WED, 21 OCT 2026|
[BRAND]
LATEST
01PROMISED LAND: Title deeds may be key to unlocking SA agriculture’s full potential02Source: Elliott tried to retrieve gun from car after Titans practice spat03Cashman, longest-running Yankees GM, agrees to new contract04How Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russia crippled the world’s second largest diesel supplier05Carney to make Turkey trip for 1st bilateral visit aimed at deepening ties06Bush’s brother crosses party lines to vote for James Talarico for Senate07Albania’s revolt: How Rama’s Kushner resort deal became a threat to his leadership08Indian court orders release of two leaders of Cockroach movement
Feed/Disasters
Disasters

Amazon fires rise 62% in October as deforestation falls to a record low

MercoPress
Published 22 Oct 2026, 12:29 am·2 h ago·1 min read
Listen to this story
Read aloud by your device

Satellites detected 9,045 fire hotspots in the Brazilian Amazon in the first half of October, 62% more than in the same period last year, amid a drought aggravated by El Niño. The increase contrasts with the fall in deforestation, which over the past year reached its lowest level since 1988.

Read the full story at MercoPress
en.mercopress.com
Open ↗

Related

Disasters

PHC orders provisional de-sealing of KP Assembly deputy speaker's official residence

33 min ago·Dawn·1 min read
Disasters

Green forest fire notification in South Sudan, Sudan

35 min ago·GDACS Disaster Alerts·1 min read
Disasters

Nigeria: Ebola - Nigerian Lawmakers Reject Visit to Country's Entry Points, Urge FG to Release Emergency Funds

48 min ago·AllAfrica·1 min read
Disasters

Nigeria: Police Rescue Three-Year-Old Boy, Arrest Four Suspects Over Abductions

48 min ago·AllAfrica·1 min read
Disasters

Green notification for tropical cyclone TWENTY-TWO-E-26. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in Tropical Storm).

59 min ago·GDACS Disaster Alerts·1 min read