Tag Archives: Fires
Towards finish of Ice Age, human beings witnessed fires bigger than dinosaur killers
About 12,800 years in the past, because of fragments of a comet, people noticed an astonishing 10 % of the Earth’s land floor, or about 10 million sq. kilometers, consumed by fires. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Fires set by Ice Age hunters destroyed forests throughout Europe
Large-scale forest fires started by prehistoric hunter-gatherers are probably the reason why Europe is not more densely forested, researchers report. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Govt says 21.5 sq kms in ‘Land of Fires’ could be toxic
IMG class=hide alt=”Govt says 21.5 sq kms in ‘Land of Fires’ could be toxic” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-120e7de8a637900c50d4ca0e42f62df1.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, March 11 – Land to be checked for toxicity in the southern Campania region under an emergency law to stem environmental damage … Continue reading
Govt bans waste torching amid ‘Land of Fires’ row
(By Elisa Cecchi). (ANSA) – Rome, December 3 – The Italian government on Tuesday passed a decree against waste burning in an “unprecedented response” to growing illegal garbage-management practices which have plagued in particular the southern Campania region, Premier Enrico … Continue reading