As climate shocks intensify, India must shift from reactive to proactive disaster managementWith rising forest fire risks accelerated by climate change and governance failures, some initiatives like community-led early warning syst...
23 Feb, 2025, 11.10 PM IST
The US is now at greater risk of deadlier wildfires—even worse than the one in Los Angeles. Here's whyMassive layoffs in the U.S. Forest Service have drastically reduced resources and personnel, which could severely impact wildfire preventio...
21 Feb, 2025, 11.10 AM IST
How Mafia is turning wildfires into weapons of power and profit? Berkeley study revealsA study by Berkeley scholar reveals that the Sicilian Mafia exploits climate change by orchestrating wildfires in southern Italy, using fir...
27 Jan, 2025, 11.47 PM IST
‘FEMA complicates everything’: Trump eyes executive order to get rid of itU.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to restructure the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), criticising its performance ...
24 Jan, 2025, 10.34 PM IST
Los Angeles fire benefit concert to be headlined by Lady Gaga. Date, tickets, Full lineupLos Angeles fire benefit concert will be streamed on on Apple Music, Apple TV, Max, iHeartRadio, KTLA+, Netflix/Tudum, Paramount+, Prime Vi...
18 Jan, 2025, 08.31 PM IST
Conspiracy theories surface on Los Angeles wildfires as many palm trees had been left standing as cars and homes burned beside them; here's what people are sayingAs wildfires wreak havoc across Los Angeles, sparking widespread devastation, conspiracy theories have quickly gained traction on social me...
13 Jan, 2025, 04.56 PM IST
This is what he's leaving me with, thanks, Joe! Donald Trump blames outgoing Prez for deadly California wildfiresPresident-elect Donald Trump has blamed outgoing President Joe Biden and California Governor Gavin Newsom for the disastrous wildfires affe...
09 Jan, 2025, 11.19 AM IST
As wildfires wipe out forests, Greeks debate: to replant, or not?Wildfires in Greece have intensified, destroying vast forest areas around Athens. The government plans to replant trees, but experts debate...
19 Sep, 2024, 01.45 PM IST
Tech startups innovate to snuff out wildfiresKodama has raised $6.6 million for a business that is driven by the reality that much of our forestland these days is stuffed with fuel jus...
05 Sep, 2024, 01.31 PM IST
SaaS startup AiDash raises $50 million led by LightrockAiDash said it will use the newly raised funds to nearly double its team strength to over 600 members, expand internationally and establish...
24 Jan, 2024, 06.39 PM IST
Travel in 2023: 12 months that 'took chaos to a new level'This year "took chaos to a new level," said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst for Atmosphere Research. "It seems that the world i...
25 Dec, 2023, 01.08 PM IST
Add inflation to reasons to worry about climate changeThe future warming could lift global food inflation by 0.9% to 3.3% a year by 2035, according to the study, and total inflation could be 0....
19 Oct, 2023, 09.45 AM IST
Videos put scrutiny on downed power lines as possible cause of deadly Maui wildfiresTreu's video and others captured the early moments of what would become the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Now the footage...
16 Aug, 2023, 09.02 AM IST
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian commits Rs 164 crore for climate change. See detailsReddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has shown interest in protecting the planet and pledged a donation of $20 million, which roughly translate...
22 Apr, 2023, 04.14 PM IST
Wildfires getting worse globally, governments unprepared: UNThe western US, northern Siberia, central India, and eastern Australia already are seeing more blazes, and the likelihood of catastrophic w...
23 Feb, 2022, 12.40 PM IST
Estimated 3 billion animals affected by Australia bushfires: StudyNearly three billion animals were killed or displaced by Australia's unprecedented 2019-20 wildfires in "one of the worst wildlife disaster...
28 Jul, 2020, 01.17 PM IST
Backed by Ratan Tata, SoftBank, this startup predicts when the next flood will hit youThe startup uses its own pure-software methods and takes the help of existing infrastructure or day-to-day devices such as street cameras, ...
24 Apr, 2019, 10.55 AM IST