Forest fires

Indonesia braces itself for rising forest fire risks from dry season, weather agency says

Smoke covers a forest during fires near Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province in 2019.

Uncleared debris from Sumatra floods triggers wildfire in Aceh

The fire broke out on May 27 in Babah Krueng village in Sawang district, where piles of logs and branches had accumulated along the banks of the Sawang River.

Indonesia’s Riau ready to evacuate residents from flooding areas after fighting forest fires

People walk through a flood in Riau in 2025. High rainfall in the past few days has caused floods in dozens of villages and sub-districts in three regencies.

World faces risk of severe wildfire year fuelled by climate change: Researchers

Smoke rises as a wildfire burns parts of the Everglades in Florida, USA, on May 11. The United States has seen unseasonably large areas burnt in 2026.

Wildfire in north-east Japan under control, burns 1,633ha in 11 days

A firefighter works as wildfires continue in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan on April 26.

Around 3,000 residents evacuated in Tuscany as winds fan forest fire

The fire, active since April 28, has spread over 800ha on Mount Faeta, straddling the provinces of Lucca and Pisa.

Indonesia’s Riau, South Sumatra brace themselves for forest fires as El Nino looms

In the first three months of 2026 alone, fires burned at least 42,000ha across Indonesia, an area roughly four times the size of Paris.

Rainforest loss eases in 2025, but El Nino and fires a looming threat: US study

A drone views shows fallen trees where farmers cleared land for soybean farming in Para state, Brazil, on Oct 6, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS

Fishermen in northern Japan impacted by forest fires; sea urchin season delayed

Volunteer firefighters watch a wildfire from the fire station in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, April 26, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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Tsunami survivor battles wildfire to protect home town in Japan’s north-east

Volunteer firefighter Ryota Haga prepares to connect fire hoses to battle a wildfire in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, April 26, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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