forestfires
Firefighters continue to battle a wildfire which has raged on the Portuguese Island of Madeira for a week and threatens a UNESCO-listed forest. The country has not seen a fire of this scale since 2017, when it recorded its deadliest blazes. Since then, the number of forest fires has gone down by more than half, mainly thanks to a prevention awareness campaign. Tiago Oliveira, president of the Agency for the Integrated Management of Rural Fires (AGIF), says work began after the events of 2017. “The Portuguese society was very traumatised by the fires and in the first year of the campaign in 201...
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Two European Union firefighting aircraft arrived on the Portuguese Island of Madeira on Thursday where firefighters continue to battle a wildfire near the district of Ribeira Brava. The planes were deployed from Spain earlier in the day after Portugal requested help on Wednesday evening under the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism. The aircraft will assist local authorities in combating the fires and provide essential aerial support in what are challenging conditions. Last week the EU activated its Copernicus satellite system at Lisbon's request, to help monitor the blaze which has rage...
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Northeast Attica in Greece found itself at the mercy of the wildfires once again this year. After two days of fighting fires that stretched across tens of kilometers, firefighters faced and continued to battle flare-ups in multiple areas on the third day. Some areas remain without water and electricity, as the damage to the infrastructure is extensive. One of the areas seriously affected is Varnavas, where the fire started. "I saved what I could from the house. They told us that the electricity will come back in about a month and we don’t know anything about the water," said a local resident. ...
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The heatwave sweeping across Europe has heightened the risk of wildfires. Flames are spreading through the southern parts of the continent, impacting Croatia, Italy, Greece, and nearby countries. To tackle this threat, the European Union uses the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, established in 2001, which consists of three branches and deploys a fleet of 28 water bomber planes and 4 helicopters through its Member States. The EU has allocated €600 million to purchase 12 water bombers, that are expected to be operational by the end of the decade and will be distributed among six member states. The...
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Much of Europe is seeing high temperatures as August begins and some nations are feeling the effects worse than others. In Rome, a large wildfire burned through the natural reserve of Monte Mario on Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters were seen dropping water from helicopters onto the fire in the hilly area, while many residents were evacuated as the flames approached nearby buildings. The location of the fires was not far from the Rome-based studios of the Italian public television RAI in Teulada street, and just 2.5 kilometres from Saint Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. In Albania, wildfires ...
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Climate change is increasing the susceptibility of the world's forests to stressors such as wildfires and pests, according to a new publication by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The Committee on Forestry (COFO), the FAO’s top forestry governing body, was tasked with identifying emerging policy and technical issues, seeking solutions, and advising the FAO on appropriate action. The resulting report reveals the vulnerability of forests worldwide and emphasises the role of innovation in achieving a sustainable future for the forestry sector. Climate change is m...
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Wildfires brought on by high temperatures in Europe are continuing to burn across Europe, with widespread blazes being fought in Portugal, North Macedonia and Bulgaria. In Portugal, a least 14 people, including 11 firefighters, have been taken to hospital to be checked for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in a town near the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. According to local media, the fire started just afternoon but was brought under control within a few hours. More than 300 firefighters were deployed to the area along with 93 vehicles and eight water-dropping aircraft. An equestrian cent...
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At least 20 wildfires have continued to burn in parts of North Macedonia’s mountainous south, even after 10 days of a state of emergency. Firefighting crews from neighbouring Serbia, as well as Croatia and Slovenia, have joined to put out the blazes in an EU-coordinated effort after requests for help by the government of North Macedonia. Serta Mountain, in the region of Negotino, is recording the most widespread fire. About 700–800 hectares of pine forest are ablaze, and the fire is still not under control. Authorities in the country urged people to stay indoors when possible and avoid heavy l...
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Wildfires are spreading in the Balkans as temperatures keep rising, as the southeastern part of Europe experiences one of the most powerful heatwaves of the year. Bulgaria's Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev called on citizens to be "extremely careful", and the state declared code red for heatwaves. Fires covered huge areas in the South and South-West of the country. He visited the site of a burnt-down house in the region of Stara Zagora, speaking to locals and volunteers who helped to fight the fire. “The situation is under control at the moment. The state is ready to provide additional support...
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By Liz Kimbrough A larger portion of the Amazon Rainforest might be under protection than official records indicate, according to a new study00134-9) published in the journal One Earth. A team of international researchers found that more than 40% of land across the nine Amazonian countries is under some form of conservation management, significantly higher than the 28% reported in official records. To arrive at this number, the authors looked beyond traditional protected areas such as national parks and nature reserves. They gathered information from scientific papers, legal documents and loca...
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