Smoke-enveloped

Rising heatwaves ravage the Himalayas; here’s why

According to experts, the hot winds blowing in from Pakistan could also have been the reasons behind the unusually high temperatures in many …

Apocalypse? Red skies over Indonesian province due to haze

Scientists have said that the colour is due to a scientific phenomenon known as Rayleigh scattering

A wildfire recovery guide for California

Many good-intentioned people take wrong steps after a fire because of ignorance. The California Native Plant Society has released a guide for …

African grasslands are meant to burn – we can't let this distract from the Amazon fires

The world should be more bothered about the Amazon than about the fires in Africa's savnnahs

In the line of fire

Unusual weather conditions have led to fire outbreaks in several parts of the world, the latest being Florida

Why Mount Kenya is burning and what can be done to stop the fires

The Kenyan biosphere reserve is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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INDONESIA

RAGING FIRES

Wildfire burn scars can intensify and even trigger thunderstorms, leading to catastrophic flooding. Here’s how

Lack of vegetation, reduced soil moisture and lower surface albedo contribute to the potential for burn scars to fuel thunderstorms

‘The fight to save the Amazon is urgent as there is no Plan B’

One of Brazil’s most noted indigenous voices, Sonia Guajajara, speaks on the Amazon fires

Fire continues to rage in Uttarakhand forests; locals complain of govt inaction

Forest officials admit that they are facing resource crunch when it comes to tackling forest fires

If we really want to save the Himalayan oak, we should not chop them for developmental activities

Uttarakhand should use inflammable chirpines to generate power. This would contain forest fires that are threatening native oak trees and provide …

More money, no work

The ministry of environment is lambasted by a parliamentary committee for not knowing what it needs and asking for funds it never gets to use -- …

Air is foul, where foul is fair

The forest fires and the consequent choking smog over Southeast Asia have proven over the last two months that the economic and industrial …

Forests of fire

The prolonged dry spell and the history of forest fires were clear warnings that went unheeded. And thousands of hectares of forests were charred …

Odisha tops forest fire counts in the country for a week

5,291 forest fires recorded between February 22 and March 1, 2021

BRAZIL

Forest fires in Melghat

Forest fire

INDONESIA

MEXICO

Kuala Lumpur

MALAYSIA