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US Forests Provide 83 Million People With Half Their Water
Forested lands across the U.S. provide 83 million people with at least half of their water, according to a broad new study of surface water…
Days With Hazardous Levels of Air Pollutants Are More Common Due to Increase in Wildfires
After decades of air quality improvement due to the Clean Air Act of 1970 and other regulations since, the Western U.S. is experiencing an increase…
First Global Study of Wildfires Reveals Increase in Mortality Rate
The first study into the global impact of wildfire-related pollution and deaths comprehensively links short term exposure to wildfire-related fine particulate matters (PM2.5) in the…
Safe and resilient forests: Commission works for wildfire prevention in Europe and globally
On Monday, following the International Day of Forests, the Commission has published new guidelines to facilitate a better understanding of land-based wildfire prevention and effective…
Wildfire rages in southern Spain forcing over 3,000 people to evacuate
A massive wildfire is raging in Spain’s southern Andalusia region, which has forced more than 3,100 people to evacuate their homes, authorities said on Sunday….
Last year was one of three warmest on record, researchers find
Last year was one of the three warmest on record, with glaciers melting, sea levels rising and a spate of wildfires, heatwaves and droughts, research…
Hundreds of firefighters battle central Portugal blaze
More than 700 firefighters on Sunday battled a wildfire sweeping across a part of central Portugal, with strong winds complicating efforts to tackle the blaze….
EU data reveals Siberian temperatures hit June record, fires spread
European Union (EU) data has shown temperatures in Arctic Siberia soared to a record average for June amid a heat wave that is stoking some…
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