Drought turns up the heat on wildfire recovery in western US, NASA data reveals
Research finds that when droughts coincide with wildfires, the recovery process takes a significant hit
Fighting every wildfire ensures the big fires are more extreme, and may harm forests’ ability to adapt to climate change
Fires are a natural part of many landscapes globally; when forests aren’t allowed to burn, they become more dense
Biennial Forest Survey Report: What does State of India’s Forest 2021 tell us
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
Sizzling Europe: Several countries face high temperatures, wildfires
Loss & damage: 85% of costliest climate-linked disasters in 2023 were floods & storms; mostly affected poor
Recovery cost of Cyclone Freddy in Malawi was around 5.2% of its economy, highest among 20 most expensive global disasters in 2023
IPCC report on climate science: 5 things to watch for
Did climate change fuel recent extreme weather?
Climate change increases the risk of extreme wildfires around Cape Town — but it can be addressed
Extreme wildfire events occur almost exclusively under extreme fire weather conditions
Amazon forests threatened: 10% more wildfires than last year, environmental gains may be undone
Anthropogenic climate change has made the forests more prone to wildfires
Global Eco Watch: Pregnant Gaur killed in Kerala; 6 held
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How 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world
These events showed how climate change is affecting the global water cycle and our livelihoods
Arctic Report Card 2023: Wildfires to melting sea ice, warmest summer on record had cascading impacts across Arctic
Time spent at fish camps is critical for many Alaska Indigenous cultures & kids are missing out on that experience
Is the global warming ‘hiatus’ over?
There are many ongoing signs that the planet is heating up, even “on fire.”
Texas fires: With over 1 million acres of grassland burned, cattle ranchers face struggles ahead to find and feed their herds
A combination of high temperature, strong winds, low humidity and invasive species made the fires spread fast and harder to control
Chile records its deadliest wildfire in 123 years, may be linked to climate change
Five of the top 10 deadliest wildfires globally since 1900 have occurred since 2018
COP28: Say climate crisis, think health crisis
COP28 will include the first dedicated 'Health Day'. It's due recognition that a health crisis is inextricably linked to the climate crisis
Climate change made September heat in South America 100 times more likely
Unusual heatwaves hit continent in early spring; WWA study finds temperatures warmer by 1.4-4.3°C due to greenhouse gas emissions
Deadly wildfires burn across Maui – it’s a reminder of the growing risk to communities that once seemed safe
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions will help slow warming. But communities will also have to adapt to more wildfires
Living with wildfire: How to protect more homes as fire risk rises in a warming climate
Prevention and suppression will always be critical pieces of wildfire strategy, but climate adaptation means everyone has a role
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
UNEP’s Fire Ready Formula: Invest more in preventing wildfires
The Formula envisages allocating 66% of funds for planning, prevention, preparedness and recovery and 34% for response
Wildfire smoke is an increasing threat to Canadians’ health
Older adults, people living in low-income areas, and those with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease and other chronic …
How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050
Biodiversity loss is a disturbing threat with few parallels. Of the nine greatest threats to the world ranked by the World Economic Forum, six …
Smoke from world’s worsening wildfires is killing more than 33,000 people every year
Japan accounted for the highest number of annual deaths, at 7,000, in its 47 cities; the study was carried out in 749 cities across 43 …
Greece wildfires: how climate change is involved, and what we can do about it
Greece’s recent bout of extreme fire weather emerged from a heatwave that would have been at least 50 times less likely in the pre-…