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Uttar Pradesh: Yogi govt on alert to check forest fires during upcoming su
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a proactive measure to prevent forest fires during the upcoming summer season, the Yogi government is implementing a series of strategic initiatives. The government is already on high alert and is running 'Forest Fire Safety Week' from February 1 to February 7 across the state to raise pu
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Raging forest fires in Chile kill 46; toll likely to rise
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
As many as 46 people have been killed by forest fires raging in Chile, President Gabriel Boric said on Saturday. He added that the number of victims is likely to rise, NBC News reported.
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COP28 aims to bolster climate action, reinforcing Paris Agreement as a glo
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The unprecedented heatwaves that hit different parts of the world in July and August of last year caused widespread disruptions in many countries, leading to forest fires, water and food shortages, and hurricanes that killed thousands of people.
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India to host meeting of UN Forum to deliberate on forest fires and forest
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is organising a Country-Led Initiative (CLI) event as part of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) from October 26-28, 2023 at the Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
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Helicopter fighting forest fires crashes into dam in Western Turkey
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Four people were on board a firefighting helicopter when it crashed into a dam in western Izmir province while battling a forest fire, Anadolu Agency reported on Sunday citing officials.
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"In this hour of crisis, India stands with the people": PM Modi on Greece
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
PM Narendra Modi said, "Today, I express my sympathies to the people of Greece. When the forest fires started here, it became a major crisis. Several people in Greece died. In this hour of crisis, India stands with the people of Greece."
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Dry lightning may spark wildfires even under wetter conditions: Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A study discovered that dry lightning can still be disastrous even when conditions are not as dry.
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China: 147 people dead or missing due to natural disasters in July
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Flooding, typhoons, geological disaster and drought were the main natural disasters in China in July. Other kinds of disasters including hailstorms, earthquakes, sand-dust storms and forest fires also occurred, according to the ministry.
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Greece wildfires: Two pilots die as firefighting plane crashes
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Two Greek air force pilots died after a plane crashed while battling forest fires on the island of Evia on Tuesday.
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Risk of wildfire spreading increases where trees, shrubs replace grasses
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Over the last decade, an average of over 61,000 wildfires have burnt 7.2 million acres per year in the United States. When a wildfire begins to expand, the firefighting work is complicated by challenges such as spot fires, which occur when winds lift lofted sparks and start new fires outside
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Forest fire in Tamil Nadu's Kodaikanal range extinguished
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
A fire had broken out in the Kodaikanal forest range on March 15 due to severe heat in which more than 10 hectares of forest area was destroyed.
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Goa forest fires: IAF's Mi-17 chopper dispenses over 25,000 litres of wate
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Earlier on March 9, the IAF deployed one Mi-17 helicopter for fighting raging forest fires in Goa, using Bambi Buckets.
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