Brazil fires consumed wilderness area larger than Italy in 2024 – report
New report says more than 30m hectares burned, 79% more than in 2023, after country saw worst drought on record After enduring its worst drought...
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Brazilian president flies into Amazon amid alarm over droughts and wildfires
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says Amazonia suffering its worst drought in more than 40 years Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has flown into the...
Weather tracker: extreme heat hits Brazil, fuelling risk of wildfires
Some African countries, meanwhile, hit by unusual rainfall with flooding killing at least 170 people Unrelenting heat will continue across parts of Brazil this week...
Canada’s 2023 wildfires released more greenhouse gases than most countries
Had fires been ranked alongside countries they would have been world’s fourth-largest emitter, study finds Wildfires that swept Canada’s woodlands last year released more greenhouse...
Brazil minister declares ‘war’ with fire as smoke cloaks Brasília and São Paulo
Environment minister suggests criminal actions behind spike in wildfires closing schools and grounding flights Brazil’s environment minister has declared her country “at war” with fire...
Alberta premier fights tears over Canada wildfires despite climate crisis denial
Danielle Smith and her government’s refusal to combat global heating is said to have made blazes more intense When Danielle Smith, premier of Alberta, began...
Canadian Rockies town Jasper badly damaged by fast-moving wildfire
More than 25,000 residents and tourists evacuated from national park region as firefighters forced into a retreat A fast-moving wildfire has destroyed parts of Jasper,...
Canada wildfires: 25,000 evacuate Jasper national park amid multiple blazes
Alberta officials order residents, seasonal workers and tourists to flee as fires and smoke descend on Rocky Mountain community Out-of-control wildfires near the Canadian town...
Large-scale and intense wildfires carrying smoke across northern hemisphere
Late spring and early summer blazes in Canada, Alaska and eastern Russia add to carbon emissions The northern hemisphere has had a large number of...
Canada wildfires drive hundreds from homes as more scorching heat forecast
British Columbia says fire crews are battling more than 300 blazes, with more than half classified as out of control Wildfires have forced hundreds from...
