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A record number of fires ravaging the Amazon has drawn international outrage because of the rainforests importance to the global environment and prompted Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to dispatch the military to assist in firefighting. (Photo: AP)

Why the world, and not just Brazil, should care about ravaging Amazon...

Eight out of nine Amazon states have seen an increase, with the largest state of Amazonas seeing a 146 per cent rise.

26 Aug 2019 9:27 AM IST

The strongest evidence for a human influence was found for temperature-related events (Photo: AFP)

Floods, fires in 2015 caused by climate change

The latest report is based on 25 peer-reviewed research papers that examine episodes of extreme weather of 2015 over...

16 Dec 2016 10:35 AM IST

The fire struck before midnight Monday at a tower in the Oceana residential complex on the man-made Palm Jumeirah island. (Photo: Pixabay)

Blaze in Mumbai hutments, fireman among 2 injured

Three gas cylinders had exploded escalating the incident affecting many commercial units and hutments.

21 Dec 2016 12:11 PM IST

The fire was due to a short circuit. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Fire breaks out on 22nd floor of Air India building

Three on-duty fire officials rushed to the floor after the building's fire alarm rang out from the fire control room.

21 Dec 2016 3:17 AM IST