Forest fire

Number of incidents rise by 89% in a year

Cancels leaves of field staff, bans inflammable items in forest areas

Areas around Vina del Mar city hardest hit; emergency teams struggle to contain flames threatening urban areas

Warning comes after hundreds of firefighters earlier this month battled an out-of-control bush fire near Perth

Blaze imperils rare bird species, wild animals, saplings and trees

Small dams and large ponds to be constructed to preserve forest water

Minister advises against politicising billion-tree tsunami project

Massive wildfires have burned over 14,000 acres of forest cover in 3 weeks

Two helicopters have been ordered to be provided for 'immediate' action

Raging inferno in Panjar area of Kahuta, Rawalpindi District spreads 6 to 7kms

Awareness campaign against wildfires launched

Wasay announces compensation for affected villagers

Different teams of about 300 personnel taking part in the operation, says report

TikToker Dolly set fire along Hazara Motorway for promotional video, Senate body told

Four tribesmen were also injured; army helicopter arrives to douse the fire

10 fires broke in Kotli Satyan, Kahuta forests in last month

Severe heatwaves affect different parts of Europe

Flames have destroyed at least 21 homes and 54 other structures, authorities said

Fire-fighting planes depart from Greece to battle the fire, Italy also planning to deploy aerial fire-fighters

More than 180 fire fighters battling the blaze backed by 62 fire trucks, 17 aircraft and three helicopters

Forest department fails to contain the blaze that broke out on Thursday in hilly areas of Ayubia and Galyat

Claim to have taken stringent precautionary measures

About 200 homes were affected by the fire in a matter of hours

Storm Elsa flooded rivers, brought down power lines and disrupted rail and air travel across the region

Two volunteer firefighters have died and some have had their homes destroyed

A grey cloud hung over Tehran on Sunday, obstructing the view of the mountains overlooking the city to the north

Scientists have amassed a mountain of evidence pointing to even more dire impacts on the near horizon

Nations are at odds over how the fight against climate change should be funded

Donald Trump has taken things a step further by yanking the US out of the Paris deal entirely

Plants would take China's total coal power plant capacity to 1174.7 gigawatts

Saving fuel has become a major challenge for aviation

Paris Agreement calls for blocking global warming at well below 2C, and 1.5C if possible

He warns of action against factories flouting environment protection laws

The iceberg, dubbed D28, broke away from the Amery ice shelf between September 24 and 25

Factories manufacturing plastic bags will stop doing so from today

Ambassador Holmboe says Islamabad needs to focus on ‘Green Transition of Economy

Fires are used as a cheap way to clear agricultural land in Indonesia every year during the dry season

Rising sea levels, intensifying droughts and unprecedented increase in wildfires

The blaze had erupted on Friday on the mountain that stretches across Swabi and Mardan districts

During the operation one forester Babu Akhtar died and five others were injured

Officials say they have filed an FIR against suspected arsonists

Blaze has been contained after ravaging 1,250 acres of pine forest and bush 40 kilometres southwest of Montpellier

The blazes last year were among the worst in memory

The record room and offices of the government high school were destroyed

'It was a miracle we got the entire population out safely' Alberta Premier Rachel Notley

Oil facilities have escaped damage, officials say, and there have been no fatalities directly linked to the blaze

Authorities had expressed fear the fire could spread east to Saskatchewan province

Winds are pushing the flames east of the epicenter around the oil city

Blaze in Alberta's oil sands region will not be extinguished for "a very long time" until there is significant rain

Losses worth millions occurred; locals suspect act of arson