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When The Earth Catches Fire: In Pics

From the scorched hills of California to the forested slopes of Greece, Turkey and Russia, wildfires are tearing through landscapes with alarming speed and intensity. As the heatwave intensifies, firefighters face an unrelenting battle against nature's fury.

Wildfires photos from around the world: California Wildfires
California Wildfires | Photo: AP/Noah Berger

U.S. Forest Service firefighter Kai Montes battles the Madre Fire as it makes a run along Highway 166 on Thursday, July 3, 2025, in San Luis Obispo County, California.

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Wildfires photos from around the world: Turkiye Wildfires
Wildfires in Turkey | Photo by Mahmut Serdar Alakus/Anadolu via Getty Images

Smoke rises from burning trees while air and land intervention continues against the fire that broke out in the forest area in Buca district of Izmir, Turkiye on July 03, 2025.

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Wildfires photos from around the world: Madre Fire in San Luis Obispo County
Madre Fire in San Luis Obispo County | Photo: AP/Noah Berger

U.S. Forest Service firefighter Alan Gudino, right, shields his face while battling the Madre Fire as it makes a run along Highway 166 on Thursday, July 3, 2025, in San Luis Obispo County, California.

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Wildfires photos from around the world: Madre Fire in California
Madre Fire in California | Photo: AP/Noah Berger

A helicopter drops water on the Madre Fire as it burns along Highway 166 on Thursday, July 3, 2025, in San Luis Obispo County, California.

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Wildfires photos from around the world: Greece Wildfires
Greece Wildfires | Photo: InTime 카지노 사이트 via AP

A firefighter uses a hose as he tries to extinguish the blaze near the town of Ierapetra on the south coast of Crete island, Greece, Thursday July 3, 2025, as a fast-moving wildfire prompted authorities to clear villages and coastal areas, officials said.

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Wildfires photos from around the world: Germany wildfires
Germany wildfires | Photo: Michael Ukas/dpa via AP

A fire department member works on extinguishing a wildfire near Sonnewalde, Brandenburg, Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

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Wildfires photos from around the world: Wolf Fire in California
Wolf Fire in California | Photo: Will Lester/The Orange County Register via AP

Firefighters pull hose lines along Highway 243, also known as the Esperanza Firefighters Memorial Highway, as a plane drops fire retardant near Banning, California, during the Wolf Fire, Monday, June 30, 2025.

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Wildfires photos from around the world: Idaho wildfires
Idaho wildfires | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson

A line of wildland firefighters arrive at the scene the day after a shooter ambushed and killed multiple firefighters responding to a wildfire at Canfield Mountain Monday, June 30, 2025, in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho.

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Wildfires photos from around the world: İzmir Province wildfires, Türkiye
İzmir Province wildfires, Türkiye | Photo: Cengiz Malgir/Dia Photo via AP

Helicopters spray water to extinguish a fire in Seferihisar, near Izmir, Turkey.

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Wildfires photos from around the world: Greece Wildfires
Greece Wildfires | Photo: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis

A firefighting helicopter drops water while battling a blaze in the seaside area of Charakas, south of Athens, Thursday, June 26, 2025, as authorities evacuate five locations during Greece's first summer heatwave with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).

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Wildfires photos from around the world: Wildfires in Russia
Wildfires in Russia | Photo: AP

A truck is parked on a highway as a forest fire burns near Atamanovka, in Transbaikal Territory in Zabaikalsky Krai of eastern Russia, Monday, June 23, 2025.

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Wildfires photos from around the world: Wildfires in Greece
Wildfires in Greece | Photo: Pantelis Fykaris/Politischios.gr via AP

Firefighters battle with a large wildfire burning in Kofinas, on the eastern Aegean island of Chios, Greece, late Sunday, June 22, 2025.

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Wildfires photos from around the world: Wildfires in Russia
Wildfires in Russia | Photo: AP

Russian Emergency Situation ministry firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire near Atamanovka, in Transbaikal Territory in Zabaikalsky Krai of eastern Russia, Monday, June 23, 2025.

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