Wildfire
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Winds fan ferocious fires in Australia’s most populous state
World | Nov 12, 2019, 11:44 AM ISTThe worst fires on Tuesday emerged in the state’s northeast, where three people have died and more than 150 homes have been destroyed since Friday.
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Huge fire advances across Brazil's wetlands
World | Nov 01, 2019, 08:27 AM ISTOver 8,000 fires have been recorded in the Pantanal until October 30, up 462 per cent on the same period last year.
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Luxury homes scorched, celebs flee as wildfires rage across California
World | Oct 29, 2019, 09:55 AM ISTSome 2.2 million people lacked electricity after California’s biggest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric, shut it off over the weekend in the northern part of the state to prevent its equipment from sparking blazes during windy weather.
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Mass blackout in California amid raging wildfires
World | Oct 27, 2019, 07:00 PM ISTA second massive blaze in suburban Los Angeles termed the Tick Fire had charred 4,615 acres and was 55 per cent contained as of Saturday evening.
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More than 50,000 evacuated due to wild fire in California
World | Oct 27, 2019, 12:57 PM ISTAccording to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), the wild fire ignited Wednesday night exploded very fast, scorching over 25,455 acre (103 square km) by Saturday morning with only 10 per cent containment.
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Massive wildfire in California prompts evacuation
World | Oct 25, 2019, 12:57 PM ISTThe fire was reported to have started near the Geysers Geothermal Plant, the world's largest geothermal field, but there officials were yet to ascertain it.
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Karnataka intensifies efforts to battle raging wildfire in Bandipur
India | Feb 25, 2019, 04:57 PM ISTKarnataka intensified efforts to contain a raging wildfire in the Bandipur forest area in the Chamarajanagar district bordering Tamil Nadu, an official said on Monday.
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Ancient wildfires helped spread grasslands on Earth: Scientists
Nov 30, 2018, 08:56 AM ISTThe study found that frequent, seasonal fires nearly 10 million years ago, in the late Miocene -- Geologic time period -- helped turn forested areas into open landscapes, and drove the expansion of grasslands.
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Government climate report warns of worsening US disasters
World | Nov 24, 2018, 07:21 AM ISTThe report is mandated by law every few years and is based on more than 1,000 previous research studies.
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California: 42 killed in deadliest wildfire in US history; bodies found in burned-out cars, homes
World | Nov 13, 2018, 09:18 AM ISTIn some cases, there were only charred fragments of bone, so small that coroner's investigators used a wire basket to sift and sort them. The search for bodies was continuing.
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23 dead, 6700 buildings go up in flames in California’s most destructive wildfire
World | Nov 11, 2018, 08:43 AM ISTButte County Sheriff Kory Honea said Saturday 14 additional bodies were found, bringing the death toll from the blaze to 23. He said an additional search and rescue team was being brought in to search for remains.
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Westworld location in California burns down in Woolsey wildfire
Hollywood | Nov 10, 2018, 03:57 PM ISTThe news was shared by the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area on Twitter. Westworld used the Western town set to shoot its Main Street scenes.
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Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian flee California homes due to wildfire
Hollywood | Nov 10, 2018, 02:13 PM ISTThey were among the thousands forced to evacuate as the fire engulfed large patches of Malibu, Calabasas, Paradise and Thousand Oaks.
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5 dead, 150,000 evacuated as wildfires cause devastation in California
World | Nov 10, 2018, 06:58 AM ISTThe Woolsey Fire, as the blaze is known, has forced 75,000 homes to be evacuated in Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
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Plane crashes in US state of Nevada, ignites wild fire
World | Sep 04, 2018, 07:32 AM ISTA family hiking in the Slide Mountain area Sunday afternoon told news channel that they heard an explosion, saw a glider spiraling to the ground and then heard another explosion.
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NASA's glowing map of fires, sands and storms
Aug 28, 2018, 02:25 PM ISTNASA created a map of the aerosols on on August 23, 2018 as on that day, huge plumes of smoke rose over North America and Africa, three separate tropical cyclones churned in the Pacific Ocean, and large clouds of dust blew over deserts in Africa and Asia.
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United States: Northern California blazes now largest in state history
World | Aug 07, 2018, 08:48 AM ISTHotter weather attributed to climate change is drying out vegetation, creating more intense fires that spread quickly from rural areas to city subdivisions, climate and fire experts say.
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New fire erupts in Northern California; homes threatened
World | Aug 01, 2018, 08:48 AM ISTAbout 60 homes in an old ranching and farming area near Covelo were ordered evacuated as the blaze erupted late in the afternoon.
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Greece plagued with deadliest wildfire in Europe since 1990, toll reaches 91
World | Jul 30, 2018, 04:45 PM ISTThe death toll from last week's wildfire near the Greek capital city Athens reached 91 on Monday, according to the Fire Department
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Aaj Ka Viral: Massive wildfire hits Manchester
Aaj Ka Viral | Jun 27, 2018, 10:05 PM ISTNull