As wildfires rage across North America, new study says smoke is 14 times more lethal than earlier estimatesA recent study reveals the deadly impact of wildfire smoke, linking short-term exposure to significantly more deaths than previously estima...
18 Aug, 2025, 03.13 AM IST
Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heat wave is expected to last for daysSouthern Europe is grappling with intense wildfires across Spain, Portugal, and Greece, fueled by persistent hot, dry conditions and exacer...
16 Aug, 2025, 11.14 AM IST
Italy's Mount Vesuvius closed to tourists over wildfireA wildfire raged on Mount Vesuvius near Naples, prompting Italian firefighters and the army to combat the blaze. Hiking routes were closed ...
11 Aug, 2025, 12.07 AM IST
The mysterious black dust speeding up Arctic ice melt: What’s behind it?Arctic faces a new threat. Soot from Canada's massive wildfires darkens ice and snow. This speeds up melting. The albedo effect worsens war...
07 Jul, 2025, 02.20 PM IST
Nine Inch Nails announces ‘Peel It Back’ tour 2025: Dates and venues revealedTwo-time Oscar winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, known for their band Nine Inch Nails (NIN), have announced their 2025 tour dates and ...
22 Jan, 2025, 11.49 PM IST
Europe Weather: After heatwaves, floods and wildfires, will it continue to face the wrath of nature?Europe, for some time, has been facing the wrath of the weather gods, it seems, as it has seen everything from heatwaves to wildfires all a...
28 Apr, 2024, 12.51 AM IST
Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average global rate, report saysThe latest five-year averages show that temperatures in Europe are now running 2.3 degrees Celsius (4.1 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial le...
22 Apr, 2024, 08.20 AM IST
Greece faces dual crisis: After 'largest ever' wildfires, flood-like situation with one fatality reportedGreece faced a tragic turn of events as relentless rainfall led to severe flooding, with reports from the country's fire brigade confirming...
05 Sep, 2023, 08.44 PM IST
Greek Wildfires: 18 bodies found in blaze-ravaged northern area, investigation underwayIn a wooded expanse of northern Greece, ablaze for the past four days due to wildfires, the remains of 18 individuals were discovered, as r...
22 Aug, 2023, 08.50 PM IST
Europe endures another year of droughts and wildfiresLast year, heatwaves resulted in over 61,600 heat-related fatalities across 35 European countries and triggered devastating wildfires. This...
22 Aug, 2023, 08.31 PM IST
Deadly wildfires in Greece and other European countries destroy homes and threaten nature reservesThe summer wildfires have struck countries across the region, prompting the European Union to expand its support, sending two Spanish firef...
27 Jul, 2023, 11.40 AM IST
What is Fire Weather Index, and how does it work?Is it possible to predict where the wildfires may catch? Know in detail.
26 Jul, 2023, 12.16 AM IST
Wildfires on Sicilian island force fashion designer Giorgio Armani, guests to flee their vacation villasArmani and guests evacuated to a boat in the harbour.
19 Aug, 2022, 03.10 PM IST
Wildfire in southwestern France: 6,000 people evacuatedThe blaze forced the evacuation of about 6,000 people and destroyed at least sixteen houses. A major highway near the city of Bordeaux was ...
10 Aug, 2022, 08.07 PM IST
Climate change is hurting insurers: ReportInsured losses from natural catastrophes have increased 250% in the last 30 years, with perils such as wildfires and storms, seen as partic...
17 May, 2022, 01.31 PM IST
What is fueling Russia's 'unprecedented' fires?Northeastern Siberia has experienced particularly massive fires this summer amid record-setting heat. Many other regions across the vast co...
22 Jul, 2021, 12.38 PM IST
Siberian temperatures hit June record, fires spread: EU dataTemperatures in Arctic Siberia soared to a record average for June amid a heat wave that is stoking some of the worst wildfires the region ...
07 Jul, 2020, 01.19 PM IST