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Execs say firemen helpless vs forest fires
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan—When a forest fire broke out in the mountains of Aguilar town in Pangasinan province during Holy Week, all that town fire chief Arturo Orduña could do was to watch it from the...
View ArticleRains, lush forest blunt effects of haze in Palawan
Rains and Palawan’s lush forest are blunting the effects of the haze sweeping from the two-monthlong Indonesian brush fires that have been creating health and flight hazards in Mindanao and the...
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Pagasa expects ‘smaze’ to abate soon
THE STATE weather bureau on Monday said the smaze (combination of smoke and haze) shrouding the Visayas and Mindanao should abate soon because the winds from the forest fires in Indonesia had shifted...
View ArticlePH skies clear of ‘smaze’–Pagasa
The country’s skies are finally clear of the haze or smaze (combination of smoke and haze) that drifted from Indonesia’s massive forest fires, the weather bureau said. The post PH skies clear of...
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6 killed in Spain, Portugal as wildfires fanned by hurricane
Three people have been killed in Portugal as the country is hit by a record number of forest fires, and three more have died in Spain where blazes sparked by arsonists have been fanned by strong winds...
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1,300 homes evacuated as wildfire erupts near Colorado ski resorts
A wildfire erupted Tuesday in an area of Colorado known for its ski resorts, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,300 homes and marking the latest in a series of blazes that have ignited in the...
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Business owners, visitors rejoice as Yosemite reopens
The nearly three-week closure was the result of a massive wildfire that has burned 150 square miles (389 sq. kilometers) and killed two firefighters since it started July 13. Most of the park is set...
View ArticleRussian military called in to fight Siberian forest fires
The Russian military joined efforts to fight forest fires that have engulfed nearly 30,000 square kilometers — an area the size of Belgium. The post Russian military called in to fight Siberian forest...
View ArticleIn the Amazon, indigenous debate how to save their lands
TEKOHAW, Brazil — Under a thatch-roof shelter in the Amazon rainforest, warriors wielding bows and arrows, elderly chieftains in face paint and nursing mothers gathered to debate a plan that some hope...
View ArticleEMB confirms presence of haze from Indonesia around Metro Cebu
CEBU CITY –– The Environmental Management Bureau in Central Visayas (EMB-7) has conducted air quality tests over Metro Cebu following the presence of haze believed to have come from the forest fires in...
View ArticleForest fires spread east of Bacolod City; 15 endemic tree species destroyed
An assortment of trees from 15 endemic species were destroyed on Thursday when three fires hit the reforestation areas in Barangay (village) Minoyan, Murcia town, about 15 kilometers east of this city....
View ArticleFire torches native trees in Buhisan watershed
A fire broke out and spread through 12 hectares of the Buhisan Dam watershed a in barangay Toong, Cebu City, while forest guards and residents were attending a nearby seminar last Friday noon. The post...
View ArticleSingapore, Indonesia to hold talks on smog crisis
Singapore and Indonesia were scheduled to hold emergency talks Thursday after thick smog from forest fires on Sumatra Island reached unprecedented levels in the city-state. The post Singapore,...
View ArticleIndonesia says Singapore ‘behaving like a child’ over haze
Indonesia on Thursday accused Singapore of "behaving like a child" by complaining about severe haze from raging forest fires on Sumatra island that has cloaked the city-state. The post Indonesia says...
View ArticleHundreds flee 2 California wildfires; homes burn
Crews attempted to get better access to two raging wildfires that have forced hundreds to evacuate their homes, including one near a lakeside resort that destroyed nearly two-dozen structures,...
View ArticleIndonesia president warns of forest fires as hot spots detected
JAKARTA — Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday local authorities should get prepared for potential forest fires later this year as hot spots had been detected on the island of Sumatra. The...
View ArticleSyria executes 24 people over deadly forest fires
AMMAN — Syria executed 24 people it said had set fires that swept swathes of forests mainly in the coastal province of Latakia, the ancestral home of Syrian President Bashar al Assad, the justice...
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