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Beijing, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)--A massive grassland fire that broke out in a nature reserve in Mongolia earlier this month has been linked to a local unit of Japanese telecommunications carrier KDDI Corp. The fire reportedly spread from one of the vehicles carrying Japanese executives and other officials of Mobicom Corp. on Oct. 8, after the convoy entered the protected area in the easternmo...
Chinese state media has called for a Japanese telecoms firm to apologise to China over a huge wildfire in neighbouring Mongolia, as diplomatic tensions run high between Beijing and Tokyo. The grassland fire broke out on October 8 and burned about 80 per cent of a nature reserve on the Mongolia-China border. According to Japanese media reports, the company, KDDI, has acknowledged that the fire was linked to activities involving its majority-owned subsidiary MobiCom – the largest mobile network...
Firefighters are battling fast-moving wildfires in Orange County as Santa Ana winds fan the flames.
The fast-spreading Norte Fire in Orange County is fuelled by intense warm winds and unseasonably high temperatures.
A grassland fire in Mongolia has raised fresh concerns in China, underscoring the recurring risk of cross-border environmental hazards. This is not the first time an environmental disaster originating in Mongolia has threatened to cross the 4,700km (2,920 miles) border into China, with the impacts sometimes also affecting the Korean peninsula and Japan. The blaze, which erupted on October 8 in the inland country’s easternmost Dornod province bordering Russia and China, advanced rapidly towards...
The critically endangered apes were rescued from intense wildfires that destroyed their habitat in August and September.
Peru wildfires remain active in Apurímac, Junín and Cusco. Serfor lists 55 open fire reports, 25 confirmed, and civil defence says 15 fires are out. The post Peru Tracks 55 Open Wildfire Alerts, 25 Confirmed appeared first on The Rio Times.
A grassland wildfire in Peru's Pasco region has burned more than 1,000 hectares, a resident says, and threatens the Huayllay Stone Forest sanctuary. The post Peru Wildfire Threatens Huayllay Stone Forest appeared first on The Rio Times.
The BBC’s Tessa Wong breaks down how one of Indonesia’s worst wildfire seasons is impacting countries around South East Asia.
Indonesia is battling its worst wildfire season in years, testing President Prabowo Subianto’s deep cuts to disaster funding. Toxic haze is now spreading across the region, from Manila to Singapore. Kanupriya Kapoor explains what's fueling the fires. (Source: Bloomberg)