GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
May 2015
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Canada: Aspen helped slow forest fire, anti-herbicide activist says (published by www.princegeorgecitizen.com 29 May 2015)
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USA: Forestry experts say commercially thinned areas fared better in 5,524-acre 36 Pit Fire (published by www.oregonlive.com 29 May 2015)
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Israel: Heat wave sparks brush fires throughout Israel (published by www.timesofisrael.com 27 May 2015)
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Australia: Black Saturday: Court approves $300m Marysville bushfire settlement (published by www.theage.com.au 27 May 2015)
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India: Now, a satellite tracking system to tackle forest fires in Himachal (published by http://zeenews.india.com 27 May 2015)
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USA: Man ordered to pay $6.5M for Sequoia National Forest fire (published by http://fox5sandiego.com 26 May 2015)
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Canada: Forest fire forces 10% cut in Canada oil sands output (published by http://news.yahoo.com 25 May 2015)
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Canada: Raging Alberta forest fires prompt shutdown of 9% of oilsands production (published by http://business.financialpost.com 25 May 2015)
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Australia: NSW fire service was warned 10/50 bushfire laws could lead to more danger (published by www.smh.com.au 24 May 2015)
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Canada: Small forest fighting plane crashes (published by http://globalnews.ca 23 May 2015)
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Namibia: Ministry of Agriculture donates Firefighting Equipment (published by www.economist.com.na 22 May 2015)
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Portugal: Rally de Portugal: Un incendio forestal pone en peligro el regreso al norte luso de la prueba (published by www.farodevigo.es 22 May 2015)
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South Africa: Research into veld fires in grazing grassland can now help with scientifically-grounded evidence (published by http://pressoffice.mg.co.za 21 May 2015)
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USA: Colorado to spend $1.2 million for wildfire prediction system (published by http://gazette.com 21 May 2015)
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USA: How New Rangeland Wildfire Priorities Could Save Sage Grouse (published by http://boisestatepublicradio.org 20 May 2015)
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Indonesia: Mandarin Oriental hotel chain linked to Indonesia forest destruction (published by www.rtcc.org 20 May 2015)
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Lebanon: Government launches plan to prevent forest fires (published by www.dailystar.com.lb 20 May 2015)
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USA: Wanted: Volunteer lookouts to staff California fire towers (published by www.kcra.com 20 May 2015)
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Australia: Why Google still cant use Victorias bushfire data (published by www.themandarin.com.au 20 May 2015)
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Dominican Republic: Dominican Air Force ready to fight forest fires: Diariolibre (published by www.dominicantoday.com 18 May 2015)
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India: First forest fire devours a hectare of Rajaji (published by www.hindustantimes.com 18 May 2015)
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Honduras: Por incendiar bosques están tras las rejas más de 20 personas (published by www.laprensa.hn 17 May 2015)
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Spain: Controlado el incendio forestal de Vall d´Ebo (published by www.diarioinformacion.com 18 May 2015)
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Venezuela: Incendios han afectado 2.197 hectáreas del Waraira Repano (published by www.correodelorinoco.gob.ve 17 May 2015 )
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Jamaica: Coffee loss to bush fire estimated at $180m (published by www.jamaicaobserver.com 16 May 2015)
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Canada: Black Lake First Nation evacuated due to large forest fire (published by www.cbc.ca 16 May 2015)
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USA: Scott Wilk: Fighting Californias illegal fire tax (published by www.signalscv.com 15 May 2015)
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Australia: Top End beekeepers’ livelihoods go up in smoke as fires burn bee feed (published by www.abc.net.au 15 May 2015)
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Portugal: Forest fires up five-fold (published by http://theportugalnews.com 14 May 2015)
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USA: Q & A: Director of New Aerial Firefighting Research Facility (published by http://krcc.org 14 May 2015)
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USA: Anti-logging lawsuits hurt fight against forest fires, officials say (published by www.centredaily.com 14 May 2015)
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Jamaica: Treat major wildfires as national disasters, urges JAS president (published by www.jamaicaobserver.com 14 May 2015)
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Indonesia: Indonesia extends forest-clearing freeze (published by www.todayonline.com 14 May 2015)
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Trinidad and Tobago: Emergency Services Fired up Over New Prediction Software (published by www.newsday.co.tt 13 May 2015)
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Australia: Emergency Services Fired up Over New Prediction Software (published by http://spatialnews.geocomm.com 13 May 2015)
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Trinidad and Tobago: Firefighters feeling heat (published by www.guardian.co.tt 12 May 2015)
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Australia: CSIRO builds bushfire prediction software (published by www.spatialsource.com.au 12 May 2015)
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Portugal: Forest fires increase five-fold (published by www.theportugalnews.com 12 May 2015)
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USA: Hickenlooper to sign wildfire bills (published by www.durangoherald.com 11 May 2015)
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Jamaica: Wildfire leaves five homeless in St Andrew hills (published by www.jamaicaobserver.com 09 May 2015)
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USA: Fighting wildfires from the air — Is it cost-effective? (published by www.kcra.com 08 May 2015)
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Australia/Global: World headed for an El Nino and it could be a big one, scientists say (published by www.smh.com.au 07 May 2015)
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USA: Forest Service chief predicts above normal U.S. wildfire season (published by http://planetark.org 06 May 2015)
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USA: OP-ED: Californias wildfire season now runs year-round (published by https://countieswithnationalforests.wordpress.com 02 May 2015)
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USA: States Returning Heroes program put vets to work protecting watershed and fighting wildfires (published by www.santafenewmexican.com 02 May 2015)
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Australia: Grampians farm Laharum Grove recovering from western Victorian fires (published by www.abc.net.au 01 May 2015)
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Dominican Republic: Major forest fire in Dominican Republic ‘under control’ (Update) (published by www.dominicantoday.com 01 May 2015)