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Forest fires in Khon Kaen
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 02/03/2018
» KHON KAEN: Wildfires sparked by the hot and dry weather have swept through hundreds of rai of forests in this northeastern province.
Australian wildfires raze dozens of homes, kill livestock
Associated Press, Published on 19/03/2018
» CANBERRA, Australia: Wildfires razed dozens of homes in southeast Australia, cut power to thousands more and killed livestock, but most of the weekend blazes had been contained by Monday. There have been no reports of serious injury, officials said.
World sees rapid upsurge in extreme weather: report
AFP, Published on 22/03/2018
» PARIS - A world addled by climate change has seen a four-fold increase in major flooding events since 1980, and a doubling of significant storms, droughts and heat waves, Europe's national science academies jointly reported Wednesday.
Eradicating slash-and-burn farming needs 'blue-sky' thinking
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 26/03/2018
» In a quest for blue sky and clean air, the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) has called on the governments of Asian countries to take a tougher stance on open burning, one of the major causes of air pollution in the region.
New life for Portugal's oldest forest ravaged by fires
AFP, Published on 26/03/2018
» LISBON - Around 3,000 volunteers on Sunday began an ambitious reforestation project in Portugal's oldest forest, ravaged by last year's devastating wild fires.
A Kite which eats on the go
B Magazine, Apurva Manek, Published on 17/06/2018
» I am sure most of us who watch movies have heard the shrill, ominous, threatening call of a raptor, to accompany an action scene or a scene in the desert.
At least 20 dead in Greek wildfires
AFP, Published on 24/07/2018
» ATHENS: At least 20 people have died and more than 100 injured after wildfires tore through woodland and villages around Athens, as Greek authorities rushed to evacuate residents and tourists stranded on beaches in coastal areas early Tuesday.
Death toll hits 50 from Greek wildfires
AFP, Published on 24/07/2018
» Fifty people have died and 170 have been injured in wildfires ravaging woodland and villages in the Athens region, as Greek authorities rush to evacuate residents and tourists stranded on beaches along the coast on Tuesday.
Fires sweep much of Europe as countries swelter in the heat
AFP, Published on 24/07/2018
» PARIS - Dozens of wildfires have hit countries across northern Europe and Greece as a heatwave continues to hold across much of the continent.
Rescuers scour scorched towns after Greek wildfires kill 74
AFP, Published on 25/07/2018
» ATHENS: Rescue workers in Greece scoured charred homes and burned-out cars on Wednesday as the toll from some of the worst wildfires this century was expected to rise from at least 74 dead and 187 hurt.