Manileños urged: Mask up amid ‘toxic’ air
Manila warns residents to limit outdoor exposure as transboundary haze from Indonesian wildfires pushes air pollution to unhealthy levels across the capital.
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Manila warns residents to limit outdoor exposure as transboundary haze from Indonesian wildfires pushes air pollution to unhealthy levels across the capital.
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A 17-year-old Indonesian volunteer firefighter dressed as Superman is helping battle wildfires across Borneo, earning praise as a forest hero.
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The government says cloud seeding, which uses substances such as silver iodide and salts to trigger rain, could help douse fires and rewet flammable peatlands.
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France, Greece, Portugal and Spain were also battling major fires over the weekend.
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More than 48,000 personnel have been deployed to fight fires in six provinces, while 43 helicopters and up to 15 fixed-wing aircraft have been mobilized for…
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Fires around Porto Germeno appear to have affected an area of over 10,000 hectares
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France and Spain battle massive wildfires as firefighters race to contain blazes before another heat wave brings higher temperatures, dry conditions and…
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The unprecedented fires in France and Spain were fuelled by forests left tinder dry by successive heatwaves.
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Deadly wildfires continue to ravage France, Spain, and Italy, forcing mass evacuations, prompting EU emergency assistance, and raising fresh concerns over…
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Researchers warn that 2026 could see unusually severe global wildfires driven by climate change and a potential strong El Niño event, with burned areas already…
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Many of the residents ‘were saved from the fire because they ran to the beach.’
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Spain logged its hottest summer on record at 24.2°C, with a 16-day August heatwave fueling deadly wildfires and an estimated 1,100 heat-related deaths, as…
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Southern Europe battles deadly wildfires fueled by extreme heat, with Spain reporting its third fatality this week and Greece gaining ground against a blaze…
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A severe heatwave grips Europe, causing deadly heatstroke, widespread wildfires threatening UNESCO sites, and record temperatures across France, Italy, Spain,…
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Two years after a historically destructive wildfire season, Canada is once again grappling with widespread blazes that have already burned more land than the…
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The suspect’s daughter reportedly told investigators that her father tried to burn tree branches that were hanging over the graves of his grandparents with a…
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