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What are “Zombie Fires” that are burning the Arctics?

The Zombie Fires in the Arctic region are becoming frequent. This says that the fire regimes in the...

📅 October 1, 2020

California Wildfires: Thousands of people evacuated to avoid unavoidable circumstances

California has been battling against massive wildfires which broke out last week. Nearly 771,000 acres of land and...

📅 August 22, 2020

Australian Koalas become endangered in bush fires

The Australian Koalas population suffered an extraordinary hit in the bush fires of Australia. It took 3 months...

📅 January 13, 2020

Forest Fires in The Amazon Rainforests

The rapidly changing climate has led to a rise in global temperatures worldwide. The change in climate can...

📅 August 22, 2019

Emergency declared in California anticipating wild fires

Following the burning of more than 1.8 hectares of forest land in 2018, precautionary steps are being done...

📅 March 23, 2019

What are different types and effects of drought?

Drought is a deficiency in rainfall/precipitation over an extended period of time, usually a season or more. Drought...

📅 July 31, 2017

In a first, Uttarakhand deploys drones to monitor forest fires

In a first, the Uttarakhand Forest Department has deployed three drones for real-time monitoring of the forest fires....

📅 April 24, 2017

Forest Fires in India: Extent, Reasons and Impacts

As per State of Forests Report 2015, India has forest cover in more than 7 Lakh sq km...

📅 May 20, 2016

Causes and Types of Forest Fires

Forest fires are a common problem across the world posing significant threats to terrestrial, aquatic and atmospheric systems...

📅 May 20, 2016

Taiga Biome & Boreal Forests: Features, Extent, Soil, Ecosystem and Wildfires

Taiga is also known as Boreal Forest. Taiga is earth’s largest terrestrial biome, covering 29% of World’s Forest...

📅 January 11, 2016

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