Flames Advance on Bordeaux, Where Evacuees Balance Dread and Hope
With surrounding towns in southwestern France evacuated and fire still spreading rapidly, several thousand are sheltering in the city, unsure…
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The Accidental Hero Who Faced Down India’s Government
Abhijeet Dipke founded the Cockroach Janta Party as a joke after a judge insulted young people. The idea snowballed into…
Forced to Evacuate Amid Spain Wildfires, Residents Wonder if Their Homes Still Stand
In central Spain, thousands of people sleep in shelters or in their cars, some of them evacuated multiple times ahead…
Conditions for European Wildfires Created by Summer of Extremes
The wildfires are scorching parts of France and Spain that had already faced unusually hot and dry summers.
20 Years After Its Own Outbreak, an Ugandan Town Beats Back Ebola
The Bundibugyo Ebola virus takes its name from this small town, where it was first discovered in 2007. Now, the…