The Local Austria https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Wildfire in Austria: Discarded cigarette believed to have caused fire in Carinthia Austrian police say smoking residues may have sparked the Lesachtal blaze, with 3 forestry workers now under investigation https://www.thelocal.at/20260430/wildfire-in-austria-discarded-cigarette-believed-to-have-caused-fire-in-carinthia Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:14:21 +0200 wildfire-in-austria-discarded-cigarette-believed-to-have-caused-fire-in-carinthia Europe facing record year for wildfire destruction: EU Europe's blistering summer may not be over yet, but 2022 is already breaking records, with nearly 660,000 hectares ravaged since January, according to the EU's satellite monitoring service. https://www.thelocal.at/20220814/2022-sees-record-wildfire-destruction-in-europe-eu Sun, 14 Aug 2022 10:47:15 +0200 2022-sees-record-wildfire-destruction-in-europe-eu