President Jair Bolsonaro falsely claimed that the actor had financed the fires, his latest broadside to shift blame.
Tag: Wildfires
The World Burns All Year. Are There Enough Planes to Douse the Flames?
As climate change pushes California’s fire season into Australia’s, an intricate system of resource sharing struggles with the load.
‘Your Face Is Burning.’ How It Feels to Photograph Australia’s Fires
As bushfires swept Australia’s east coast on Tuesday, our photographer shot residents and firefighters close to the blaze.
Saving the Fire Victims Who Cannot Flee: Australia’s Koalas
The plight of dozens of animals being treated for burned paws and singed fur is raising fears about climate change and the future of the species.
Climate Change Poses Threats to Children’s Health Worldwide
A study from the Lancet points to infectious diseases, worsening air pollution, rising temperatures and even malnutrition as threats to child health as the climate changes.
Australian Fire Officials Say the Worst Is Yet to Come
Dozens of blazes, many of them out of control, are burning from the Sydney suburbs to areas hundreds of miles north around Byron Bay.
At Least 3 Dead as Fires Rage Across Eastern Australia
Firefighters warned of dry, windy conditions to come, signaling an early start for what could be the country’s worst fire season in decades.
‘Guardian’ of the Amazon Killed in Brazil by Illegal Loggers
His death comes as illegal miners, loggers and land grabbers are making more, and bolder, incursions into Indigenous land under the far-right Bolsonaro administration.
In the Amazon, Fires Steal Breath, but Smoke Smells of Money
The thousands of fires set to clear land for cattle in Brazil’s rainforest are widely seen as an environmental disaster. Local ranch hands have more conflicted feelings.
11 of Our Best Weekend Reads
Pete Wells on Peter Luger. Elizabeth Warren’s “Medicare for all” plan. Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women.” Thom Yorke. And more.