing overnight. The blaze, which forced 220,000 people to flee, remains unpredictable due to returning heat and dry conditions. French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed containment of a separate wildfire in the Landes region.

South Florida will experience a wetter pattern this weekend with thunderstorms, heavy downpours, and high temperatures in the low to mid 90s. Increased rain chances may lead to street flooding in urban areas, while a shift in winds by Sunday will bring storms closer to east coast metro areas. Hurricane Bertha made a second landfall in Texas, and the tropical system has since dissipated.

Wildfires have forced the evacuation of Cap Ferret resort on the Atlantic coast, with tens of thousands ordered to safety in France and Spain as fires rage during a summer of extreme heat.

French authorities ordered the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula, a tourism hotspot on the Atlantic Coast, due to a major wildfire. Boats were deployed to remove people from the threatened area.

France has ordered the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula on the Atlantic coast as an 'intense and highly unpredictable' wildfire forces over 40,000 people, including tourists, to flee. The fire has burned more than 10,000 hectares in south-western France.

France ordered the evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula along the Atlantic coast due to spreading wildfires. Thousands of people were required to leave the area before 10am using mobilized boats or the only road connecting it to the mainland.

Plug-in batteries helped New York City renters stay cool during a record heat wave. Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged residents to set air conditioners to 78°F to reduce strain on the city's power grid.

Alewives in Maine are rebounding due to dam removal efforts, leading to growing historic harvests despite struggles in other parts of the Atlantic coast. The Sebasticook River in Benton, Maine, experiences a thick annual migration of alewives each summer.

Mar del Plata, a seaside city on Argentina's Atlantic coast, experienced an unusual snowfall due to a record polar cold wave. Temperatures dropped to around -1°C with wind-chill near -3°C, affecting areas like General Pueyrredón district and Sierra de los Padres.

A cliff collapse near Biarritz lighthouse in southwestern France killed one diver and left another missing. Three divers were at the cliff base when the incident occurred; one survived unharmed, while rescuers recovered the body of a female diver and continue searching for the third. Authorities have restricted access to the area due to risks of further collapse.