Re: Fighting Megafires in Portugal

After the deadly and destructive megafires of October 2017, Portugal has developed a system of preventive firefighting which could inspire other European countries to follow suit.

The Vosges forest is in for more frequent and intense wild fires because of climate change, and the region is bracing itself

NASA images reveal that Africa is a global wildfire hotspot.

What lessons are being learnt in Canada from the devastating forest fires of Québec in summer 2023?

As wildfires in California become more widespread and fierce every year, the state fire department is adapting its strategy: deliberately setting fire to sections of bush as they fight fire with fire.

Now that the fire season finally comes to a close, what's next? 

Camp Fire has been the most destructive wildfire in Californian history: 18,000 buildings destroyed, 62,000 hectares scorched and a death toll of 85. 

In August 2019 the Siberian forests were ablaze. Record high temperatures, low rainfall and windy conditions led to enormous wildfires across the sparsely region choking towns and destroying livelihoods. Other areas have been hit by severe floods.

Since Uganda passed extremely severe laws persecuting gay people, attacks on the LGBT+ community have skyrocketed.

Why does the European Union allow deadly pesticides banned at home to be exported to developing countries? 

Why are hundreds of French people moving to illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank? Data Sources investigates.

With geopolitical tensions and the war in Ukraine, European countries are looking to bolster their military forces. But are young people willing to take up arms?

In the West Bank the brutal reality of the Israeli occupation is clear: Dozens of Palestinian children are gunned down each year by the Israeli army and police.

NASA images reveal that Africa is a global wildfire hotspot.

Mexico and the US are now determined to finally break the power of the cartels.

A rare glimpse into the reality of reporting from a warzone.

The Sado river, south of Lisbon, has been transformed from a polluted area to a regenerated biodiverse habitat.

Cologne, Autumn 1944: In the bombed-out city, a small group of young people put up armed resistance against the Nazi regime

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all?

Why do massive inequalities exist despite a global economy that has produced the most wealth in human history?

Major disasters throughout history have helped to lower inequality. Is this still the case today?

Audio pornography leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories

With Keir Starmer ‘s resignation, British politics is still unstable after six prime ministers in the ten years since the Brexit vote.

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

An odyssey through Iran in search of a lost father for one Tehrani teenager and her friends.

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?