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Wildfires stretching across Spain as heatwave continues
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], July 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Wildfires have so far burnt more than 22,000 hectares of woodland and scrub in Spain since the start of the heatwave over a week ago, emergency services stated.
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Study finds cats injured in wildfires at deadly blood clots risk
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): According to a new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, cats who suffered burns and smoke inhalation in urban California wildfires are at risk of forming deadly blood clots.
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Wildfires in SW France force 6,000 campers to evacuate
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 13 (ANI/Xinhua): An estimated 6,000 campers had to be evacuated in southwestern France on Wednesday morning as firefighters were battling to bring under control wildfires that have already burnt more than 1,500 hectares, French news channel BFMTV reported.
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Over 500 firefighters battle wildfire to protect iconic trees in US Yosemi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], July 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Authorities said Monday that more than 500 firefighters are battling a fast-moving wildfire to protect some of the world's oldest and largest trees in the Yosemite National Park, one of the most visited national parks in the United States.
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Israel sees quick loss of open landscapes, more wildfires: report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua):The latest Israeli State of Nature Report found an alarming increase in the loss of open landscapes and in the frequency and scale of wildfires across the country, Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Thursday.
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Over 14,430 acres damaged due to wildfires in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in fortni
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 12 (ANI): An area of 14,430 acres was damaged after more than 200 wildfires continue to rage in various districts of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during the past two weeks, according to a report.
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Massive wildfire breaks out in Pakistan's Margalla hills forest area
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): Amid the searing heatwaves and increasing temperature, a fire broke out in the forest in Islamabad's Sector H-12 on Tuesday, following the back-to-back wildfires in the Margalla hills here.
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Wildfires near Ukraine's Chernobyl plant pose no radioactive threat: IAEA
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Wildfires near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant do not pose a radioactive threat, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Thursday.
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Smoke from wildfires destroys Ozone layer, finds new study
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Waterloo [Canada], March 20 (ANI): According to a new study, smoke from wildfires can destroy the ozone layer. Researchers said that if major fires became more frequent with a changing climate, more damaging ultraviolet radiation from the sun will reach the ground.
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Smoke from wildfires destroys Ozone layer, reveals study
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Waterloo [Canada], March 18 (ANI): A new study led by the University of Waterloo found that smoke from wildfires can destroy the ozone layer. Researchers cautioned that if major fires became more frequent with a changing climate, more damaging ultraviolet radiation from the sun will reach th
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Earth's coldest forests are shifting northward with climate change: Study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): According to a new study, rising temperatures are causing Earth's coldest forests shifting northward which is raising concerns about biodiversity. It can risk wildfires and ascend the impacts of climate change on northern communities.
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US: 3 reported missing, thousands evacuated in Colorado wildfires
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colorado [US], January 2 (ANI): Three people have been reported missing and possibly dead after wind-stoked wildfires struck Boulder County, Colorado in the US.
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