Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Giri Gobardhan Forest Committee Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 15/05/2025. The Applicant Giri Gobardhan Forest Committee has filed the application alleging illegal felling of trees over an area of around 5 acres within the …
A Friday night fire in Kinale forest destroyed seven acres of vegetation in Lari sub county. The Kenya Forest Service on Saturday said small trees and forest bushes were completely burnt while tall indigenous trees were partially destroyed by the three-hours inferno. Kiambu Ecosystem Conservator George Njenga said the fire …
A new generation of an Earth system model now includes a number of land-surface processes directly relevant to analyzing potential impacts of climate change. This model, HadGEM2-ES, allows us to assess the impacts of climate change, multiple interactions, and feedbacks as the model is run. This paper discusses the results …
In the summer of 2010, most of the European part of Russia suffered a heat wave that was unprecedented both in strength and duration, which led to 55,000 excess deaths during this period. In Moscow alone, an estimated 10,900 excess deaths from non-accidental causes occurred during the 44-day heat wave …
The Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) near here is in a state of high alert following bush fires breaking out in some parts of the reserve. Dry conditions which have been a source of concern for the past few weeks have worsened. Consequently speculation over the closure of the reserve till …
Ground and satellite based measurements of spectral optical properties of aerosols have been carried out at Dehradun (DDN) in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) and Kavaratti (KVT) at Lakshadweep in southern Arabian Sea during pre-monsoon season (March–May) 2012. The measurements illustrate distinct seasonal impact on aerosol properties with maximum dust loading …
The recent spate of catastrophic bushfires in WA will continue to rise and heatwaves will become more frequent unless climate change is tackled head one, a new report has found. The Climate Council report, The Heat is On: Climate Change, Extreme Heat and Bushfire Risk in Western Australia released on …
Australian firefighters continue to scramble and contain the worst bushfires in the country in 30 years. The recent fires have already burned more than 12,000 hectares of land outside Adelaide and destroyed nearly 30 homes. Reuters reported that the fires have been burning across a 240-km perimeter in South Australia. …
Hundreds of firefighters were battling on Tuesday to contain Australia's worst wildfires in 30 years which have already swept across more than 12,000 hectares outside the southern city of Adelaide and destroyed at least 26 homes. The fires, which are burning across a 240-km (150-mile) perimeter in the state of …
Crews in South Australia are battling to stabilize wildfires and protect homes as hot weather forecast in coming days threatens to fan the flames. Firefighters used planes from neighboring Victoria in an effort to gain control of the blaze that has destroyed or damaged 26 homes. The Country Fire Service …
Dry forests are particularly subject to wildfires, insect outbreaks, and droughts that likely will increase with climate change. Efforts to increase resilience of dry forests often focus on removing most small trees to reduce wildfire risk. However, small trees often survive other disturbances and could provide broader forest resilience, but …
The Andhra Pradesh State of Forest Report gives a detailed view of the health of notified forests in the State on annual basis. State Forest Report 2014 is the fifth report in the series. It gives precise locations of the forest cover changes, assessed using LISS III data of 2011 …
Forest fire: Thimphu city was briefly under a thick blanket of smoke yesterday when a forest fire that started opposite Bap lhakhang raged on for hours destroying more than 100 acres of blue pine forest. About 300 people including Desuups, members of armed forces, forestry officials and volunteers battled the …
Despite Afforestation Activities, Recurrent Forest Fires Destroyed 18,170 Hectares Of Forest Land Over The Past Five Years The latest data compiled by the state forest department which gives a comprehensive picture of Kerala's biodiversity has thrown up both good and bad news. Kerala`s virgin green zones, its flora …
Uncontrolled biomass burning in Indonesia during drought periods damages the landscape, degrades regional air quality, and acts as a disproportionately large source of greenhouse gas emissions. The expansion of forest fires is mostly observed in October in Sumatra favored by persistent droughts during the dry season from June to November. …
Haze from Indonesian forest fires is delaying flights to and from Sumatra and increasing respiratory infections on the island as pollution nears dangerous levels. There were 153 fire hotspots in Sumatra, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the country’s national disaster mitigation agency, said by phone message yesterday. The Air Pollution …
Only 14 U.S. states, California among them, have plans to deal with the effects of climate change Online tool shows how U.S. states are preparing -- or not preparing -- for the effects of climate change Fewer than half of American states are working to protect themselves from climate change, …
Air pollution caused by humans and resulting in high concentration of aerosols in the atmosphere affected annual monsoon rainfall in the northern hemisphere. A new study by the University of Edinburgh attributes a fall by 10% in rainfall over the last 50 years to these anthropogenic emissions and not due …
SINGAPORE—Air pollution in Singapore reached its most hazardous level this year on Tuesday as haze caused by fires in Indonesia shrouded the island state. The hazy conditions—an annual irritant for residents of Indonesia’s northern neighbors—have tested relations between Singapore and Indonesia. It has also prompted lawmakers in both countries to …
Recent disasters including the deadly one of Kedarnath have brought into focus the role of space technology, in particular earth observation (remote sensing) into sharp focus. Natural disasters are deadly events caused by natural phenomena and bring damage to human societies. (Editorial) Original Source
The main objective of the JRC PESETA II project (Projection of Economic impacts of climate change in Sectors of the European Union based on bottom-up Analysis) has been to analyse in an integrated way the possible impacts of climate change in Europe. The EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, …
