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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Sweden faces 'extreme' fire risk in coming days
Sweden is facing an "extreme" risk of more wildfires in coming days because of hot and dry weather, authorities warned Monday, as dozens of fires raged across the Scandinavian country. The civil protection
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Forest Fires, 20/07/2018
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Forest Fires, 20/07/2018. The details of forest fire alerts issued to all State/ Union Territory Forest Departments during the last three years is given in Annexure-I. The
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding large scale unchecked damage to the environment on account of forest fires specially in the States of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, 17/07/2018
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Dutta Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/07/2018 regarding large scale unchecked damage to the environment on account of forest fires
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Drought creates a perfect storm for wildfires in U.S. West
Bigger and more "explosive" wildfires are raging across the U.S. West, with the area burned in Colorado already four times the size of last year's total, as rising temperatures, drought and a buildup of
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Breathe India: an action plan for combating air pollution
Niti Aayog has proposed 15-point action plan for combating air pollution in ten most polluted cities in the country, including Delhi, Kanpur and Varanasi. The draft action plan titled 'Breathe India' includes
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To curb forest fires, Uttarakhand to replenish 67 ‘drying’ natural springs
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand will replenish 67 natural springs in 30 locations which are drastically drying up. The move is meant to provide moisture to the ground to curb the spread of forest fires. The springs
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UNESCO strengthens resilience of communities to withstand natural hazards
Earthquakes, floods, wildfires and other natural hazards can have disastrous effects, causing massive losses and damages all over the world. Scientists and practitioners, national authorities at all levels,
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4,268 ha forest cover gutted in state
DEHRADUN: Forest fires have gutted 4,268 hectares of forest cover in Uttarakhand in 1,998 fire incidents in the state since February. On Thursday, eight isolated incidents of forest fires were reported
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90% forest fires manmade: Uttarakhand govt to HC
NAINITAL: The state government submitted its response regarding the raging forest fires in Uttarakhand high court on Thursday. After it stating that 90% of the fires are manmade, the HC asked the state
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Forest fires singe Himachal, claim four lives
SHIMLA/DHARAMSHALA: Major fires reported in large areas of the state have claimed four lives so far, including of deputy ranger Ashok Kumar, while six people were injured in fire-fighting operations.