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Keywords: Forest fires
Deteriorating air quality linked to Indonesian forest and peatland fires has forced Malaysian authorities to close schools in several parts of the country, including Kuala Lumpur, highlighting the growing cross-border impact of the region’s prolonged haze crisis. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek......
Indonesia is struggling to contain extensive forest and land fires that have affected parts of Sumatra and Borneo for weeks, with authorities acknowledging that the scale and geography of the blazes are complicating efforts to bring them under control. Since August, the Indonesian government has mobilized......
Malaysia has declared an emergency in the town of Serian in Sarawak after air pollution reached extremely dangerous levels, with smoke from major fires in neighboring Indonesia affecting parts of the Malaysian state. Malaysia’s Department of Environment reported that the air pollution index in......
Indonesia is facing a rapid escalation of forest and land fires. Nearly 95,000 hectares were affected in July alone, almost as much as in the first six months of the year. Authorities fear a further intensification of the phenomenon as the El Niño episode could extend until early 2027. A particularly......
Portugal is facing one of its most severe wildfire seasons in recent years, with more than 139,000 hectares of land destroyed by fires since the beginning of 2026, according to provisional data from the Portuguese Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests. The latest figures show that 139,091 hectares......
A historic monastery in northeastern Spain is under threat from wildfires as flames spread through forests in Aragon, prompting authorities to evacuate the remains of some of the medieval kingdom’s earliest rulers. The San Juan de la Peña monastery complex, located in the province of Huesca,......
Greek authorities have raised the country’s fire danger level to the highest category as wildfires continue to threaten several areas during the summer season. According to Greek media, the regions of Attica, Argolida and Corinthia, as well as the islands of Evia and Lesvos, have been placed at......
More than 280 people have been arrested in Greece since the beginning of 2026 in connection with fires, as authorities step up efforts to hold those responsible for accidental and deliberate outbreaks accountable. According to Yannis Artopios, a spokesperson for the Greek fire service, 281 arrests had......
The devastating Saumos wildfire has prompted a sharp rise in applications from people seeking to become volunteer firefighters in France’s Gironde region, reflecting a renewed willingness among residents to participate in local emergency response. Nearly 470 applications have been recorded in......