wildfires
Brazil’s Bolsonaro open to foreign aid to fight Amazon fires
World
August 28, 2019
Brazil’s Bolsonaro open to foreign aid to fight Amazon fires
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is willing to accept foreign aid for fighting fires devastating the Amazon rainforest, but only if…
EMA: Egypt’s climate will be impacted by the Amazon forest fires
climate change
August 27, 2019
EMA: Egypt’s climate will be impacted by the Amazon forest fires
Head of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) Ahmed Abdel-Aal said that the Amazon forest fires will impact the global climate…
G7 pledges millions to help fight Amazon fires
Environment
August 26, 2019
G7 pledges millions to help fight Amazon fires
The G7 has agreed to spend 20 million euros ($22 million) on the Amazon, mainly to send fire-fighting aircraft to…
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows
Environment
August 25, 2019
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows
Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, official data showed Saturday, as thousands of troops…
UN, France raise concern over Amazon wildfires ‘crisis’
World
August 23, 2019
UN, France raise concern over Amazon wildfires ‘crisis’
Paris and the United Nations called Thursday for the protection of the fire-plagued Amazon rainforest as Brazil’s right-wing president accused…
Bolsonaro suggests NGOs setting Amazon fires, gives no proof
World
August 22, 2019
Bolsonaro suggests NGOs setting Amazon fires, gives no proof
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s official monitoring agency is reporting a sharp increase in wildfires this year, and President…
Firefighters struggle against Portugal wildfires as winds pick up
World
July 23, 2019
Firefighters struggle against Portugal wildfires as winds pick up
Portugal requested the loan of two water-bombing planes on Monday as winds revived massive wildfires in a central region where…
1,700 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires
World
July 22, 2019
1,700 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires
Planes and helicopters joined nearly 2,000 firefighters in central Portugal Sunday to battle huge wildfires in a mountainous region where…
Hundreds of firefighters combat Portugal wildfires
World
July 21, 2019
Hundreds of firefighters combat Portugal wildfires
Portuguese authorities have used helicopters and planes to fight three blazes that were sparked Saturday in the country’s central region. Over…
Temperature record in France as deadly heatwave roasts Europe
World
June 28, 2019
Temperature record in France as deadly heatwave roasts Europe
France on Friday recorded its hottest ever temperature of 44.3 degrees Celsius, as Europe sweltered in an early summer heatwave…