Brazilian Amazon fires surge in July
by Joshua Howat Berger Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The number of forest fires in the Brazilian…
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Fires triple in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The number of forest fires in the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands, has nearly…
6 years ago
Football pitch of rainforest destroyed every six seconds
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Vast tracts of pristine rainforest on three continents went up in…
6 years ago
Scientists warn of ‘zombie fires’ in the Arctic
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Dormant "zombie fires" scattered across the Arctic region -- remnants of record…
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up 85 percent in 2019
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85 percent in 2019, compared with the…
6 years ago
Siemens to remain in Australia mining project despite environmental concerns
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) - Siemens boss announced Sunday that the German conglomerate has decided to remain involved in a controversial…
6 years ago
California power firm to pay $1.7 bn over wildfires
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A California energy supplier has reached a nearly $1.7 billion settlement with regulators…
7 years ago
Australians trapped by bushfires told ‘too late to leave’
by Daniel DE CARTERET / with Holly Robertson in Winmalee HILLVILLE, Australia (AFP) -- Dozens of fires fanned by gale-force…
7 years ago
New California fire grows as crews make headway on other blazes
by Jocelyne ZABLIT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A new wildfire in California grew to nearly 9,000 acres (3,700…
7 years ago
New California fire grows as crews make headway on other blazes
by Jocelyne Zablit LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A new wildfire in California grew to nearly 9,000 acres (3,700…
7 years ago
Funerals begin as town mourns victims of Pakistan train fire
by Ashraf KHAN MIRPUR KHAS, Pakistan (AFP) -- Distraught relatives gathered Friday for the first funerals of some of the…
7 years ago
Massive wildfires hit southern Brazil’s Pantanal
SAO PAULO, United States (AFP) -- Wildfires are raging across the Pantanal tropical wetlands in southern Brazil, one of…
7 years ago
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