What are “Zombie Fires” that are burning the Arctics?

The Zombie Fires in the Arctic region are becoming frequent. This says that the fire regimes in the Arctic are changing rapidly. These regions were once-frozen Tundra. What are Zombie Fires? A Zombie fire is a fire from a previous ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

California Wildfires: Thousands of people evacuated to avoid unavoidable circumstances

California has been battling against massive wildfires which broke out last week. Nearly 771,000 acres of land and 100 homes have reportedly been destroyed by the wildfires. Considering the impact the authorities had issued evacuation orders for hundreds of thousands ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Australian Koalas become endangered in bush fires

The Australian Koalas population suffered an extraordinary hit in the bush fires of Australia. It took 3 months for the firemen to control the fires. Highlights Australia recorded 2019 as its hottest year on record. Around 1.25 billion animals are ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Forest Fires in The Amazon Rainforests

The rapidly changing climate has led to a rise in global temperatures worldwide. The change in climate can be attributed with doubt to human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation. However, there are a few bulwarks before runaway climate ..

Emergency declared in California anticipating wild fires

Following the burning of more than 1.8 hectares of forest land in 2018, precautionary steps are being done in California. California receives its rainfall during winter. The vegetation dries in summer kindling fires. Forest fires also occur during the months ..

What are different types and effects of drought?

Drought is a deficiency in rainfall/precipitation over an extended period of time, usually a season or more. Drought is a caused at times due to direct or indirect human involvement. Basically, it is the shortage of water availability due to insufficient ..

In a first, Uttarakhand deploys drones to monitor forest fires

In a first, the Uttarakhand Forest Department has deployed three drones for real-time monitoring of the forest fires. This is the first time that drones are used to monitor forest fires in India. Besides monitoring of forest fire, drones are already ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017

Forest Fires in India: Extent, Reasons and Impacts

As per State of Forests Report 2015, India has forest cover in more than 7 Lakh sq km area which is 21.34% of the total geographical area of the country. India has variety of dense forests in tropical south, Himalayan ..