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It is important to understand how climate change and wildfires will affect tree regeneration because forests are important economically, ecologically and culturally. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

700 firefighters tackle wildfires as heatwave in Europe breaks records

More than 700 firefighters and 10 aircraft were mobilised to tackle the fires in the Gard.

29 Jun 2019 7:52 PM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said wildfires in the Amazon were an international crisis and called on this weekends G7 to address the issue. (Photo: File)

'International crisis': French President on Amazon wildfires

Attention on the issue coincides with a UN regional meeting on climate change in Brazil ahead of a December summit in...

23 Aug 2019 9:29 AM IST

The eastern department of Santa Cruz has been the hardest hit of Bolivias nine departments since the fires began in May and intensified in late August. (Photo: AFP)

Millions of animals perished in Bolivia wildfires

More than 2 million animals perish in Bolivia wildfires.

26 Sept 2019 4:54 PM IST

A firefighter rubs his head while watching the LNU Lightning Complex fires spread through the Berryessa Estates neighborhood of unincorporated Napa County, California. (AP)

The worst is not behind us: Wildfires burn 1 million acres in...

Two clusters of wildfires in San Francisco Bay Area grew to become the second- and third-largest wildfires in recent...

23 Aug 2020 10:24 AM IST

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer uses two satellites that detect active fire and burned areas. (Photo: AP)

Technology playing an increasing role in wildfire fights

Firefighters count on accurate data from satellites and heat-sensing instruments to chart the size, location and...

17 Sept 2018 9:15 AM IST

River Billy, front, celebrating her fifth birthday, sits with her parents Krista Billy, right, and Kris Billy, left, as her sister Remmi, 1, plays behind them after being evacuated from their home in Hat Creek due to a wildfire burning near Cache Creek, while waiting to register at an evacuation centre in Kamloops, British Columbia. (Photo: AP)

Western Canada 220 wildfires rage may spread more hot, dry weather

Some 24,000 hectares (59,305 acres) were ravaged by wildfires as of midday Sunday, according to official tallies.

10 July 2017 12:12 PM IST