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Brazil Records 62% Rise In Forest Fires, Amazon Hit The Hardest
Historic forest fires in Brazil last year scorched through an area larger than the size of Italy, recording a burned area some 60 percent higher than average of the last four decades
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'Red Alert': Fire Wipes Out Tropical Rainforest Twice The Size Of Belgium
Loss of tree cover in 2024 -- from deforestation and fires, deliberate or accidental -- generated more than three billion tonnes of CO2 pollution.
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Isolated Indigenous Man Leaves Amazon Forest, Returns In 24 Hours
Locals believe the young man was seeking fire, as a video showed one resident attempting - unsuccessfully - to teach him how to use a lighter.
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Officials Issue Warning Over High Risk Of Forest Fire In Kashmir Over Next Week
Authorities in Kashmir have issued an advisory, warning people about the high risk of forest fire over the next seven days.
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India Sends 1st Batch Of Humanitarian Aid To Bolivia To Combat Forest Fires
India on Friday dispatched the first batch of humanitarian assistance to Bolivia to support the country's efforts in tackling devastating forest fires.
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Violence Erupts in Madhya Pradesh Over Forest Land, 12 Houses Set On Fire
Violence unfolded in Panheti village under Fatehgarh police station in Mashya Pradesh's Guna district.
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6 Landmines Explode Along Line Of Control In J&K Due To Forest Fire
Six landmines, planted along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K's Poonch district, exploded in a forest fire on Wednesday, officials said, adding the blaze, which originated from the other side could be a "deliberate attempt".
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Ecuador Declares National Emergency Over Forest Fires, Water Shortage
Ecuador on Monday declared a national emergency due to water shortages, drought and forest fires that have razed more than 10,000 hectares in the south of the country so far this month.
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Chris Wood Brace Fires Nottingham Forest As Leicester Boss Steve Cooper Loses Reunion
Chris Wood struck twice in Nottingham Forest's 3-1 win at Leicester as the New Zealand striker condemned Foxes boss Steve Cooper to defeat against his former club
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From Bolivia To Indonesia, Deforestation Continues Apace
Deforestation continued last year at a rate far beyond pledges to end the practice by 2030, according to a major study.
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Pics: A Continent Ablaze - South America Surpasses Record For Forest Fires
South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil's Amazon rainforest through the world's largest wetlands to dry forests in Bolivia, breaking a previous record for the number of blazes seen in a year up to September 11.
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Erling Haaland Treble Fires Manchester City, Brighton Rock Manchester United
Manchester United crashed to a last-gasp 2-1 defeat against Brighton and an Erling Haaland's hat-trick fired Premier League champions Manchester City to a 4-1 win against Ipswich on Saturday.
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Brazilians "Struggle To Breathe" As Amazon Forest Burns In Wildfire
Residents of Porto Velho in the Brazilian Amazon have barely seen sunlight in days as a thick cloud of smoke from forest fires envelops their city.
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Hundreds Evacuated Amid Raging Forest Fire In Turkey: Report
Firefighters were battling a strong forest fire in Turkey's Aegean city of Izmir for a third day on Saturday, AFP reporters said, with hundreds more people evacuated overnight.
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Forests Emit Carbon Dioxide for Years After Wildfires, Study Finds
A recent study has found that forests destroyed by wildfires continue to emit carbon dioxide (CO₂) for years after the flames die down. The research, conducted in Sweden’s boreal forests, revealed that burnt areas release CO₂ at a rate that more than doubles the amount emitted during the fire itself. These findings are particularly concerning...
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Brazil Records 62% Rise In Forest Fires, Amazon Hit The Hardest
Historic forest fires in Brazil last year scorched through an area larger than the size of Italy, recording a burned area some 60 percent higher than average of the last four decades
-
'Red Alert': Fire Wipes Out Tropical Rainforest Twice The Size Of Belgium
Loss of tree cover in 2024 -- from deforestation and fires, deliberate or accidental -- generated more than three billion tonnes of CO2 pollution.
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Isolated Indigenous Man Leaves Amazon Forest, Returns In 24 Hours
Locals believe the young man was seeking fire, as a video showed one resident attempting - unsuccessfully - to teach him how to use a lighter.
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Officials Issue Warning Over High Risk Of Forest Fire In Kashmir Over Next Week
Authorities in Kashmir have issued an advisory, warning people about the high risk of forest fire over the next seven days.
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India Sends 1st Batch Of Humanitarian Aid To Bolivia To Combat Forest Fires
India on Friday dispatched the first batch of humanitarian assistance to Bolivia to support the country's efforts in tackling devastating forest fires.
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Violence Erupts in Madhya Pradesh Over Forest Land, 12 Houses Set On Fire
Violence unfolded in Panheti village under Fatehgarh police station in Mashya Pradesh's Guna district.
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6 Landmines Explode Along Line Of Control In J&K Due To Forest Fire
Six landmines, planted along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K's Poonch district, exploded in a forest fire on Wednesday, officials said, adding the blaze, which originated from the other side could be a "deliberate attempt".
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Ecuador Declares National Emergency Over Forest Fires, Water Shortage
Ecuador on Monday declared a national emergency due to water shortages, drought and forest fires that have razed more than 10,000 hectares in the south of the country so far this month.
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Chris Wood Brace Fires Nottingham Forest As Leicester Boss Steve Cooper Loses Reunion
Chris Wood struck twice in Nottingham Forest's 3-1 win at Leicester as the New Zealand striker condemned Foxes boss Steve Cooper to defeat against his former club
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From Bolivia To Indonesia, Deforestation Continues Apace
Deforestation continued last year at a rate far beyond pledges to end the practice by 2030, according to a major study.
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Pics: A Continent Ablaze - South America Surpasses Record For Forest Fires
South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil's Amazon rainforest through the world's largest wetlands to dry forests in Bolivia, breaking a previous record for the number of blazes seen in a year up to September 11.
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Erling Haaland Treble Fires Manchester City, Brighton Rock Manchester United
Manchester United crashed to a last-gasp 2-1 defeat against Brighton and an Erling Haaland's hat-trick fired Premier League champions Manchester City to a 4-1 win against Ipswich on Saturday.
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Brazilians "Struggle To Breathe" As Amazon Forest Burns In Wildfire
Residents of Porto Velho in the Brazilian Amazon have barely seen sunlight in days as a thick cloud of smoke from forest fires envelops their city.
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Hundreds Evacuated Amid Raging Forest Fire In Turkey: Report
Firefighters were battling a strong forest fire in Turkey's Aegean city of Izmir for a third day on Saturday, AFP reporters said, with hundreds more people evacuated overnight.
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Forests Emit Carbon Dioxide for Years After Wildfires, Study Finds
A recent study has found that forests destroyed by wildfires continue to emit carbon dioxide (CO₂) for years after the flames die down. The research, conducted in Sweden’s boreal forests, revealed that burnt areas release CO₂ at a rate that more than doubles the amount emitted during the fire itself. These findings are particularly concerning...
