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Four people died and two suffered severe burns while fighting a wildfire in Indonesia’s Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. Rising fire hotspots, prolonged dry conditions and El Niño have intensified forest fires, worsening regional haze and prompting school closures in Malaysia

Wildfires are intensifying across eastern United States, with scientists linking rising incidents to climate change, drought, and storm debris. Increased fuel and dry conditions are driving more frequent, destructive fires, especially in densely populated forest regions

Chile battles devastating wildfires that killed 21, burned 45,700 hectares and destroyed thousands of homes, while firefighters face gun attacks, arson and dangerous civilian drones. Authorities warn tolls may rise as international reinforcements arrive amid national mourning and rescue efforts

Forest and peatland fires in Indonesia’s Riau province have caused thick haze, with over 140 hotspots reported. Haze has drifted to Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan state. Though air quality has worsened, major disruptions are limited. Authorities continue firefighting efforts

Sources said that the forest fires, allegedly caused by ignition of fire by cattle grazers and encroachers, spread rapidly through the section, destroying the forest cover and claiming lives of wildlife at 11 pm

Fires play a major role in the management of tiger reserves, both as a tool to maintain grasslands and as an ecological threat

The forest fires began late on Tuesday and by the time the forest teams reached the location, the situation was alarming. But the teams managed to control the fire soon

Hyderabad: The frequency and intensity of forest fires in India, as well as the number of months in which such fires occur, have increased in the past two decades, according to a study ‘Managing Forest Fires in a Changing Climate’ released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), an independent, non-partisan, one of […]

Hyderabad: Forest fires are a common occurrence in forests across the State during summer and cause severe damage and destruction. This year to prevent and control forest fires in its limits, Amrabad Tiger Reserve (ATR) is roping in local Chenchus and utilizing their services. To begin with, awareness is being created among the local Chenchus […]

Local communities can play a better role in the prevention of forest fires

Raghuvir Lal, 65, a retired PWD employee, was charred to death when he was engulfed in flames while trying to extinguish a blaze in Soniyala forest area.

According to the officials, nearly 450 forest fire incidents have been recorded in Mulugu district so far this summer.

People living on forest fringes deliberately start fires to induce growth of grass for cattle grazing or crop rotation