Showing posts with label forest fire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label forest fire. Show all posts

Sunday, September 12, 2010

The wildfire outside of Boulder, Colo. spreads to some 7,000 acres

The wildfire outside of Boulder, Colo. spreads to some 7,000 acres after starting just a day earlier.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

A helicopter flies over a fire after forest fires hit the area of Ourense

 A helicopter flies over a fire
 A helicopter flies over a fire after forest fires hit the area of Ourense

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

A horse runs around the fire area in Boiro

A horse runs around the fire area in Boiro, Spain
A horse runs around the fire area in Boiro, Spain

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Smoke caused by forest fires rises from the Peneda-Geres national park

Smoke caused by forest fires rises from the Peneda-Geres national park
Smoke caused by forest fires rises from the Peneda-Geres national park

A forest fire in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

A forest fire in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in Boucas

Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in Boucas, near Sao Pedro do Sul in central Portugal          
AFP/GET

A small dog wears a face mask for protection against forest fire smoke

A small dog wears a face mask for protection against forest fire smoke in Moscow

Local people help combat a wildfire in the Peneda-Gerês national park

24 hours in pictures: Pardela,  Portugal:Local people help combat a wild fire
  Local people help combat a wildfire in the Peneda-Gerês national park

Saturday, August 14, 2010

People look at a forest fire which claimed the lives of two firefighters

24 Hours in Pictures: People look at a forest fire near Fornelos de Montes, Spain
 People look at a forest fire which claimed the lives of two firefighters

Friday, August 13, 2010

A helicopter carries water before releasing it over a forest fire near the settlement of Kustarevka

A helicopter carries water before releasing it over a forest fire near the settlement of Kustarevka in the Ryazan region

Sunday, August 8, 2010

A helicopter drops water over a forest fire in Carvalhal

A helicopter drops water over a forest fire in Carvalhal, near Sao Pedro do Sul August 8, 2010. More than 700 firefighters and soldiers are trying to extinguish dozens of forest fires in Portugal after temperatures rose up to 40 degree Celsius in several areas of the country.
A helicopter drops water over a forest fire in Carvalhal, near Sao Pedro do Sul

A forest fire spreads near the village of Verkhnyaya Vereya


A forest fire spreads near the village of Verkhnyaya Vereya 

A helicopter prepares to drop water on a forest fire burning

24 hours in pics: Portugal forest fires
 A helicopter prepares to drop water on a forest fire burning at Serra da Gralheira

Saturday, August 7, 2010

A man looks on as a forest fire rages near the village of Golovanovo, Russia

24 hours in pictures: Forest fires rage in Russia
A man looks on as a forest fire rages near the village of Golovanovo, Russia

Friday, August 6, 2010

A villager tries to fight a fire near his home in Golovanovo

Wildfires in Russia : fire near the village of Golovanovo
A villager tries to fight a fire near his home in Golovanovo

A Russian man walks in a forest near the village of Golovanovo

A Russian man walks in a forest near the village of Golovanovo, Ryazan region, on August 5, 2010. Russia struggled to contain the worst wildfires in its modern history that have killed 50, after President Dmitry Medvedev sacked top military officers for negligence in the catastrophe.
A Russian man walks in a forest near the village of Golovanovo

Thursday, August 5, 2010

A fire in a forest burns near the village Golovanovo in Russia

A fire in a forest burns near the village Golovanovo, Ryazan region, on August 5, 2010. Russia struggled to contain the worst wildfires in its modern history that have killed 50, after President Dmitry Medvedev sacked top military officers for negligence in the catastrophe.
A fire in a forest burns near the village Golovanovo in Russia

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

A Russian man stands near a forest in fire near village Dolginino

A Russian man stands near a forest in fire near village Dolginino on August 4, 2010. Russia's worst heatwave for decades shows no sign of relenting, officials warned as firefighters battled hundreds of wildfires in a national disaster that has claimed at least 40 lives. President Dmitry Medvedev has declared a state of emergency in seven Russian regions over the fires which have left tens of thousands of hectares of land ablaze and uprooted hundreds from their homes.
A Russian man stands near a forest in fire near village Dolginino 

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Firefighters extinguish a forest fire near Harmelingen

Firefighters extinguish a forest fire near the small village of Harmelingen July 21, 2010. About 95,000 square metres of forest burned along the highway A7 between Soltau and Bispingen on Wednesday. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
Firefighters extinguish a forest fire near Harmelingen 

Monday, July 27, 2009

Pictures of the day

Ben Reid Mountain Bike World Cup

Ireland's Ben Reid jumps as he cycles during the men's UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill competition at Mount Ste-Anne in Beaupre, July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger


the French island forest fire

Smoke rise from a forest fire as trees continue to burn near Propriano, on the French island of Corsica July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Jean-Pierre Amet


Gloria Estefan performs during her 90 Miles

Singer Gloria Estefan performs during her "90 Miles" tour in Las Palmas on the Spanish Canary Island of Gran Canaria July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Borja Suarez


Team Saxo Bank rider Andy Schleck of Luxembourg (L) and Astana rider and leader's yellow jersey Alberto Contador of Spain

Team Saxo Bank rider Andy Schleck of Luxembourg (L) and Astana rider and leader's yellow jersey Alberto Contador of Spain arrive on the finish line after the 20th stage of the 96th Tour de France cycling race between Montelimar and Mont Ventoux, July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier


make-up

A make-up artist works on a man's face, turning him into a a scary character for the watching crowd, while attending the 40th annual Comic Con conference in San Diego, California July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Mike Blake


Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy corners during the British Motorcycling Grand Prix qualifying

Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy corners during the British Motorcycling Grand Prix qualifying session at the Donington Park circuit, central England July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Darren Staples


Medical staff lift Ferrari Formula One car driver Felipe Massa of Brazil

Medical staff lift Ferrari Formula One car driver Felipe Massa of Brazil into an ambulance after he crashed during the qualification session for the Hungarian F1 Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit near Budapest July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/ Stringer


Two cats pose during a two-day international cat exhibition

Two cats pose during a two-day international cat exhibition in Prague July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/David W Cerny


Voodoo

A Voodoo believer attends a mass ceremony during the Plain Du Nord Festival July 24, 2009.

REUTERS/ Eduardo Munoz


henna

Women show their hands decorated with henna paste during the 'Teej' festival in the northern Indian city of Amritsar July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Munish Sharma


Ionela Cozma

Romania swimmer Ionela Cozma prepares to attend a training session at the World Championships in Rome July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi


 Christian Maurer

Race leader Christian Maurer of Switzerland flies through the Matterhorn turnpoint on day 7 of the Red Bull X-Alps adventure race from Salzburg to Monaco, in Zermatt, Switzerland July 25, 2009. REUTERS

Manuel Zelaya

Supporters of Honduras ousted president Manuel Zelaya rest near a barricade after being blocked from proceeding to the border with Nicaragua at a checkpoint in Ojo de Agua, on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Tomas Bravo

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