China issues red alert as Typhoon Dolphin hits its eastern coast

Wildfire activity has increased in British Columbia, with thousands evacuated from the Okanagan Valley, weeks after smoke from blazes in Ontario choked the East Coast.

Firefighters struggle to battle the growing blaze near Mount Bromo in thick forest and steep terrain.

Scientists say global blazes account for 10% of UK’s particle pollution – and climate crisis could make the problem worse Smoke rising above wildlife habitats, thousands of people evacuated and homes and livelihoods reduced to ashes – this is fast becoming the defining image of Britain and European summers. Dr Mark Parrington, a senior scientist at the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, said: “Recent wildfires in south-western Europe produced large quantities of smoke, which caused significant degradation air quality across southern France and central regions of Spain...