The Ecotopia Ativa Association is promoting a round table on Friday at the Casa do Povo in Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo, in the municipality of Tavira, to discuss the issue of rural fires.

The death toll from two weeks of record blazes rose to 16 when a firefighter, who had been burned in a forest fire in central Portugal last week, died of his injuries late Wednesday night.

Portugal has increased police presence in Lisbon’s suburbs after buses were set on fire and other incidents were recorded in the region this week. The reinforcement of the police forces will ...

Oct. 17, 2024 — A major new study reveals that carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires have surged by 60 percent globally since 2001, and almost tripled in some of the most climate-sensitive ...

Sedgwick County Fire Marshal Brad Crisp is asking people to avoid the area of 215th St. West and K-96 where a large grass fire. Fifteen units representing five agencies, including the Wichita ...

Meanwhile, a wildfire is exploding in size on the West Coast. Multiple wildfires have erupted across New Jersey amid windy and dry conditions. New Jersey residents should be prepared for smoke ...

At least four wildfires were burning in the state, stretching from the Philadelphia suburbs to the Pinelands in the central and western parts of the state to the New York City suburbs. The latest ...

This trend shifts the focus of forest fire emissions from tropical forests, where fires set to make room for farmland have long contributed carbon to the atmosphere. Conservation policies have ...

This article was originally featured in The Conversation. Wildfires are becoming increasingly destructive across the U.S., as the country is seeing in 2024. Firefighters were battling large blazes ...

In recent decades, fast-growing blazes were responsible for an outsize share of fire-related devastation, scientists found using satellite data. By Raymond Zhong Wildfires aren’t just tearing ...

At least four wildfires were burning in the state, stretching from the Pinelands in the central and western parts of the state to the New York City suburbs. The latest fire broke out along the ...

Carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires have increased by 60 percent globally in the past two decades, according to a study published in the journal Science on Thursday. Northernmost boreal ...