By David Ryder, Matt McKnight and Steve Gorman SPOKANE, Washington, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Wildfires raging on the outskirts of Spokane, Washington, for a third day have destroyed at least 700 buildings and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in and around the state's second-most populous city,

The whole northwest is heavily impacted right now,” said Keila Vizcarra, the spokesperson for the federal team handling the Big Grass Fire.

Suffolk County Council says "declaring a climate emergency does not stop a wildfire from starting".

A severe wildfire in Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park has prompted calls for guaranteed national access to aerial firefighting support as climate change increases the risk of serious rural blazes.

Spokane, Wash., saw the worst wildfires in the state’s history this weekend, bringing Washington State’s total wildfire destruction to about 450,000 acres this summer. Though large fires have historically been a largely western U.

Health services should be "preparing in advance rather than reacting" to events, including heatwaves and wildfires, an academic has said. Firefighters have been tackling rural blazes across the East of England recently,