wildfires

AFP/APP Brasília: The Brazilian Amazon recorded its lowest yearly deforestation rate in nearly a decade, reflecting a 30.6 percent decrease in forest loss, as reported by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE). Over the…

AFP/APP Montreal: Images of towering wildfires tearing through forests and leaving a national park in cinders have led to a decline in tourism, putting one of Canada’s top industries on edge. Despite being ranked among the top 12…

AFP/APP Athens: Greece has ordered thousands to evacuate as firefighters battle a spate of wildfires, with experts warning of more extreme weather next week. Firefighters are contending with a "dangerous" blaze near Athens, causing…

Shazia Mehboob  Islamabad: In recent years, the intersection of climate change and global oil markets has become increasingly evident, reshaping how we perceive and predict economic stability. From devastating hurricanes like Beryl…

AFP/APP Nepal:Hanging from a rope-and-bamboo ladder off a Himalayan mountain cliff, skilled Nepali climbers gather highly prized hallucinogenic honey -- an ancient tradition stung by environmental degradation and rapid climate change.…

AFP/APP Brazil: A riverside community in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands narrowly escaped raging wildfires last month, but some say the record-setting blazes -- still burning nearby -- are compounding threats to their way of life. "The…

AFP/APP Rio de Janeiro:The Brazilian Amazon recorded 13,489 wildfires in the first half of the year, the worst figure in 20 years, satellite data revealed Monday. The total was up 61 percent compared to the 8,344 fires detected in the…

AFP/APP Paris: The world is unprepared for the increasing ferocity of wildfires turbocharged by climate change, scientists say, as blazes from North America to Europe greet the northern hemisphere summer in the hottest year on record.…

AFP/APP SaintGabriel: Being a forest firefighter in Canada means knowing how to handle a water mist lance but also pumps and axes: in Quebec as in the other provinces, hundreds of new recruits are training to beat down blazes ahead of…

AFP/APP Geneva: The World Meteorological Organization confirmed on Tuesday that continental Europe recorded in 2021 its highest ever temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 Fahrenheit) and warned that new extremes were expected. "An…