wildfires
Colorado wildfire causes over 1,000 evacuations
July 17, 2020Climate change has helped to increase the size and frequency of wildfires in the Western U.S. Of the more than 40,000 fires that burned from Colorado to California.
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Australia’s climate change-denying prime minister tries to dodge blame for fires
January 6, 2020PM Scott Morrison also faces accusations of “milking” the firefighting effort for political purposes.
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Half a billion animals may have been killed by Australia fires
January 3, 2020"The fires have burned so hot and so fast that there has been significant mortality of animals in the trees, but we will probably never find the bodies."
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As Amazon fires rage, Bolsonaro wants more Indigenous land for business
August 30, 2019Bolsonaro claims Indigenous land reserves hinder business interests: “Indians don’t have a (political) lobby, they don’t speak our language, but they have managed to get 14% of our national territory.”
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Disastrous Alaskan wildfires could permanently alter forest composition
August 28, 2019From the Amazon to the last frontier of Alaska, fire season is raging on both sides of the equator and bringing with the flames long-term effects that could permanently alter the diverse ecosystems of both regions.
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