Sindhupalchok locals benefit from disaster management training

2023-04-17T04:13+0200kathmandupost (en)

Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality is one of the most disaster-prone areas in Sindhupalchok, a district that has been battered by natural calamities—earthquakes, floods and landslides—in the last decade. In a bid to mitigate post-disaster losses, the rural municipality initiated a five-day session to....

Why do forest fires occur frequently?

2023-04-16T10:52+0200cgtn (en)

Studies have found that extreme heat and dry weather are major factors in the occurrence of forest fires. For a fire to start, three conditions must be met - combustibles, a fire source, and a fire environment. High temperatures create an environment conducive to fires, with an abundance of combustible materials in the forest.

China faces serious task in preventing forest fires this year, as Spring temperatures are higher than usual: authorities

2023-04-13T17:29+0200globaltimes (en)

Photo: Screenshot from website China is facing is facing a severe challenge in preventing forest fires this Spring, and China’s long border line with other countries highlights the danger of forest fire in border areas, said the country’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA).

Forests, Vol. 14, Pages 778: Forest Fire Prediction Based on Long- and Short-Term Time-Series Network

2023-04-10T12:22+0200mdpi (en)

Modeling and prediction of forest fire occurrence play a key role in guiding forest fire prevention. From the perspective of the whole world, forest fires are a natural disaster with a great degree of hazard, and many countries have taken mountain fire prediction as an important measure for fire....

Ministry of Emergency Management: In the first quarter, various natural disasters in China caused a total of 472.2 million disasters

2023-04-10T06:14+0200tellerreport (en)

According to the official Weibo news of the Ministry of Emergency Management, the Ministry of Emergency Management, together with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport,....

Forests, Vol. 14, Pages 740: Modeling Wildfire Initial Attack Success Rate Based on Machine Learning in Liangshan, China

2023-04-04T10:24+0200mdpi (en)

Forest fires pose a significant threat to both the natural environment and human safety. The prevention, control, and rescue of these fires have been a research focus for many scholars. In this paper, We summarized the factors that may affect the initial attack and used them in combination with....

News4 hours ago Northern Thailand Hospitals Overflow With PM2.5 Air Pollution Sufferers Northern Thailand’s air pollution has reached dangerous levels, with people suffering from respiratory problems crowding local hospitals in Chiang Rai...

2023-04-02T02:10+0200chiangraitimes (en)

Northern Thailand’s air pollution has reached dangerous levels, with people suffering from respiratory problems crowding local hospitals in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai. According to the Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine, consistently high PM2.5 levels have caused many residents to seek medical....

Chiang Mai hospitals overflow with pollution sufferers

2023-04-01T13:52+0200BangkokPost (en)

Air pollution in Chiang Mai has reached hazardous levels, with people suffering from respiratory issues filling up local hospitals, the Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine reports. Consistently high PM2.5 levels in the northern province have led to many residents seeking medical attention for....

News24.com | Northern Spain ravaged by more than 100 fires

2023-03-31T20:11+0200news24 (en)

More than one hundred illegally started fires ravaged northern Spain on Friday. At the worst point, there were 160 fires in the two mountainous regions known for their forests, which are vulnerable to forest fires, but authorities said were started by criminals. Hundreds of people were evacuated and a number of roads were closed.

Northern Spain ravaged by more than 100 fires

2023-03-31T18:51+0200thepeninsulaqatar (en)

Madrid: More than one hundred illegally started fires ravaged northern Spain on Friday, according to authorities while blazes that raged for over a week in the country's east were under control. In total, 119 fires continued to rage on Friday afternoon in the region of Asturias and in neighbouring....

Northern Spain Ravaged By More Than 100 Fires

2023-03-31T18:31+0200barrons (en)

More than one hundred illegally started fires ravaged northern Spain on Friday, according to authorities while blazes that raged for over a week in the country's east were under control. In total, 119 fires continued to rage on Friday afternoon in the region of Asturias and in neighbouring....

Yellow Clouds of Doom: How Thailand’s forest fires have made millions sick

2023-03-31T13:55+0200firstpost (en)

Air quality has worsened in Thailand, sending millions to hospitals with respiratory issues this year alone. Raging forest fires and large-scale farm burning have contributed to air pollution, with the condition particularly bad this year. Forest fires are an annual problem for Thailand between....

Forests, Vol. 14, Pages 704: An Ensemble Model for Forest Fire Occurrence Mapping in China

2023-03-29T15:40+0200mdpi (en)

The effectiveness of the individual machine-learning models and the hybrid models was validated using accuracy, AUC, precision, and recall metrics. According to the validation results (shown in Figure 7 ), the higher accuracy values indicate that the models have better predictions for positive....

¿Por qué las inundaciones y trombas de agua que estamos soportando no se deben sólo al cambio climático? ¿Qué hay detrás? Te lo contamos

2023-03-29T03:56+0200ahoranoticiasandalucia (es)

Las imágenes que estamos viendo en televisión tras unas lluvias que acumularon más de 200 l/m² en pocas horas, el vídeo viral en las redes del metro inundado en China , las trágicas inundaciones que asolaron pueblos alemanes a principios de verano, las lluvias torrenciales en el Sahel… Podríamos....

How 12 Years of War Destroyed Syria’s Forests

2023-03-28T19:00+0200impakter (en)

The “Axed and Burned” report is produced by Pax for Peace , a Netherlands-based organisation dedicated to protecting civilians against acts of war, to ending armed violence and to building inclusive peace. The report was based on satellite analysis and open-source research.