Destructive fires
COMBATING FOREST FIRES
Centre offers update on various environmental problems bugging India
Government tells Lok Sabha it is making all-out efforts to tackle issues such as forest fires, air pollution as well as the impact of climate …
Daily temperature extremes affect fire activity in Sierra Nevada: Study
Number of wildfires in the region could rise by as much as 83% by the 2040s; the area burned could climb 92%
Air quality improved in parts of Africa due to dip in fires
In the dry months between November and February, there was a 4.5 per cent decline in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentration
Hottest in India: Angul boils at 40°C in February
Soaring temperatures spark forest fires across Odisha, officials say loss ‘extensive’
Indigenous leaders flags Bolsonaro's team for UN talks
Its an attempt to provide legitimacy to the controversial policies of the government that caused much harm to the environment, especially the Amazon
Fire sparks controversy
The huge forest fire that swept New South Wales smoked out into the open a debate over the government's weak fire-fighting strategy.
What the blazes!
Is it the hand of God, or the soiled hand of man? The buck is being passed even as flames stretching hundreds and hundreds of kilometres …
Odisha recorded the most forest fires in India last season
A total of 345,989 forest fires were recorded across the country.
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
UNESCO Director-General deplores fires in Mount Kenya National Park
Offers full help and assistance to Nairobi so that such an incident does not recur
Brazil
No planet for apes
Orangutans are being driven out of their habitat by the forest fires in Indonesia
Blazing away
Indonesia is once again engulfed by forest fires
Hills on fire
Fires ravage forests in many parts of northern India
INDONESIA
Forest fires in India: Alerts since April 1 nearly double that of 2020
The country reported 82,170 VIIRS alerts in the fortnight till April 14; Uttarakhand sees significant jump in number
What’s causing untimely forest fires in Kashmir? Prolonged dry spell
During this time of the year, the state generally receives around 40 per cent of its rainfall during this time, but that has not been the case …
Here is why forest fires now pose a threat to the very survival of Uttarakhand’s unique biodiversity
Forest fire season in Uttarakhand coincides with flowering & breeding months of several vulnerable species, many of them native to Himalayas
Davos 2023: Can AI make wildfire mitigation efficient? WEF’s FireAId initiative shows how
Successful pilot in Turkey reduced both response time and risk to firefighters; can be scaled up: WEF report
Things fall apart: why do the ecosystems we depend on collapse?
From fisheries to forestry, there's a pattern to collapsing ecosystems and industries. If we can predict them, maybe we can avoid the damage.
Uttarakhand sits on forest right claims settlement for two years in a row
With the state assembly election around the corner, the model code of conduct is the favourite excuse for non implementation of FRA
Santa Clarita wildfire threatens air quality in Los Angeles
The Southern California Air Quality Management District and LA County Public Health have issued a smoke advisory for Los Angeles due to the smoke …
Indonesian fire forces Singapore to shut school
Forest and peatland fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan deteriorates Singapore’s air pollution levels