Greek authorities have called for three villages to be evacuated.

Dramatic images of the smoke plumes were captured from the Greek island of Lesvos on Tuesday night.

The United Nations has urged governments to invest more in wildfire prevention rather than focusing solely on emergency response. It warns that climate change is projected to increase the frequency of extreme wildfires globally by 14% by the end of the decade

Blazes in Oropos and Kilkis prompt emergency evacuations as high winds and heatwave create dangerous conditions.

A wildfire erupted on Saturday in low vegetation near the area of Aliki in Boeotia, central Greece, meanwhile the wildfire that broke out Friday in southern Evia sees improvement

Firefighters, supported by helicopters and airplanes, continue to battle flames in mountainous regions surrounding the city of Izmir. Authorities have closed several roads near the resort town of Çeşme as a precaution

At least two people have died in France due to the extreme heat, and two more were killed in a wildfire in Spain this week.

The feud is already having tangible effects. Earlier public clashes between the two led to a $150 billion drop in Tesla’s market value before a partial recovery, when Musk softened his rhetoric

According to Swiss Re, heatwaves now kill up to 480,000 people globally each year—more than floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes combined

According to media reports, Patmos, for instance, was blanketed by smoke in the afternoon, with the atmosphere described as of poor quality.

Meanwhile, another fire that erupted earlier the same day, around 5:00 a.m., in Kato Asites, Heraklion municipality, in Crete, has now been brought under control.

Residents battled flames overnight, meanwhile aerial firefighting begins on Chios

Greece annually faces the specter of catastrophic summer wildfires every season, especially in the southern half of the country and several major islands

Authorities issued a warning via the 112 system, urging those in the vicinity of the fire in Evia to remain alert

Fires broke out in several regions of Greece on Saturday, including in fields and close to rural communities. Firefighting teams are battling the blazes.

Temperatures have returned to seasonal norms, but the winds have picked up, putting several of Greece's regions on high alert for fires.

The blaze near Anavyssos, southeast of Athens, generated a notification towards local residents to evacuate the immediate region

While courtrooms deliberate and governments legislate, those who survived the 2018 fire continue to bear the real cost of the catastrophe

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced the evacuation order at a news conference, calling it “the largest evacuation in many Manitobans’ living memory.”