National Feb 26, 2021
Ashikaga in Tochigi Prefecture issued an evacuation advisory for 98 more households on Friday, bringing the total number advised to evacuate as a result of the blaze to 305.
National Feb 24, 2021
Forest fire in Tochigi Prefecture still spreading after burning 50 hectares
The fire in Ashikaga has continued despite efforts on the ground by firefighters and helicopter water-bombings carried out by the Ground Self-Defense Force and local governments.
World Dec 28, 2020
Climate change made 2020's weather disasters worse, report says
The 10 costliest weather disasters this year saw insured damages worth $150 billion, topping the figure for 2019 and reflecting the long-term impact of global warming.
World / Science & Health Nov 14, 2020
Australia becomes climate change outlier after Biden victory
by Jason Scott - James Thornhill
As the world’s largest exporter of coal and gas, the country may struggle as other nations take pledges to go carbon neutral.
World / Science & Health Nov 13, 2020
Climate change worsening fossil fuel-reliant Australia's extreme weather
The government's top science body, CSIRO, and its Bureau of Meteorology released a report Friday outlining a sobering future for the vast continent nation.
World Oct 2, 2020
Brazil's Amazon sees nearly two-thirds more fires than last September
Satellites used by the National Institute of Space Research detected 32,017 outbreaks last month in the Amazon, compared to 19,925 in the same month in 2019.
World / Science & Health Sep 27, 2020
Equipped with a shovel, Grigory Kuksin lifts and turns smoldering earth in the marshy clearing of a sprawling Siberian forest. Together with a small cohort of volunteer firefighters, he is battling a winter-resistant, underground blaze, a growing problem in Russia that he calls a "climate ...
World / Science & Health | FOCUS Sep 22, 2020
Fierce, frequent climate-fueled wildfires may decimate forests worldwide
by Matthew Green
As climate change makes regions more arid, wildfires have grown more frequent and ferocious.
World Sep 16, 2020
Thousands of Oregon evacuees shelter from wildfires under smoke-filled skies
Thousands of evacuees displaced by deadly wildfires across Oregon settled into a second week of life in shelters and car camping as fire crews battled on against the blazes and search teams scoured the ruins of demolished communities for those still missing. With state resources ...
World / Science & Health Sep 15, 2020
Burned jaguars and fire tornadoes: Blazes in Brazil wetland deliver climate warning
by Jake Spring
This massive fire is one of thousands of blazes sweeping the Brazilian Pantanal — the world's largest wetland.
World Sep 10, 2020
Many deaths feared after Oregon wildfires destroy five towns
An unprecedented spate of fierce, wind-driven wildfires in Oregon have all but destroyed five small towns, leaving a potentially high death toll in their wake, the governor said on Wednesday, as initial casualty reports began to surface. Hundreds of miles away in northern California, three ...
World Aug 29, 2020
Why California's wildfire year could be the worst in decades
California may experience its worst year for wildfires in decades, climate experts say, pointing out that it has already battled two of the three largest blazes in its recorded history during an intense heatwave this month — even before the peak season begins. Record temperatures ...