European State of the Climate Report 2024
<p>Europe is the fastest-warming continent, and the impacts of climate change are clear. 2024 was the warmest year on record for Europe. Storms were often severe and flooding widespread, claiming at least
Forest Fires
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Heat and sawdust
The fires in Brazil and in Indonesia speak volumes of what happens when humans try to make a living by killing forests and neglecting the poor
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BRAZIL
As the mid-day sun shines red through the smoke rising from dozens of forest fires, the Yanomami Indians say it is a sign of the apocalypse, and environmentalists fear that they may be right. The
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FIRE FRENZY
Thousands of people in coastal towns in Indonesia have been threatened by the fires raging through rainforest in Boneo. Thick smoke from the blaze has already engulfed settlements along a 125
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IN FOCUS
The forest fires in Indonesia show no signs of abating. Up to 1,000 fires are blazing at present. The situation is set to worsen as the drought drags on. ( Down To Earth , Vol 6, No1)
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Armageddon
The fires in the Amazon forest show no signs of abating. Lax environmental laws have added fuel to them
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IN FOCUS
The fires that had been raging in the Indonesian forests for quite some time are slowly showing signs of decrease. Satellite pictures show many of the Indonesian fires may be nearly doused. However,
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The smog spreads
smog from the forest fires that have been raging in the Indonesian provinces of Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Irian Jaya and Java for the last three-four months has spread to five more
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In Focus
The forest fires in Indonesia that have been raging for more than two months are spreading further in the provinces of Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan (the Indonesian part of the Borneo island) and
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The torched earth
Blind bureaucracy and rapacious industry in Indonesia have forced the jungle to strike back with a vengeance at its tormentors
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DUSK AT NOON
The smog had spread to Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, The Philippines and Thailand covering a population of 70 million. On September 26, all the 234 people on aboard a jetliner died