Wildfires are increasingly evolving into urban conflagrations. These are large-scale, destructive wildfires that converge into urban areas and spread from building to building.

The Foreign Office warns: "Every year, people drown in the sea and in swimming pools in Portugal. Take care when walking ...

"The science behind it is so basic you can see it in daily life," one researcher said. "Warm water drives more evaporation — the bathroom gets much steamier after a hot bath than a cold one." ...

Scientists in Brazil are on a mission to stop wildfires before they start, using wildfire-detection drones with a digital ...