wildfires
Bolivia has lost 1.7 million hectares to fire: government
World
September 5, 2019
Bolivia has lost 1.7 million hectares to fire: government
Wildfires raging in Bolivia’s forests and grasslands since May have destroyed 1.7 million hectares (4.2 million acres), officials said Wednesday,…
Clash of cultures as Amazon cowboys close in on indigenous lands
World
September 3, 2019
Clash of cultures as Amazon cowboys close in on indigenous lands
As evening falls over their Amazon home, the hunter gatherers of the Uru-eu-wau-wau people extract bamboo arrows from the flank…
Brazil’s burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage
Environment
August 30, 2019
Brazil’s burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage
A 60-day ban on burning in Brazil took effect Thursday after a global outcry over fires raging in the Amazon…
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…