wildfires
Australia’s climate change-denying prime minister tries to dodge blame for fires
January 6, 2020PM Scott Morrison also faces accusations of “milking” the firefighting effort for political purposes.
Read moreHalf a billion animals may have been killed by Australia fires
January 3, 2020"The fires have burned so hot and so fast that there has been significant mortality of animals in the trees, but we will probably never find the bodies."
Read moreAs Amazon fires rage, Bolsonaro wants more Indigenous land for business
August 30, 2019Bolsonaro claims Indigenous land reserves hinder business interests: “Indians don’t have a (political) lobby, they don’t speak our language, but they have managed to get 14% of our national territory.”
Read moreDisastrous Alaskan wildfires could permanently alter forest composition
August 28, 2019From the Amazon to the last frontier of Alaska, fire season is raging on both sides of the equator and bringing with the flames long-term effects that could permanently alter the diverse ecosystems of both regions.
Read moreSmoke shelters in Seattle for ‘new normal’ summer fires
June 20, 2019The move is in response to several years marked by thick smoke hanging over the city from summer wildfires, which officials and scientists have unequivocally connected to the slow-motion of the effects of climate change.
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