Why cutting down Chirpine is not a solution to Uttarakhand forest fires

Resin ducts that make the tree prone to fire should rather be used as a resource

Forest fires getting more frequent. Is climate change the reason?

India as well as other countries are busy fighting forest fires

Wildfires are burning holes in our pockets

The cost of fighting wildfires this year is predicted to go over budget by hundreds of millions of dollars

Forest fires now more frequent across the globe

Given strong relationship between climate and fire, these fires are expected to occur more frequently, says US climate assessment report

Forest fires in Europe could increase by 200 per cent by 2090, says a study

Study highlights the importance of adaptation measures in combating the effects of climate change

Most forest fires this year were in and around national parks, sanctuaries

About seven to eight incidents of big forest fires have been reported from across the country; fire that broke out on Nagaland’s Mount Japfu,…

Heated fracas over forest fires

The conflicting views of environmentalists, foresters and local citizens are hindering the formulation of a coherent forest policy in the US

Fiery events

The fires still burn

As efforts to control the fires that have ravaged jungles and grasslands in Central America fail miserably, the misery mounts

Forests burning

Blazing away

Bushfires continue to rage in Australia, leaving a trail of destruction

Wreaking havoc

Southern California forest fires

Here are some of the different uses of the forest fires that raged in southern California, USA, this month: The Washington Post reported that the …

Forest fire hits Canada

Firefighting in forests

The smog spreads

FIRE FRENZY

IN FOCUS

Fire wood

IN FOCUS

In Focus

MALAYSIA

Heat and sawdust

The fires in Brazil and in Indonesia speak volumes of what happens when humans try to make a living by killing forests and neglecting the poor

Fury of the fire

RAGING FIRE