Fire outbreaks cause concern as they occur even as Amazon deforestation continues to decline. In the first half of 2024, the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) recorded 13,489 fire outbreaks in the Brazilian Amazon. RELATED: Indigenous Ecuadorians Demand to Eliminate Gas Torches in Amazon That figure is the highest one since 2004 and represents […]

On Tuesday, the Maui Fire Department releases an after-action report on the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century that killed over 100 people on the island of Maui in August 2023. RELATED: Global Economy to Face an Income Loss of 19 Percent by 2050 Produced by the Western Fire Chiefs Association, the report details […]

On Wednesday, the National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR) confirmed that 120 active forest fires have been recorded in Mexico, preliminarily affecting 7,137 hectares in 19 states. RELATED: Paraguayan Firefighters on Alert for Forest Fires CONAFOR indicated that 42 fires affected a surface area of ​​2,608 hectares. It also reported that 8,380 people and 8 helicopters have […]

On Tuesday, the Texas A&M Forest Service informed that wildfires continued scorching the Texas Panhandle, claiming at least two lives. RELATED:  Wildfires Ravage Russia’s Southern Primorye Territory Smokehouse Creek Wildfire, fueled by high winds and dry air since Monday afternoon, has burnt more than 1,075,000 acres and become the largest blaze in Texas history. Currently […]

On Tuesday, local media reported that wildfires that swept Russia’s southern Primorye Territory over the weekend has expanded to 7,400 hectares, while a new fire breaking out in the Land of the Leopard National Park. RELATED:  Wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon Put Yanomami Families at Risk Over the past weekend, large-scale wildfires ignited in the […]

On Sunday night, Deputy Interior Secretary Manuel Monsalve announced that the number of fatalities in the devastating fires ravaging the Valparaiso region has increased to 112. RELATED:  Chile: Emergency State and 22 Dead Due Forest Fires Following a meeting of the Disaster Risk Management Committee (COGRID), he said that there would be almost 40,000 people […]

On Wednesday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared “natural disaster situation” to mobilize resources and address the impacts caused by the El Niño phenomenon, which has triggered fires and drought in this South American country. RELATED:  Colombia Honors the Memory of Senator Piedad Cordoba “We have had over 500 fires, and there are 60 municipalities experiencing […]