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Burning green: Health costs of landscape fires

Published on Dec 13, 2024 17:03 IST

An Army helicopter drops water on a burned pine forest in Latacunga, Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador, on September 27, 2024. (Photo by Galo Paguay / AFP) (AFP)

The warning in landscape fires

Post facto measures, such as the Graded Response Action Plan for NCR pollution, have proved painfully inadequate (HT Photo)

Published on Nov 28, 2024 14:36 IST

Colombia battles fires as drought fuels Latin American flames

Colombia battles fires as drought fuels Latin American flames

Published on Sep 22, 2024 19:40 IST

California firefighter arrested, accused of starting forest fires

The Bridge Fire flares up in the Big Pines hills near Wrightwood, California, on September 12, 2024. A wildfire in the hills near Los Angeles exploded overnight, torching dozens of homes as its footprint swelled 1,000 percent by September 11, 2024.

Published on Sep 21, 2024 10:48 IST

Forest fires in Turkey under control: minister

Forest fires in Turkey under control: minister

Published on Aug 18, 2024 11:30 IST

Forest dept seeks ₹100 cr to curb fires

Forest fires have been a recurring issue in Maharashtra, with a significant rise in incidents during the summer season. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 22, 2024 23:40 IST

Forest fires vs shrubs: Archaic tools, no training exacerbate Uttarakhand crisis

A firefighter uses a jhapa and a sickle in Uttarakhand. (HT photo)

Updated on Jun 20, 2024 18:58 IST

Greece and Turkey travel alert: Summer wildfires plague Athens, Turkey villages

Firefighters and volunteers try to tackle a wildfire burning near the village of Resta on the island of Chios, Greece. Greece and Turkey travel alert: Summer wildfires plague Athens outskirts, Turkey villages; evacuations ordered

Published on Jun 20, 2024 04:12 IST

Uttarakhand: IAF chopper pressed into service to douse forest fire in Almora

IAF Mi17 V5 helicopter dousing fire at the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttarakhand on Friday (Twitter/ video screengrab)

Published on Jun 14, 2024 11:10 IST

Cabinet secretary chairs meet to tackle forest fires, heatwave

Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba. (ANI File Photo)

Updated on Jun 8, 2024 07:45 IST

NDRF, U'khand forest dept teams work overnight to stop fire in Varunavat hills

Officials try to douse a fire that erupted in the hills of Varunavat on Wednesday evening.

Updated on May 30, 2024 21:18 IST

Forest fires resurface in the hills amid dry spell, soaring mercury

Smoke billows during a forest fire in Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand on Wednesday. (PTI)

Updated on May 30, 2024 22:56 IST

Forgotten fires claim 627 hectares of forest land in Himachal

A total of 627 incidents of forest fires have been recorded in Himachal since April. (HT Photo)

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Published on May 27, 2024 07:37 IST

Uttarakhand govt’s efforts to curb forest fires ‘lackadaisical’: SC

An NDRF personnel tries to control a fire that broke out in the forest of Pauri Garhwal district on May 14. (PTI)

Updated on May 16, 2024 03:02 IST

In bird flight patterns, signs of looming disaster

May 11 is observed all over as World Migratory Bird Day, a day when the spotlight is on the protection of migratory birds and their habitats.

Published on May 12, 2024 19:08 IST

Uttarakhand forest fires: 5 people dead, 1,300 hectares affected, says official

Five people have lost their lives in the Uttarakhand forest fires, informed the state's Chief Conservator of Forest with an additional charge of Head of Forest Force (HoFF) Dhananjay Mohan.

Published on May 9, 2024 05:25 IST

Weather Bee | Uttarakhand's forest fires are now spreading to higher reaches

Forest fires are not unusual in Uttarakhand, or, for that matter, in any jungle. (PTI)

Published on May 9, 2024 03:10 IST

Relying on ‘rain god’ no solution: SC to Uttarakhand as forest fires rage

Fire broke out at 62 hectares of forest area in Uttarakhand. (ANI)

Updated on May 8, 2024 23:12 IST

Supreme Court on Uttarakhand fires: ‘Depending on the rain god not the answer’

Indian Air Force's helicopter fills Bambi Bucket to douse the raging forest fire in the forests of Advani by taking water from the Alaknanda River in Srinagar.

Updated on May 8, 2024 14:14 IST

65-yr-old dies, U’khand forest fire toll touches five

On Monday, of the 157 large fires recorded in the country, 125 were in the hill state, data from the Forest Survey of India showed (HT)

Updated on May 7, 2024 01:56 IST

Uttarakhand forest fires: Death toll rises to 5, highest since 2019

Forest personnel attempt to control the fire that broke out in the forest of Uttarakhand’s Nainital district on Friday. (ANI)

Updated on May 6, 2024 13:14 IST

Mending the forests, putting out the fires

A fire tears through a forest near Saterakhal village in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand. (PTI)

Published on May 5, 2024 20:57 IST

Uttarakhand ups vigil as forest fires continue

So far, 351 cases have been registered in “man-made” forest fire incidents against 59 named and 290 unidentified suspects. (FILE)

Updated on May 6, 2024 01:30 IST

Uttarakhand police arrest three people from Bihar for promoting forest fires

As per reports, forest fires have become an annual feature in Uttarakhand and the change in weather conditions has resulted in soaring temperatures.

Published on May 4, 2024 23:16 IST

Weather Bee | How unusual are forest fires in March and April?

A fire tears through a forest near Saterakhal village in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand. (PTI)

Published on May 1, 2024 17:38 IST

Dousing the summer fire in Uttarakhand

Forest fire raging in Ranibagh area of Uttarakhand’s Nainital district on Saturday night.

Published on Apr 29, 2024 17:32 IST

Forest fire put out in several parts of U’khand, IAF relief operation continues

A fire rages in the Ranibagh area of Nainital district. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 28, 2024 23:27 IST

Uttarakhand forest fires: NDRF rushed to Nainital; officials’ leaves cancelled

Nainital, Apr 27 (ANI): A firefighter attempts to control the fire caught in the forest in Nainital on Saturday. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Apr 28, 2024 14:24 IST

Scanty winter rain a key reason for surge in Uttarakhand forest fires

Flames rise during a forest fire near Saterakhal village in Rudraprayag district on Wednesday. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 27, 2024 21:27 IST

Nainital forest fire: CM holds review meet, forest officers' leaves cancelled

A forest fire in Uttarakhand.

Updated on Apr 27, 2024 19:00 IST

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