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Blisteringly high temperatures expected to continue across parts of southe
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The continent is bracing for its second extreme heat wave, putting people’s health at risk and setting the stage for wildfires.
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Climate change likely led to violence in early Andean populations: Researc
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Current climate change has caused challenges for humanity, such as wildfires and shorter growing seasons for staple crops, which have spilled over into economic consequences. Many experts predict and have observed an increase in interpersonal violence and killings as temperatures rise.
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Smoke from Canada's wildfires reaches Norway
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The smoke from wildfires in Canada has already blanketed parts of the US and placed around 75 million people under air quality alerts.
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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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Canada PM Trudeau visits military personnel fighting Alberta wildfires
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to the Alberta government, Canadian soldiers were already dispatched last week and more Canadian troops are expected to join the operation to assist with firefighting and recovery activities in the coming days.
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Canada's Alberta declares state of emergency over wildfires
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
By Saturday at 5 pm Mountain Time (7 p.m. ET), more than 24,000 Albertans had been evacuated from their homes, with 110 active wildfires across the province, and 36 out of control.
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Researchers reveal smoke particles from wildfires can erode ozone layer
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Smoke from a wildfire may travel to great heights and linger there for up to a year. The protective ozone layer that shields the Earth from the sun's harmful UV rays while suspended there may be eroded by these particles, revealed a recent MIT study.
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Smoke particles from wildfires can erode ozone layer: Research
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A wildfire can send smoke into the stratosphere, where it can linger for up to a year. According to a new MIT study, these particles can cause chemical reactions that erode the protective ozone layer that protects the Earth from the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation while suspended there.
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Study finds how blaze affected bacteria, fungi over time
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers at UC Riverside have discovered small organisms that not only survive but flourish in the first year following a wildfire
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22 killed in Chile wildfires, say officials
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Interior Minister Carolina Toha confirmed during a news conference on Saturday that 22 people are dead.
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13 killed as wildfires rip through south-central Chile
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Partly due to climate change, wildfires have grown in scope, intensity and frequency as rising temperatures and drought heighten fire conditions around the world, resulting in explosive blazes in places like Chile, Algeria, France, Spain and the western United States.
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COP27: Getting back to Net Zero; IMF lists 3 key priorities for climate mi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
This year's COp27 summit will be even more crucial in the backdrop of several extreme weather events -- typhoons in Bangladesh, unprecedented floods in Pakistan, heatwaves in Europe, wildfires in North America, dry rivers in China, and droughts in Africa.
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