A privately operated walkers' hut, 860 metres of boardwalk and a bridge have been destroyed in fires moving along the ...

Jamshedpur: To prevent forest fires, which largely start from mahua flower collection, the three adjoining forest divisions, ...

Modern forests burn less, but fuel buildup increases wildfire risk, making fires more intense and dangerous for forests and ...

Keonjhar: A massive forest fire erupted on Wednesday in the Mitrabhanu forest of Kendua village, Keonjhar district, destroying over 10,000 trees and r.

They can lower temperatures by up to 8 degrees Celsius, providing a much-needed relief from the scorching heat. In drylands, trees suitable to local ecosystems, cultures and dry climates can slow an ...

Due to a lack of proper supervision by the Forest department, wildfires continue to consume forests in Keonjhar district.

“Our past data show that major forest fire incidents tend to occur every two to three years,” said Sudip Chhatkuli, undersecretary at the authority. “Accumulation of fuel (dry leaf, dry grass, twigs, ...

The US Forest Service is fighting to keep in place a plan to raze the equivalent of 500 Central Parks in California’s forests ...

Forests flanking Brazil's rivers act as "highways" that have allowed tree species to move between the Amazon and Atlantic rainforests for millions of years, new research shows. The two rainforests ...

Harris et al./Global Change Biology Without a canopy of older trees, or overstory, to protect seedlings, clearcut forests can be very dry, hot places in the summer, and devoid of protection from ...

Trees and green spaces can drive down urban temperatures. But they must be able to draw water from the soil to achieve ...

Nestled in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, the forest is home to thousands of trees of different varieties ... feet but the search for water ended in a dry pit. Therefore, water tankers were purchased ...