Friday, July 19th, 2013
A new study by Indian glaciologists suggests black carbon from forest fires may affect the “reflectance” or albedo of glaciers in a manner that reduces their mass balance. The report indicates that the change in reflectance in...
Monday, February 7th, 2011
Finding itself battling water scarcity instead of reaching an accident site on time, the fire department has finally woken up to city's shrinking waterbodies and the need to look for an alternative rather fast. Desperate, the department...
Sunday, February 6th, 2011
Wildfires have destroyed a number of homes in western Australia, as the north-east of the country continues to be affected by flooding brought about by Cyclone Yasi last week. In the western Australian city of Perth, wildfires...