Counting north India’s stubble fires: How do NASA satellites capture them
Overall, it is safe to assume that even if satellite images do not show a fire, it does not necessarily mean that nothing is burning on the ground
Indian Oil reported 113 major accidents during fuel transport in 2014-19: CAG
Posing a safety risk, 22% of pipelines in India are operating beyond their economic lifespan of 25 years
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 9, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Climate change-related lightning strikes to spike wildfire risk globally: Study
Analysis finds over 40% increase in lightning; global occurrences to go up over land and oceanic region of Southeastern Asia
Leaking Oil India well that caught fire yesterday should have been flagged earlier
Serious observations were made about Oil India project near Dibru-Saikhowa national park
Assam fire: MB Lal Committee recommendations not implemented for a decade
One of the recommendations, of building emergency response centres to handle major oil fires was to be completed in 2014
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
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 …
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 6, 2023)
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
In a bad fire year, Australia records over 450,000 hotspots
These maps show where the risks have increased over 20 years
India’s forest fires are getting bigger and hotter, like the rest of the world
There were around 340 incidences of fires on the last day of March 2022
6 dead in Srisailum hydroelectric plant fire
6 admitted in hospital, search on for 3 more
Sariska Fire: IAF fighting blaze with choppers; no tigers harmed, says official
The fire started on March 27 afternoon and has gone out ofcontrol
Clear and collect Chir pine needles to prevent forest fires: parliamentary panel
Among its many recommendations was the use of drones to monitor forest fires
Jaipur landfill burns for weeks amid lockdown
Administration has hard time in finding fire brigades to spare due to lockdown
Odisha recorded the most forest fires in India last season
A total of 345,989 forest fires were recorded across the country.
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Rain in parts of burning Similipal forest brings temporary relief
The rainfall only covered 10% of Similipal, said a senior forest official
40% fire incidents not responded to by officials, Odisha govt admits
People arrested in several forest areas for starting fires