Tag: Forest
One dead in Moroccan forest fires
Firefighters battled the flames through the night, after evacuating villagers. Fires destroyed roughly 10,500 hectares of forest in the area in mid-July. There is a severe drought in the country,…
Forest fire in difficult terrain in Östergötland
Published: Less than 30 min ago full screen There is a fire in a forest area in Boxholm in Östergötland. Archive image. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT A forest fire has broken…
the Pilat dune greatly weakened by forest fires
The fires ravaged the Landes forest (south-west of France) to the foot of the Pilat dune. Today, without this natural barrier, the highest dune in Europe, its 100 meters high…
Could the fires in the Landes forest have been avoided?
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The forest in Gnesta divides politicians
In recent years, the municipality’s outdoor area Lötbodal south of Gnesta has received a lot of attention. The forest has been affected by spruce bark beetle infestation and some trees…
Forest fire near Athens! People in the area were evacuated.
A forest fire broke out in Penteli Mountain, located northeast of Athens, the capital of Greece. The flames, which grew with the effect of the wind, spread over a wide…
Exposure to smoke from forest fires: what effects on health?
News Published on 07/18/2022 at 9:19 p.m. Updated 07/18/2022 at 9:19 p.m. Reading 2 mins. in collaboration with Liath Guetta (pulmonologist) Eye irritation, coughing fit, runny nose… Exposure to smoke…
Gironde: firefighters’ tactics to fight extraordinary fires in the Landes forest
In Gironde, in the north of the Landes forest, the situation is getting tenser from hour to hour. Minute by minute, even. Of the “powerful and changing winds blow in…
Forest fires took that country prisoner! Intervention continues at 30 different points
Firefighters in Spain are fighting forest fires in at least 30 different locations. It has been reported that thousands of hectares of land in the country have been turned to…
Fires in the Landes forest: could the tragedy have been avoided?
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