Wildfires

Smog is blanketing parts of Indonesia’s Borneo as widespread fires burn across rainforests and plantations, with officials and experts warning that the worst of the fire season may still be ahead. Nearly 95,000 hectares of land across…
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We’ve all seen the harrowing images — thick plumes of smoke rising from the Amazon, Spanish firefighters battling raging flames across farmland, blackened celebrity homes in Los Angeles, and smouldering regional towns in Australia. If it…
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A heatwave gripped parts of Europe on Monday, pushing temperatures to 43°C in southern France, heightening wildfire risks in wine country, and sparking blazes in Bulgaria and record-breaking weekend heat in Hungary. Scientists warn Europe…
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Canada’s record-breaking wildfires last year released nearly three times more carbon than the country’s entire economy — yet such emissions are barely accounted for in climate policy. Forests and peatlands, long considered among the…
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Wildfires raging near Jerusalem have triggered a national emergency, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning that the flames could soon reach the city itself. As the fires spread rapidly, thick smoke filled highways and…
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Thousands of firefighters on Tuesday battled wildfires in Portugal that have killed seven people and burnt more land in a matter of days than the rest of the summer combined. Fanned by bellowing winds in the stifling heat, the three…
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A vicious cycle of climate change, wildfires and air pollution is having a spiralling negative impact on human health, ecosystems and agriculture, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Key messages…
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Human-caused climate change made wildfires in South America's Amazon rainforests at least 20 times more likely, according to a new review that took stock of fire activity globally, identifying extreme events from March 2023 to February…
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Dubai experienced an unprecedented deluge on April 14-15, receiving over a year and a half's worth of rainfall in just 24 hours. The downpour inundated the city, including its airport and major highways, leading to tragic consequences…
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We know, often with abject precision, what climate change is doing to our coasts, rainforests, wildfires and hurricanes; our immigration patterns, crop yields and insurance premiums. But what is it doing to our brains? This question, for…
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