Paris, Jan 17, 2025 (AFP) - Extreme fire: 'unprecedented risk' poorly understood

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2025-01-17

In an era of town-torching megablazes spewing smoke plumes visible from space, scientists say there is still a lot they don't know about the effects of extreme fire on people, nature and the climate. Athens, Maui and now Los Angeles are among major cities across the globe to suffer catastrophic fires, while blazes in Canada's forests have broken records in recent years. Changes in fire behaviour wrought by climate change and other human influenc......

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Oslo, Jan 17, 2025 (AFP) - Norwegian ship gets onboard carbon capture system

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Lille, France, Jan 17, 2025 (AFP) - Pet boar gets to stay with French owner, for now: court

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Seoul, Jan 17, 2025 (AFP) - S. Korea plane crash investigators find feathers in engines: media

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Tokyo, Jan 17, 2025 (AFP) - Japan forest on fire after military explosives drill

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Kobe, Japan, Jan 17, 2025 (AFP) - Japan marks 30th anniversary of deadly Kobe quake

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Beijing, Jan 17, 2025 (AFP) - China says population fell for third year in a row in 2024

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Beijing, Jan 17, 2025 (AFP) - China says population fell for third year in a row in 2024

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