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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Forest fires killing wildlife in Mizoram
AIZAWL, March 22: Environmentalists in Mizoram have expressed concern that forest fires trigerred by jhum burning are threatening the lives of hundreds of wild creatures.
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Eighteen forest fires in nine dzongkhags reported last week
The fires damaged hundreds of acres of forest. No casualties or loss of livestock reported. Thimphu Hongtsho fire destroyed 500 acres Genekha fire ravaged 400 acres Haa Fire near Janadingkha lhakhang in Katsho gewog , damaged forty acres of blue pine Punakha Fires in Limbukha and Mendrelgang damaged 50 acres Wangdiphodrang Fires in Baylangdra, Sha Ngawang and Phayul
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From Green To Grey
From his lookout atop an 80- foot-tall tree, Gopal could see the forests in three states burning simultaneously last fortnight. Even though fires are not unusual at this time of year in the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve (NBR)
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Fire in Sanjay Gandhi National Parks tiger safari enclosure
Mumbai: Forest dept says fire was doused in half-an-hour, no animal injured A fresh fire broke out at the tiger safari enclosure in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) on Wednesday evening, but was extinguished soon, said D Rathod, superintendent of lion/tiger safari. About half-an-acre within the enclosure was gutted in the fire, said the forest officials.
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Himachal forest dept launches campaign to prevent forest fires
Solan: In preventive action against possible forest fires, the Forest Department has launched a campaign to educate masses about safety measures needed. Contact programmes to spread awareness about the Himachal Pradesh Forests (protection from fire) Rule, 1999, are being organised, with the help of panchayats and mahila and yuvak mandals.
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Funds for fire squad in Dalma villages
Jamshedpur, March 17: The state forest department has involved 82 villages in the Dalma range to check forest fires this summer.
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Fresh forest fire breaks out at 6 places in Sikkim
GANGTOK, March 17
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Sikkim imposes ban on kindling of fire
Gangtok: In a bid to arrest the outbreak of forest fire across Sikkim, the state forest department on Monday outlawed the kindling of fire in private or on any type of land in the state.
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Forest fire rages in Sikkim
Gangtok: At least ten forest fires broke out across Sikkim since Saturday as police and fire services personnel battled to put off the blaze which gutted forest cover of an estimated 25 hectares of land at Raksang.
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Bush fire guts Sikkim forests
GANGTOK, March 15