Climate change and wildfires – how do we know if there is a link?
Global warming does not cause wildfires. Rather, global warming exacerbates the conditions and raises the risk of wildfire
Climate change will cause a cascade of catastrophes in the future: study
New study says that if something isn't done to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, people could be forced to cope with three to six …
Counting the cost of catastrophe
With changing climate, the frequency of extreme weather events in India is rising and so is the price we pay for it.
In 2018, natural disasters cost the world $225 billion
Extreme weather-related disasters caused 89 per cent of the economic loss in Asia Pacific region
Why this California town has declared ‘climate emergency’
Calls upon its residents to eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
It’s not just Brazil's Amazon rainforest that’s ablaze – Bolivian fires are threatening people and wildlife
At least 500 species are said to be at risk from the flames that burned up to 800,000 hectares of the Chiquitano forest between August 18 and …
Plants can recover after being burned, so why might some species in the Amazon face local wipe out?
Simply put: Wildfires across the world
Drones help track wildfires, count wildlife and map plants
After learning how to operate a drone safely, users can acquire a variety of scientific data
Drought, climate change were kindling; now Australia's east coast ablaze
Most tragic losses in northern NSW: 970,000 hectares burned, 3 dead, at least 150 homes destroyed
New Lancet health report lists how bad climate change can hit India
Expect more malnutrition as yield potential of key crops shrink
How to monitor the bushfires raging across Australia
A guide to help Australians and their overseas family and friends source useful information and monitor
Bushfires have reshaped life on Earth before. They could do it again
Australia is one of only 17 'megadiverse' countries, much of which is concentrated in areas torched by the current fires
Forest fires: Have we reached a tipping point
What does the ongoing Australian bushfires indicate? DTE asks atmospheric scientist Michael Mann
Six million hectares of threatened species habitat up in smoke
The Australian bushfire is wreaking havoc on the fauna of the country
Climate change: Will it spur the next financial crisis
BIS, the umbrella organisation of central banks, recently warned on global financial stability
Climate change and water: First victims
Research is needed to understand the social dimensions of the affected because it has the potential to shift the trajectory of the climate change …
NASA images show the gravity of California wildfires
Nearly 14,000 lightning strikes in the United States’ California caused nearly 900 fires to burn through 1.5 million acres of land as of …
California wildfires: NASA captures vast plumes of carbon monoxide
Extremely high carbon monoxide concentrations of greater than 350 parts per billion by volume (ppbv) captured by NASA's Atmospheric Infrared …
Global Eco Watch: Leopard killed, eaten in Idukki as revenge for sheep-killing
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Rain in parts of burning Similipal forest brings temporary relief
The rainfall only covered 10% of Similipal, said a senior forest official
Two arrested in Odisha’s Kandhamal for trying to set forest on fire
At least 16 have been arrested in Odisha since March 5 for the same crime
Human activities do cause extreme precipitation events, says UCLA study
Before the study, research had been conducted regionally; but the UCLA research team used machine learning to create a global data set
Algeria suffers from devastating wildfires, but faces big challenges in addressing them
Dozens of forest fires have raged through forest areas across northern Algeria. At least 90 people have reportedly died so far
Global CO2 emissions from wildfires in July, August highest since 2003: Copernicus
The Mediterranean basin emerged as the wildfire hotspot that contributed to intense smoke pollution
