Wildfire

Wildfire
A tree burns during a wildfire near the village of Taastaakh in the region of Yakutia, Russia August 11, 2021.

Over 250,000 square kilometers of forest lost in 2021

The causes of the reduction in forest cover include human and natural causes, as well as deforestation, wildfires and other destruction

Smoke drifts from a fire in the neighbourhood of The Farm, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, US.

Wildfires sweep New Mexico, hundreds of properties destroyed

Two wildfires merged northwest of Las Vegas, New Mexico, and raced through 15 miles of forest driven by winds over 75 mph (121 kph), destroying more than 200 buildings, state authorities said

Structures burn as a wind-driven wildfire forced evacuation of the Superior suburb of Boulder, Colorado, US 30 December, 2021

Wildfires destroy hundreds of homes in Colorado

Fast-moving wildfires in the US state of Colorado destroyed hundreds of homes and forced at least 33,000 people to flee, officials have said, as flames tore through areas desiccated by a historic ...

Fragments of ice float on the water of Fouque fjord at the Beagle Channel in Chile, on 30 November, 2021

Chilean scientists study climate change at 'end of the world'

Chilean scientists studying organisms in one of the most remote places on Earth are urging regional leaders to step up efforts to tackle climate change

Wildfire in California burns through the night north of Los Angeles

Summer wildfires emit record amount of CO2

Globally, forests going up in flames emitted more than 2.5 billion tonnes of CO2--equivalent to India's annual emissions from all sources--in July and August alone

Strong shapeshifting has particularly been reported in birds

Global warming causing animals to 'shapeshift': Study

Climate change is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon that's been occurring progressively, so it is difficult to pinpoint just one cause of the shapeshifting

Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis talks during a parliamentary session on recent wildfires, in Athens, Greece, on 25 August, 2021

After wildfires, Greek PM says climate crisis demands radical action

Mitsotakis, who has approved a 500-million-euro ($587 million) aid budget for Evia and the Attica region around Athens, said the protracted heatwave had turned forests into powder kegs

This photograph taken on 17 August, 2021 shows smoke rising as a wildfire rages near Gonfaron, southeastern France

'Fierce' wildfire near Saint-Tropez forces evacuations in France

Southern France is the latest area around the Mediterranean basin to be hit by wildfires this summer, a seasonal phenomenon which climate scientists warn will become increasingly common because of ...

A man and his daughter watch as wildfire burns on the opposite mountain near Shoeva, on the outskirts of Jerusalem on 15 August , 2021

Wildfire in Jerusalem hills sends smoke clouds over city

Israel's Magen David Adom national ambulance service reported no serious injuries, and there appeared to be little danger that the fires, some 10 km west of Jerusalem, would reach the city

This aerial picture taken on 27 July, 2021 shows a burned forest at Gorny Ulus area west of Yakutsk, in the republic of Sakha, Siberia

Putin alarmed by 'unprecedented' natural disasters in Russia

A former skeptic of man-made climate change, the Russian leader called on authorities to do everything possible to help Siberians affected by the region's gigantic wildfires

This picture shows burnt beehives near the Village of Voutas on 11 August, 2021

'Heaven to hell': Greek beekeepers lament tradition lost to fire

Greece -- along with Turkey, Italy, Spain and Algeria -- has been hit by a savage fire season that prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described as the "greatest ecological disaster in decades"

Children pour water after a forest fire near in the village of Kastri on Evia (Euboea) island, on 10 August, 2021

Greece wildfires 'slowly coming under control': Mayor

Hundreds of firefighters were battling to control two massive wildfires in Greece on Wednesday, one raging for nine straight days that have left hundreds homeless and caused incalculable damage

Smoke rises from a wildfire in the forested hills of the Kabylie region, east of the capital Algiers, on 10 August 2021

Algeria wildfires kill 42, authorities blame arson

Wildfires fanned by blistering temperatures and tinder-dry conditions have killed at least 42 people in Algeria, authorities said on Tuesday, adding that the fires had criminal origins

A local resident gestures as he holds n empty water hose during an attempt to extinguish forest fires approaching the village of Pefki on Evia (Euboea) island, Greece's second largest island, on 8 August 2021.

Blistering temperature Five dead as wildfires rage across Algeria

At least five people have died in raging wildfires in Algeria as firefighters battle more than 31 blazes amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry conditions, officials said Tuesday

Firefighter spray water as the forest fire spreads near houses in Thrakomakedones, near Mount Parnitha, north of Athens, on 7 August 2021.

Mass evacuations as Greek fires rage, but Turkey saved by the rain

Thousands of tourists and residents were evacuated and a thick cloud of smoke and ash hung over Athens as "nightmarish" forest fires raged in Greece Saturday, while heavy rains brought some relief to ...

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