Wild Fire

Wild Fire

After months of fires in Indonesia that have caused thick regional haze, attention is turning to whether companies can be held accountable for the blazes and resulting air pollution. Photo: Collected

Focus turns to firms as Indonesia fire haze worsens

Civil society groups have regularly accused companies of responsibility for the blazes, pointing to so-called “hotspots” in supplier plantations, sometimes called concessions.

A torn American flag flutters among incinerated neigbourhood in the Old Trails Fire, in Spokane, Washington, US, August 3, 2026.

Wildfires near Spokane destroy more than 700 buildings, force 64,000 to flee

Thick smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouds New York City yesterday (16 July), prompting air quality alerts and warnings for residents to limit time outdoors. Photo: Reuters

Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in US

The wind whips embers while a firefighter battles the fire in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 9, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes, death toll rises to 10

A wildfire burns at the village of Krestena, in the western Peloponnese, Greece July 24, 2022. Giannis Spirounis/Eurokinissi via REUTERS

Wildfires burn coastal homes, forests in Greece as Europe's heatwave spreads east

Showers and a place to sleep: Portland Convention Center shelters wildfire evacuees

Showers and a place to sleep: Portland Convention Center shelters wildfire evacuees