The 144,000-square-foot warehouse proposed at the Manchester and East Hartford border potentially could affect wetlands so much that it has to undergo a full hearing, Manchester’s planning and zoning commission decided. Greenwich-based Luzern Associates wants to put up the warehouse with 28 loading docks and nearly 130 parking spaces on part of a 20-acre tract […]
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s massive Pantanal wetlands haven’t technically entered annual fire season, but already the number of blazes has broken records and is leading experts to predict this year will be the most devastating in decades. Typically the world’s largest tropical wetlands dry out and are prone to fires from July to September. […]
Erica Cristina has been “breathing in smoke every day” since a large fire broke out across the river from the city of Corumba, the gateway to Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetlands. The blaze, which filled the bar she owns with soot, is one of hundreds burning in the vast, wildlife-rich Pantanal which is experiencing […]
Regional authorities in Brazil on Monday declared a state of emergency as the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetlands, faces “out of control fires,” according to a decree. The surge of fires before the peak of the dry season has raised alarm for the Pantanal, which extends into Bolivia and Paraguay and is home to […]
Jun. 17—DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — In a visit earlier this month to an easement outside Devils Lake, state Natural Resources Conservation Service staff praised efforts to restore the land’s natural wetlands. The 523-acre Wetland Reserve Easement, owned by Paula Ramsey, includes 126.8 acres dedicated to wetland wildlife habitat management. The land has been the focus […]
CORUMBA, Brazil (Reuters) – Fatima Brandao goes looking for her chickens in the backyard amidst a veil of smoke from the spreading fires that are engulfing the world’s largest tropical wetland faster than ever before. “There never used to be smoke here. The sun shone clearly and the sky was always blue. Now the whole […]
By Leonardo Benassatto CORUMBA, Brazil (Reuters) – As Jose Cleiton and Brandao Amilton ride their horses into the vastness of the Pantanal grassy wetlands of Brazil, a wall of smoke towers from the horizon far into the sky above. The worst of the dry season is still far off, but already these Brazilian wetlands are […]
STORY: Fishing guide Amilton Brandao is walking on what he says should be flooded land. Instead, it’s dried to a crisp. Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul state, home to the Pantanal wetlands, is being ravaged by fires. “Pantanal was supposed to be flooded at this time, it’s known as the largest wetland in the world […]
STORY: ::Fires in Brazil’s wetlands have surged nearly tenfold this year to the highest levels since 2020 ::The figures have raised alarm as the region heads into the riskiest season for wildfires ::Corumba, Brazil :: June 9, 2024 The blaze, a result of weak rains since late last year which have disrupted the usual seasonal […]
STORY: Wildfires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands so far this year have surged nearly tenfold compared to 2023. According to local media on Tuesday, official satellite data showed a 980% increase in Pantanal fires through June 5th, compared to the same time the year before. The figures have raised alarm as the peak wildfire season approaches. […]
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – Fires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands have surged nearly tenfold so far this year to the highest levels since 2020, when the biome suffered its worst blazes on record. Satellite data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) showed a 980% increase in the number of fires in the […]
May 28—An investigation by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers accused a float operator of dumping tree roots, sediment and debris into approximately 150-200 square feet of forested wetlands. The construction of a road near the Illinois River was halted when a complaint was filed by neighbors Beth Cohenour and Ken Purdy. Regulatory project managers […]