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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicWildfire

Topic: wildfire

At least 18 killed, as ‘worst wildfires in decades’ continue to storm South Korea

As strong winds and dry weather fan multiple wildfires, about 27,000 residents have been forced to flee their homes, with govt forced to shut schools and relocate prisoners.

New study finds forests destroyed by wildfires emit carbon long after the flames die

A forest’s CO2 sink recovers slowly, with the burnt area continuing to release CO2 for several years after wildfires die. This exceeds the amount of CO2 produced from the fire itself.

Now, Facebook has a new plan to fight climate misinformation

Facebook is full of misinformation on climate change and climate disasters, which, when noticed and reported by users, is sent to the company’s third-party fact-checkers.

On Camera

What India can learn from the US-Israel war on Iran

Without any air force or navy worth the name, both Iran and Ukraine have held two superpowers at bay.

Rich state, borrowed money: Karnataka’s growth story has a debt problem that is only getting worse

Karnataka contributes billions to national growth and FDI, but its own finances show a revenue deficit, spiralling interest costs, and liabilities crossing Rs 11.2 lakh crore.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.