While smoke from forest fires in Indonesia often simply obscures visibility with a choking haze, parts of Sumatra island recently witnessed blood-red skies due to the interaction of sunlight on particles from smoke in the air.

Smoke from forest fires turns skies red in Indonesia

President Joko Widodo said Tuesday that prevention must be absolute in handling Indonesia's forest and land fires. Widodo said in Pekanbaru during a meeting with staff that the nation has all the resources for prevention of the noxious haze, but that they are not activated properly.

Efforts ongoing to tackle Indonesia fires, haze

Haze continued to blanket Singapore for a fifth consecutive day on Wednesday (September 18) as forest fires continued to rage in neighbouring countries.

Thick haze covers Singapore as neighbours continue to burn forests

Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed schools and airports across the country and in neighbouring Malaysia Wednesday, while air quality worsened in Singapore just days before the city's Formula One motor race.

Schools, airports closed as Indonesia fires spark fears for Singapore F1

Indonesia has arrested nearly 200 people over vast forest fires ripping across the archipelago, police said Monday, as toxic haze sends air quality levels plummeting and sparks flight cancellations.

Indonesia arrests nearly 200 over raging forest fires

The chief of an indigenous tribe in the heart of the world's largest rainforest - the Amazon - said on Monday (September 09) illegal loggers were causing damage to a protected area.

'They're taking all the riches from indigenous lands' - illegal loggers spoil pristine Amazon forest

Malaysia has sent half a million face masks to its eastern state of Sarawak, where air pollution levels have spiked amid worsening forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia, authorities said on Tuesday.

Malaysia sends half a million face masks to haze-hit state as fires burn

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro`s furious reaction to foreign criticism of his handling of Amazon fires reflects the sacred place the vast region occupies in the minds of Brazil`s military, for whom the rainforest is almost a raison d`être.

Why is Bolsonaro wary of foreign Amazon aid: Brazil's military

Brazil`s foreign minister and President Jair Bolsonaro`s son met with US President Donald Trump on Friday to discuss the fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest, although no concrete measures to deal with the blazes were announced.

Brazil officials, Bolsonaro's son meet with Trump to discuss Amazon fires

Smoke from raging wildfires emanates from tree trops in the normally lush Amazon, leaving behind it a trail of charred devastation that has left deep scars in the world's largest rainforest.

Smoke rises above Amazon as new wildfires leave path of devastation

Armed with just shovels and machetes, firefighters in Bolivia battled through hot weather on Wednesday (August 28) to smother a forest fire in Santa Rosa de Tucabaca, as the country struggles to contain raging wildfires.

Bolivian firefighters in uphill battle against raging wildfires

What was recently a verdant area of trees and wildlife has become a desolate, barren landscape where life teeters on the brink after wildfires raged through this area of southeastern Bolivia. Ash has replaced leaves and dead animals scatter the charred earth in this area of the Andean country near its border with Paraguay.

Wildlife facing fire, heat, smoke and drought as Bolivian forests blaze

The Amazon rainforest, which produces about 20 per cent of the Earth's atmosphere's oxygen, is burning from wildfires at a record rate and has drawn international attention.

Amazon fires is a red alert, world needs to put in efforts to preserve forests: Brazilian ecologist to WION

United States President Donald Trump called Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday (local time) and offered assistance, if needed, to tackle the raging wildfires in the Amazon rainforest.

Trump calls Brazil President, offers assistance in tackling Amazon rainforest fires

Amid growing international criticism over the wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday admitted farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest ablaze but told foreign powers not to interfere.

As Amazon burns, Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfere

The number of forest fires in Brazil surged in the first eight months of 2019, official data show, as President Jair Bolsonaro faces growing criticism over rampant destruction of the Amazon.

Forest fires in Brazil surge as deforestation accelerates

At least 26 firefighters died after hundreds were sent to tackle a forest blaze in remote mountains in southwest China's Sichuan province at the weekend, authorities said Monday.

26 firefighters die battling China forest fire

Seven women and three men, part of a trekking expedition, were killed in the devastating forest fire in the hills on March 11

Tamil Nadu's Kurangani, trekkers' delight, turns into a nightmare

Nine people, who were part of a 36-member trekking team, were killed in the incident on Saturday

Trekkers caught in forest fire did not take permission for expedition: Tamil Nadu CM E Palaniswami

Nine people have been killed and 27 students rescued so far

Tamil Nadu forest fire doused: Defence Minister

A sharp increase in forest fires stoked record losses in global forest cover equivalent to the area of New Zealand in 2016

Forest fires contributed to record global tree cover loss: Report

Television pictures showed thick grey smoke filling the streets in the village of Laguna Verde, where the blaze struck

Wildfire destroys homes in Chile, hundreds evacuated

Over 2,000 firefighters were battling scores of forest fires throughout northern Portugal. Two fire fighters were injured

Forest fires rage in northern Portugal

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