European State of the Climate Report 2024
<p>Europe is the fastest-warming continent, and the impacts of climate change are clear. 2024 was the warmest year on record for Europe. Storms were often severe and flooding widespread, claiming at least
Forest Fires
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Fire and tree death: understanding and improving modeling of fire-induced tree mortality
<p>Each year wildland fires kill and injure trees on millions of forested hectares globally, affecting plant and animal biodiversity, carbon storage, hydrologic processes, and ecosystem services.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/fire-induced-tree-mortality.pdf"
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Strengthening forest fire management in India
<p>Even as India has managed to increase its forest cover to over 20 per cent of its total geographical area, forest fires are a leading cause of degradation of the forest cover in the country says this new report released by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change</p>
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Changes in surface hydrology, soil moisture and gross primary production in the Amazon during the 2015/2016 El Niño
<p>The 2015/2016 El Niño event caused severe changes in precipitation across the tropics. This impacted surface hydrology, such as river run-off and soil moisture availability, thereby<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Amazon_El-Nino.pdf"
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US wildfire smoke deaths could double by 2100
The number of deaths associated with the inhalation of wildfire smoke in the U.S. could double by the end of the century, according to new research. A new study simulating the effects of wildfire smoke
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Citing Kerala floods, UN chief says 'climate change running faster than we are'
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres cited the devastating floods in Kerala and the wildfires in California as he expressed concern that climate change is "running faster than we are and called for urgency
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More than 100 large wildfires in U.S. as new blazes erupt
Six large new wildfires erupted in the United States, pushing the number of major active blazes nationwide to over 100, with more expected to break out sparked by lightning strikes on bone-dry terrain,
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Wildfire rages on Greek island of Evia, villages evacuated
Two villages on the Greek island of Evia were evacuated on Sunday as a forest fire raged, fanned by strong winds. The fire brigade described the evacuation of Kontodespoti and Stavros village in central
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Forest fires threaten Asian Games as hotspots are seen in Sumatra
The threat of haze from another season of forest fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island hangs over Asia’s biggest sporting event, scheduled to kick off later this month. Authorities in South Sumatra province
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Heat wave pushes environment up the political agenda in Sweden- poll
This summer's heatwave and wildfires across Sweden have raised the environment to the second most important issue for voters ahead of a general election in September, a poll by Demoskop showed on Thursday.
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Ten ways climate change can make wildfires worse
PARIS: As out-of-control wildfires ravage large swathes of Portugal, Spain and northern California, AFP talked to scientists about the ways in which global warming can amplify the problem. Other factors