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Firefighters in Cornwall attend a gorse bush fire, during a heatwave. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson

Report: Fire Services Have Been Cut to the Bone. Now Climate Change is Causing More Fires

by Sophie K Rosa

After wildfires swept England in July's heatwave, fire chiefs and politicians talked about the unprecedented weather without mentioning the brutal cuts that have left fire services on the back foot.

Live: Extreme Floods and Fires Show Climate Change Out of Control

In the past 2 weeks we've seen heatwaves and wildfires in North America and extreme floods in Europe, India and China. We speak to climate scientist Simon Lewis about just how bad this could get.

Wildfires and Tower Block Blazes Aren’t Freak Accidents – These Are the Fires of Austerity

by Alex King

From the Athens inferno to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, fires that lead to a catastrophic loss of life aren't freak accidents - they're the consequence of neoliberal policies which urgently need to be challenged, argues Alex King.