Wildfire

Emergency response crews in West Kalimantan, Indonesia are working to contain wildfires that have already burned tens of thousands of hectares across forests and peatlands. Thick haze from the blazes is spreading across affected areas, raising serious health concerns for millions of people in the...

Wildfires across Indonesia have burned more than 38,000 hectares in West Kalimantan, with fire crews working to contain blazes spreading dangerously close to residential areas. Hotspots are also reported in South Sumatra and Papua. Al Jazeera's Jessica Washington reported from West Kalimantan on the ongoing...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced public anger on August 23, 2026, when residents of a North Rhine-Westphalia town devastated by Germany's worst-ever wildfire booed and whistled during his visit following a weeks-long summer break. The incident reflects public frustration over the government's response to the...

Germany is experiencing accelerating drought, heat waves, and wildfires as the country warms faster than the global average, yet climate change remains absent from many politicians' agendas despite the mounting physical threat. DW's Berlin Briefing podcast examined this disconnect with sustainability researcher Maja Göpel and...