Page 5 - Forest Fires
US's Colorado declares state of emergency due to fast-moving grass fires
The US State of Colorado declared a state of emergency due to fast-moving grass fires created by high winds in Boulder County
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Massive fire breaks out at Vaishno Devi shrine forest area
A massive fire broke out at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine forest area on Tuesday.However, the fire has been brought under control by the team of the shrine board and the forest department.Meanwhile, the yatra to the holy shrine in Trikuta hills remained unaffected, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board informed.As of now, no damage has been reported and the Yatra is conducted smoothly.Also, Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh tweeted "We are in touch with Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Trust management."The cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained.
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Massive forest fire in Greece's island still burning for 7th day
Firefighters and residents battled a massive forest fire on Greece's second largest island for a seventh day Monday
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Wildfires in Russia's Siberia posing threat to hydroelectric power plant
A large wildfire in Russia's Siberia region is burning near a village and posing a threat to a hydroelectric power plant, local officials said on Monday.
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IAF joins fire fighting operation as forest blaze rages in J-K's Udhampur
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday joined a fire fighting operation to control a massive forest fire in Ghordi block in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said
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Worsening wildfires
Local tribes should be involved in forest upkeep and management
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Up in smoke: Uttarakhand looks to the clouds, forest fires rage on
In the last 2 or 3 days, forest fires have broken out with seething frenzy in many areas of the hill state, and are threatening to destroy the rich plant and animal wealth of the Himalayan region
Pradhan, other Odisha MPs meet Prakash Javadekar over Simlipal forest fire
Days after a fire devastated the Similipal forest division in Odisha, Pradhan and other MPs from the state met Prakash Javadekar, demanding his intervention in the issue of forest fires in the state
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Odisha govt claims no loss of life in Similipal forest fire
The Odisha government on Wednesday claimed that there was no loss of life in the Similipal National Park fire, which has been raging for around a week and spreading to newer areas.
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1,300 forest fires reported in Mizoram in 2020, 1,090 caused due to 'jhum'
Around 1,090 incidents were caused due to slash-and- burn ''jhum'' cultivation and only 210 were due to natural causes, they said
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Indian Army helps authorities to control forest fire in Arunachal Pradesh
Indian Army assisted forest authorities in controlling forest fire near Chillipam Monastery, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh
Dzukou Valley blaze under control but operations to continue: Official
The fire on the Dzukou range is under total control but all operations will continue, a Nagaland forest officer said on Friday
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Over 256,000 hectare land in India affected by forest fire in 2019: Govt
Forest fires have been increasing across the globe and over 2.56 lakh hectare land in India has been affected by it in 2019 as reported by states, the environment ministry informed Lok Sabha.
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California wildfires some of largest in state history, thousands flee
More than 12,000 firefighters aided by helicopters and air tankers are battling wildfires throughout California
How to stop the next global outbreak
Since December, evidence has strongly suggested that something wild infected humans with the virus at one such market in central Wuhan
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Australian 'megablaze' under control, wet weather promises further respite
New South Wales firefighters said they finally had the upper hand in the fight against the vast Gospers Mountain fire on Sydney's northwestern outskirts
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Increasing green cover
Ambiguity in the definition of forests should be removed
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Climate stress-tests, robo-cars and more in 2020
Changing weather patterns and urgent need to cut down emissions drastically will dominate discussions
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Australia PM Scott Morrison pledges $1.4 bn more in aid for bushfires
Over 20 people have lost their lives so far
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Australia rushes to open roads, evacuate people amid respite from bushfires
Authorities redoubled their efforts to provide supplies and repatriate thousands of people who have been trapped by fire lines in coastal towns for several days
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