In Moroco, people cooking out in open is a popular family activity but the results may be disastrous and WION's new campaign is underway to educate visitors of the dangers of forest fires.

Morocco's increasing forest fire risk, outdoor cooking increasing forest risk

Wildfires are going out of control in India's Uttarakhand state. Frequent fires are razing Uttarakhand forests as temperatures rise in the region leading to long dry spells. India's Supreme Court has pulled up Uttarakhand government, seeking report on wildfires. Why are Uttarakhand fires getting out of hand each year?

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Uttarakhand has been grueling with raging forest fires since past few days. At least five people have died in the raging fire so far. Watch in for more details!

India: Deadly forest fires sweep Uttarakhand, 5 dead

Top focus on climate tracker today Is on the Raging forest fires in Southwest China Sichuan Province. About 3,400 people have been evacuated and rescuers have been rushed to combat the fires in the mountainous area. Sudden strong winds cause the Wildfire to spread quickly over multiple mountain ridges in several directions resulting in the formation of three major fire sites. Watch to know more!

China: Forest fires rage in Sichuan province, 8 helicopters deployed to combat flames

More than 150 Forest Department personnel from Nilgiris, Pollachi, Coimbatore and Udumalpet forest divisions have been deployed in Coonoor to fight the forest fire in Forest Dale near Black Bridge in the Nilgiris forest division, which has been spreading for the past four days. Watch to know more!

India: IAF carries out 'Bambi Bucket' ops to douse blazing forest fires in Nilgiris

India: Forest fire blazes in Nilgiris, IAF carries out 'Bambi Bucket' ops to douse fire

The Chile government on Friday (Feb 3) declared a state of emergency after a massive, rapidly expanding wildfire engulfed nearly 480 hectares encircling a residential area in the central Valparaiso region threatening hundreds of homes.

Chile declares state of emergency as forest fires leave at least 51 dead

Forest fires destroyed nearly 400 million hectares worldwide, making 2023 the deadliest year for wildfires. Canada suffered the largest fires in its history in 2023.

Over 259 killed in forest fires worldwide | Devastating forest fires of year 2023

Indonesia's southern Sumatra province is battling a huge forest fire, blanketing the entire area with haze clouds. These haze clouds have now extended to the nearby provinces and cities, degrading the air quality in the entire region.

Indonesia denies smog from forest fires drifted to Malaysia

The Albania coast is battering wildfire. Firefighters are struggling to keep the blaze in control, which, as per the state media has been going on for more than a week. According to authorities, wildfire has burned through 500 hectares of pine forest. Greece has responded by sending two firefighting planes. This summer, searing temperatures fuelled wildfires and prompted health warnings across southern Europe.

Albania struggles to control forest fire

Efforts by the Indian Air Force and the Forest Department ground staff attained fruition during the late hours of Tuesday, as a week-long forest blaze was extinguished in the Madukkarai region in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

Thanks to Air Force and forest dept, forest blaze put out after week-long efforts; 200 hectares lost

France's first major forest fire devours 1,000 hectares

The forest fire that has been raging for almost a week in the Madukkarai forest area in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, has been restricted to a limited patch as of Monday morning, said a top government official.

Tamil Nadu: IAF chopper, forest department get closer to dousing forest fire

After deadly wildfires in Spain. A forest fire raged in the central region of the South Korean capital Seoul, on Sunday, prompting the evacuation of at least 120 homes in the densely populated city. Erik Njoka brings you the report.

Forest fire in central Seoul forces evacuation of 120 homes

A forest fire raged in the central region of the South Korean capital Seoul, on Sunday (April 2), prompting the evacuation of at least 120 homes in the densely populated city, said officials, as per Reuters.

WATCH | South Korea: Over 100 homes evacuated after forest fire in central Seoul

Cuban firefighters worked to extinguish a large-scale forest fire east of the island. The blaze, which began on Feb 18, caused extensive damage to forest plantations.

Cuban firefighters combat raging forest fire I WION Shorts

Bangkok residents have been asked to work from home and wear face masks owing to the dangerous levels of air pollution in the city. Officials advised commuters to utilise public transportation instead of private vehicles and said that they would work to reduce sources of pollution such as open burning and construction projects.

Bangkok: Authorities urge residents to work from home as air pollution worsens

The number of California's forest fires has surged this year. One of them is mosquito fire, which continues to burn east of Sacramento. To ensure that such fires don't take place in the future considerable efforts are being made by authorities.

WION Climate Tracker: California authorities ramp up efforts to stop forest fire

Official statistics that delivered the most recent warning on the accelerating destruction of the largest rainforest in the world revealed this week that the number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon reached a nearly 15-year high.

Number of forest fires in Brazilian Amazon hit 15-year high this week, 3,358 fires detected in one day

Forest fires have continued to ravage southwest Europe. With heatwave that has shown no sign of abating, firefighters are battling to contain wildfires. In France, Greece, Portugal and Spain, raging fires have resulted in destruction of thousands of hectares of land.

Rescue agencies on alert due to wildfires in southwest Europe

About four days after a wildfire started at the park, firefighters in California have begun to contain the blaze, which has threatened some of the oldest giant sequoia trees in the world.

Fire brigades remove burnt trees to contain Yosemite wildfire

The Peruvian authorities have said that the forest fire near the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu is finally under control after firefighters working in the area for around three days.

Peruvian firefighters contain forest fire near Machu Picchu after three days

The world's addiction to making videos is getting worse by the day. People are going to extremes to generate videos and gain more likes. The recent and strange example comes from Pakistan, where TikTok has previously been outlawed.

'Criminal behaviour': Pakistani TikTok star faces backlash for posing by forest fire

A Pakistani social media sensation, has come under fire for posing in front of a burning forest for a TikTok video. Internet users are trolling her for the video shoot as the country is facing an extreme heatwave.

Pakistani TikTok star faces backlash for posing next to forest fire

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