Firefighters stop Hürtgenwald forest blaze
about 2 months ago
A large forest fire near Hürtgenwald in North Rhine-Westphalia stopped spreading, and officials said about 1,500 firefighters and specialized vehicles had brought the blaze closer to control.
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by Marcus Grant
Dear government, fire is a symptom, not the cause.
Stay focused on the future. Send in the 'metaphorical' troops to tackle the corporate and personal vested interests benefitting financially from climate breakdown.
Stay focused on the future. Send in the 'metaphorical' troops to tackle the corporate and personal vested interests benefitting financially from climate breakdown.
August 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Dear government, fire is a symptom, not the cause.
Stay focused on the future. Send in the 'metaphorical' troops to tackle the corporate and personal vested interests benefitting financially from climate breakdown.
Stay focused on the future. Send in the 'metaphorical' troops to tackle the corporate and personal vested interests benefitting financially from climate breakdown.
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Federal Job Cuts Are Making Wildfires Harder to Fight
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August 16, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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Indonesian wildfires have sent haze into Malaysia, forcing school closures in Sarawak state.
With peak fire season burning nearly 49,000 hectares, blazes now threaten orangutan habitat and national parks amid funding cuts and an intensifying El Niño.
Hans Nicholas Jong reports for #Mongabay.
With peak fire season burning nearly 49,000 hectares, blazes now threaten orangutan habitat and national parks amid funding cuts and an intensifying El Niño.
Hans Nicholas Jong reports for #Mongabay.
Indonesia’s wildfire season surges as haze spreads into Malaysia
JAKARTA — Haze from fires in Indonesian Borneo has drifted across the border into the Malaysian portion of the island, pushing air pollution there to “very unhealthy levels” and causing school…
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August 15, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Indonesian wildfires have sent haze into Malaysia, forcing school closures in Sarawak state.
With peak fire season burning nearly 49,000 hectares, blazes now threaten orangutan habitat and national parks amid funding cuts and an intensifying El Niño.
Hans Nicholas Jong reports for #Mongabay.
With peak fire season burning nearly 49,000 hectares, blazes now threaten orangutan habitat and national parks amid funding cuts and an intensifying El Niño.
Hans Nicholas Jong reports for #Mongabay.