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People watch the wildfire on the island Ciovo, from Seget Gornji, Croatia, July 27, 2023.

Thousands evacuated on Spain's Tenerife as summer wildfire re-ignites

Palestinian firemen extinguish a fire at a landfill in Juhr al-Deek, southeast of Gaza City, September 3, 2023.

Gaza landfill fire rages for days, officials appeal for help

Maui County firefighters fight flare-up fires in a canyon in Kula on Maui island, Hawaii, US, August 13, 2023.

Evacuation order lifted for West Maui

CHABAD OF Maui holds a Hanukkah gathering in Lahaina, this past year.

Maui wildfire: A Jewish community hopes to rise from the ashes - opinion

By MENDY KRASNJANSKY

View of a wildfire in Aljezur, Portugal, August 7, 2023.

Rescuers in Greece find 18 burned bodies as wildfires spread

By REUTERS

A forest ablaze in a wildfire.

Scientists fear death by wildfires that wiped out ancient mammals

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

lames are seen near Lahaina as wildfires driven by high winds destroy a large part of the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii, US, August 9, 2023.

Prayers, terror: Race to escape Hawaiian town as wildfire rages

By REUTERS

Maui County firefighters fight flare-up fires in a canyon in Kula on Maui island, Hawaii, US, August 13, 2023.

What to know about Maui's wildfires, Hawaii's deadliest disaster

By REUTERS

Smoke and flames rise in Lahaina, Maui County, Hawaii, U.S., August 8, 2023 in this still image from video obtained from social media.

Israelis escape Hawaii inferno: 'Everything turned to ashes and dust'

By Walla!

An aerial view of the fire as Two Hawaii Army National Guard CH47 Chinook (not pictured) perform aerial water bucket drops on the island of Maui to support the fight with wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, August 9, 2023.

Death toll from Maui fires hits at least 93, damages at billions of dollars

By REUTERS

A woman carrying an umbrella to protect her from the sun crosses a street in Tel Aviv. August 9, 2023.

Heatwave grips Israel: Temperatures soar, experts warn of dire outcomes

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

Views from the air of the community of Lahaina after wildfires driven by high winds burned across most of the town several days ago, in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S. August 10, 2023.

Jewish groups launch relief effort for Maui as island’s Jews are among the evacuated

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA

A brush fire in Hawaii.

Maui wildfire death toll rises to 80 in Hawaii's most deadly disaster

By REUTERS

A view of flames as wildfires engulfed the historic town of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S. August 9, 2023.

Hawaii wildfires to cause second-largest total insured loss in state's history

By REUTERS

An aerial view of houses among burned land, as a wildfire burns on the island of Rhodes, Greece July 27, 2023.

Greece offers free holiday to tourists who fled Rhodes fires

By REUTERS

A wildfire burns in the countryside, causing some residents to evacuate, in al-Marana village, Homs, Syria July 18, 2023 in this handout image.

After quake, Syria's northern coast ravaged by wildfires

By REUTERS

An aerial view of houses among burned land, as a wildfire burns on the island of Rhodes, Greece July 27, 2023.

Greek wildfires die down after burning for nearly two weeks

By REUTERS

Fire at the former Israel Military Industries factory near Herzliya. July 28, 2023

Firefighters battle blaze at Herzliya site shaken by explosion a month ago

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF