Forest Fire

February 05, 2024

Chile forest fire: 112 killed, several missing

"We are together, all of us, fighting the emergency. The priority is to save lives," President Gabriel Boric said.

March 05, 2023
Kerala forest fires: Minister suspects foul play, warns of strict action

Amid growing mercury levels, the state has seen 420 hectares of forest land being burnt away so far. Of those, Palakkad has suffered the most damage (160 hectares).
April 07, 2021
Forest fires flare up in Uttarakhand; Nainital, Almora, Tehri worst-hit

A major reason for rising forest fire incidents in the state is the paucity of rain during winter. Rainfall during winter was less than normal this year. Since January this year, there have been 983 incidents of forest fire in the state affecting 1,292 hectares of land.
September 19, 2020
Underwater and on fire: US climate change magnifies extremes

The already parched West is getting drier and suffering deadly wildfires because of it, while the much wetter East keeps getting drenched in mega-rainfall events. Climate change is magnifying both extremes, but it may not be the only factor, scientists reveal.
August 19, 2020
Ravaging fires in Brazil threaten world's largest wetland

Brazil's national space research agency Inpe has registered 3,121 fires in the first 15 days of August, nearly five times higher than the same period a year ago.
August 03, 2020
Brazil's Amazon rainforest witnesses surge in fires, worst in recent days

Brazil's space research agency Inpe recorded 6,803 fires in the Amazon last month, up from 5,318 in July 2019.
February 17, 2020
3 forest guards killed while battling wildfire in Thrissur

The deadly fire broke out at an acacia plantation of the Hindustan News Print Ltd, which is 12km away from Cheruthuruthy.

Forest Fire

Chile forest fire: 112 killed, several missing

Kerala forest fires: Minister suspects foul play, warns of strict action

Forest fires flare up in Uttarakhand; Nainital, Almora, Tehri worst-hit

Underwater and on fire: US climate change magnifies extremes

Ravaging fires in Brazil threaten world's largest wetland

Brazil's Amazon rainforest witnesses surge in fires, worst in recent days

3 forest guards killed while battling wildfire in Thrissur

Australia calls for another mass evacuation as monster bushfires return

Catastrophic bushfires rage out of control across southeast Australia

Three killed as California wildfires rage again