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Wildfires and Record Heat Threaten Italy’s Cultural Heritage
The Sicilian Archaeological Park of Segesta and the church of San Benedetto il Moro are among the landmarks impacted by fires in the Mediterranean.
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NYC Art Institutions Close Amid Air Pollution Concerns
The Noguchi Museum and the Socrates Sculpture Park are among those shuttering as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to spread across the city.
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Wildfire Ash as a Medium
Meet the artists who use ash and residue from natural disasters to send an urgent message about the environmental calamity unfolding before us.
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How Artists in the Southwest are Drawing Attention to Wildfires
“Artists can provide visual stories as points of entry into conversations about the health of forests, and the destructive and healing aspects of fire,” says Saskia Jordá.
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Acropolis Closes as Wildfires Rage Across Southern Europe
Other archaeological sites have also closed while authorities battle with dozens of conflagrations around Athens.
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Cape Town Fire Decimates Invaluable Archives of African History
The university’s African film collection, one of the largest in the world, has been lost to the fire.
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Photographers Capture the Haze and Red Skies of the California Wildfires
On the morning of September 9, Bay Area residents woke up to apocalyptic skies. Many photographers ventured out to capture the disturbing glow.