Wildfires

Nairobi: Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, a new report said on Wednesday, adding that the number of extreme fires globally will rise by up to 14 per cent by 2030, 30 per cent by…

New Delhi: Deadly wildfires, noise pollution, and other looming environmental threats could cause widespread ecological damage, and need to be urgently addressed, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a new report. "The Frontiers…

New Delhi:  Wildfires are burning more severely and more often, urban noise pollution is growing into a global public health menace, and phenological mismatches -- disruptions in the timing of life-cycle stages in natural systems -- are…

San Francisco:  A report from the US National Park Service said wildfires state of California in the past 15 months killed or severely damaged thousands of mature giant sequoias, which led to a two-year death toll about a fifth of Earth's…

Los Angeles: Two huge wildfires, the Windy and KNP Complex fires, burning around the Sequoia National Forest and the Sequoia National Park in US' California, spread to 18,075 acres and 21,777 acres, respectively on Sunday. A statement…

Algiers:  At least 25 Algerian soldiers were killed on Tuesday as they attempted to extinguish the wildfires raging in the northeastern provinces of Tizi Ouzou and Bejaia, the Algerian Defense Ministry said. Wildfires erupted…

Rome: Wildfires are raging in southern and central Italy amid sweltering temperatures and hot winds, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders, the National Fire Corps said. The wildfire have destroyed a 53-acre nature reserve…

Istanbul: Turkey is under the shock of unprecedented forest fires that killed four people and injured scores of others in its coastal touristic southern provinces, while authorities are investigating claims of sabotage. Over 70 wildfires…

Los Angeles:  Three major wildfires are currently raging in Northern California and have so far scorched more than 40,000 acres of land in the region. The Lava Fire in Siskiyou County, which started on June 24, has burned nearly 24,460…

Los Angeles: California is bracing for its first major heatwave of the year this week and the extreme drought conditions could cause more wildfires, authorities have warned. High pressure building over the Southwest would increase…