Himalayas on fire: Himachal’s tinder-dry forests, on its brown snowless hills, burn due to low moisture
Forest fire incidents have increased seven times this year; there have been 2,050 incidents in 3 months, data shows
Even platypuses aren’t safe from bushfires — a new DNA study tracks their disappearance
Platypuses are disappearing from waterways after fire
‘The Amazon recycles water’
Down To Earth speaks to environmental scientist Deborah Lawrence on the Amazon blazes
Fifth-warmest year: 2021 was marked by floods, heatwaves, other climate anomalies for Europe
Europe experienced its warmest summer ever last year
Six million hectares of threatened species habitat up in smoke
The Australian bushfire is wreaking havoc on the fauna of the country
‘World must share responsibility for Amazon fires’
The number of fires in Brazil this year have jumped 83% over last year
Yule — A celebration of the return of light and warmth
Yule is celebrated by Wiccans and many other Pagans in the Northern Hemisphere on December 21
Diwali amid COVID-19: Delhi air quality deteriorates as evening progresses
It could hit emergency levels if there is increased emission from firecrackers
Protect indigenous rights to save Amazon forest, urge leaders at COP28
Amazonian Indigenous leaders will be calling for urgent action to protect their rights, end industrial mining to pave way for Brazil COP
‘Zombie fires’ in the Arctic: Canada’s extreme wildfire season offers a glimpse of new risks in a warmer, drier future
As global temperatures rise, fires are also spreading farther north and into the Arctic
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 30, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Amazon forests threatened: 10% more wildfires than last year, environmental gains may be undone
Anthropogenic climate change has made the forests more prone to wildfires
As told to Parliament (April 4, 2022): Amit Shah plays down Opposition worries on data collection Bill
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Global Eco Watch: Chinese pink dolphin numbers rise in Pearl river estuary
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Will PM 2.5 levels in Delhi-NCR go back to pre-pandemic levels this winter?
The answer lies in air pollution control measures, finds assessment by CSE
In Chile, huge wildfires have killed at least 131 people — but one village was almost untouched
Climate change means it is likely that Chile will be even more prone to huge fires in future
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 2, 2024)
Brigid’s Day: how a festival of fire and fertility connects Christian Ireland with its pagan past
The beliefs and lore around both Brigit the goddess and Brigid the saint are almost identical and it is generally accepted that one developed …
Chile records its deadliest wildfire in 123 years, may be linked to climate change
Five of the top 10 deadliest wildfires globally since 1900 have occurred since 2018
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 6, 2023)
Living with wildfire: How to protect more homes as fire risk rises in a warming climate
Prevention and suppression will always be critical pieces of wildfire strategy, but climate adaptation means everyone has a role
Why fires that scorched the Amazon are a planetary emergency
From the Arctic to the Amazon, fires are raging at an unprecedented scale, stoking an unfathomable fear: is the planet staring at an irreversible …
In Brazil’s rainforests, the worst fires are likely still to come
Bolsonaro inherited weakened environment laws that he seems to be bent on weakening further
Fires rage on in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai; under control elsewhere
Fires in Mizoram are yet to be doused in certain areas of Lawngtlai; locals blame lack of rainfall
Climate change is real: Six months on, Uttarakhand forests still ablaze
Forest fires that began in Uttarakhand on October 15 last year are still burning due to less rainfall and rising temperatures
