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More than a quarter of India’s forest cover is fire-prone, 9 out of 10 forest fires caused by humans
Fires wipe out the carbon locked in forests, besides adversely impacting the flow of goods and services therefrom. About ...
Odisha forest department to use Avenza Maps to fight against wildfires
BHUBANESWAR: The Forest department is planning to use Avenza Maps, a mobile application, to plan to position and monitor the ...
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Hills In Flames: The Growing Threat Of Forest Fires In India’s North
Memories lost to fiery gust. Saurabh Chauhan, a young writer from Shimla, composed a moving poem, just hours after a fierce fire ravaged Tandi village in Kullu on January 1, 2025. 17 houses, built ...
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New Maps Show Where Earth's Forests Are Being Destroyed
The first high-resolution global map of ... greatest forest loss over the study period. In boreal forests - spanning northern regions of Russia, Scandinavia, Canada, and Alaska - fire is the ...
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Massive fire in Himachal: 5 reasons why forest fires happens
Triggered by natural causes, human activities, equipment use, arson, and climate change, the fire raises alarm, emphasizing the need for effective forest fire management. Himachal: Fire breaks out ...
Report sought on Charmadi forest fire: Karnataka Minister Eshwar B Khandre
BENGALURU: Karnataka Forest, Environment, and Ecology Minister Eshwar B Khandre on Thursday asked the state forest department to submit a detailed report on the recent forest fire reported in Charmadi ...