GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
January 2016
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USA: Wildfire Experts Paper Informs Effective Policy (published by http://headwaterseconomics.org 01 January 2016)
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Ghana: One dead as fire destroys cocoa, plantain farms in Bosomtwi District (published by www.graphic.com.gh 31 January 2016)
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Korea: 1 person dead in chopper crash in S. Korea (published by http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr 30 January 2016)
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Australia: Tasmania fires: First images of World Heritage Area devastation emerge, show signs of ‘system collapse (published by www.abc.net.au 31 January 2016)
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Australia: Brushfires ravage Australian forests that pre-dated dinosaurs on Earth (published by www.rawstory.com 30 January 2016)
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Singapore: No data on long-term impact of transboundary haze: MOH (published by www.channelnewsasia.com 29 January 2016)
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Ghana: Bush fire renders Ative-Korfeyie residents homeless (published by http://citifmonline.com 29 January 2016)
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Australia: Foresters support Waroona bushfire inquiry (published by http://prwire.com.au 29 January 2016)
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India: Farmers fire fence to ward off elephants (published by www.thehindu.com 29 January 2016)
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USA: Colorado’s Center of Excellence Discusses Fighting Flames at Night (published by www.westernslopenow.com 28 January 2016)
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Ghana: 54 fire cases reported in Western Region this year (published by www.ghanaweb.com 28 January 2016)
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Indonesia: Establishment of Indonesia`s Peatland Restoration Agency lauded (published by www.antaranews.com 28 January 2016)
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Australia: Fears lightning strikes started more fires (published by www.skynews.com.au 28 January 2016)
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Australia/ New Zealand: Kiwi firefighters to help battle Tasmania bushfires (published by www.nzherald.co.nz 28 January 2016)
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Australia: A new way to look at people seeking asylum (published by www.theage.com.au 28 January 2016)
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Australia: Australian bushfires may accelerate push to solar + storage for homes (published by http://reneweconomy.com 27 January 2016)
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Indonesia: Three foreign countries to help in peat land restoration (published by www.antaranews.com 26 January 2016)
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India: Indian cities are disappearing in a haze of pollution (published by www.winnipegfreepress.com 26 January 2016)
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USA: Florida Forest Service awarded national honor for work in fire control (published by http://jacksonville.com 26 January 2016)
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USA: $1.0b insured losses in California fires (published by www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com 26 January 2016)
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USA: Wildfire plan seen as biggest land policy change in decades (published by http://bigstory.ap.org 26 January 2016)
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Australia: A team of Australian vets have skipped a bushfire evacuation to care for the local wildlife (published by http://www.thejournal.ie 25 January 2016)
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Australia: Time to bring in the big guns in Tasmanias bushfire fight (published by www.themercury.com.au 25 January 2016)
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USA: The aftermath of 1492 (published by http://popular-archaeology.com 25 January 2016)
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Trinidad and Tobago: Bush fire spreads to school (published by www.trinidadexpress.com 25 January 2016)
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Australia: Survive a bush fire (crowdfund) (published by www.indiegogo.com 24 January 2016)
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India: Gujarat tribals turn bamboo plantation owners (published by http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com 24 January 2016)
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USA: Army’s controlled burning maintains forest at Fort Stewart (slideshow) (published by http://savannahnow.com 23 January 2016)
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Australia: Tasmanian bushfires ‘worst crisis in decades’ for world heritage forests (published by https://www.theguardian.com 22 January 2016)
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Russia: Russian Army to receive more than160 fire fighting vehicles in 2016 (published by www.fireandrescue.co 22 January 2016)
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Australia: Fire and Rescue New South Wales unveil new fire fighting weapon for summer, Australia (published by www.fireandrescue.co 22 January 2016)
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Australia: Heartbreaking photo shows a baby kangaroo wrapped in bandages after surviving the brutal ‘demon’ bushfire in Western Australia (published by http://www.dailymail.co.uk 21 January 2016)
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Thailand: Rainmaking mission achieves success in Nakhon Sawan (published by http://news.thaivisa.com 21 January 2016)
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Indonesia: Challenges await peatland agency head (published by www.thejakartapost.com 21 January 2016)
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Chile: Pymes forestales y ARAUCO se unen para prevenir y combatir los incendios forestales (published by www.propymechile.com 20 January 2016)
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South Africa: Fire a Hot Topic in Youth Employment in South Africa (published by www.ipsnews.net 20 January 2016)
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Indonesia: Haze Crisis Cost Indonesia Almost 2% of GDP, World Bank Says (published by www.bloomberg.com 20 January 2016)
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Ukraine: Forest sector reform in Ukraine: EU-funded project sends letter to government (published by www.enpi-info.eu 19 January 2016)
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USA: Greens bash heads over how to deal with wildfires (published by http://grist.org 19 January 2016)
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Uruguay: Alerta roja en Uruguay por “riesgo muy alto” de incendio forestal (published by www.paraguay.com 18 January 2016)
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Ghana: Ghana risks repetition of 1983 bushfires-GNFS (published by www.ghanaweb.com 18 January 2016)
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India: Ulavi Fair Ritual Denuding Kali Tiger Reserve (published by www.newindianexpress.com 18 January 2016)
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USA: Was 2015 a record year for wildfires? Dispute fans a debate over U.S. forests (published by www.ocregister.com 18 January 2016)
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Indonesia: President bans permits for peatland cultivation (published by www.antaranews.com 18 January 2016)
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ASEAN: Asean states to help each other fight haze (published by www.nationmultimedia.com 18 January 2016)
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New Zealand/Australia: Taranaki’s top rural firefighter heading to Australia to help battle bush fires (published by www.stuff.co.nz 18 January 2016)
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Barbados: Fire leaves 12 homeless (published by www.barbadostoday.bb 17 January 2016)
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Australia: South-west bushfire turns up new flora (published by www.sciencewa.net.au 16 January 2016)
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Australia: Timber industry calls for more prescribed burns, criticises West Australian state forest management (published by www.abc.net.au 15 January 2016)
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Australia: Australian Raptors May Be Playing With Fire (published by www.iflscience.com15 January 2016)
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USA: Fort Carson combat veteran beat paralysis to become hotshot recruit (published by http://gazette.com 15 January 2016)
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Australia: Union blasts mining giant for exposing workers to safety hazards during bushfires (published by http://content.safetyculture.com.au 15 January 2016)
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Venezuela: Un incendio forestal dejó sin luz tres estados de Venezuela (published by www.infobae.com 14 January 2016)
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Indonesia: Indonesia to restore damaged peat lands in five years (published by www.antaranews.com 13 January 2016)
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India: Poachers set Kumaon foothills on fire to hunt musk deer (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com 13 January 2016)
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Australia: WA bushfires flare up, possible threat to lives and homes (published by www.abc.net.au 13 January 2016)
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Gambia: Gambia: Pay Heed to Campaign Against Bushfire (published by http://allafrica.com 12 January 2016)
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Australia: WA bushfires: Hundreds of farms and thousands of hectares of agricultural land affected (published by www.abc.net.au 12 January 2016)
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USA: 2015 wildfires burned a record-breaking 10.1 million acres (published by www.hcn.org11 January 2016)
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New Zealand/Australia: More Kiwis off to battle Aussie bush fires (published by www.odt.co.nz 11 January 2016)
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Canada: Firefighting funds depleted: Record number of wildfires in national parks (published by www.yorktonthisweek.com 10 January 2016)
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Australia: Bodies found in WA bushfire disaster (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 10 January 2016)
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Russia: Irkutsk region authorities promise to extinguish peat fires by February 1 (published by http://tass.ru 08 January 2016)
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Indonesia: Indonesian government loses flagship case against company accused of causing haze fires (published by http://jakarta.coconuts.co 08 January 2016)
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USA: Jerry Brown proposes special unit to clean up Cal Fire (published by www.sacbee.com 08 January 2016)
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USA: Andover fire victim identified as former Nashua police chief (published by www.wmur.com 08 January 2016)
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USA: WA fire: Yarloop devastated with 95 homes lost, bushfire now threatening Harvey (published by http://mobile.abc.net.au 08 January 2016)
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USA: 2015 Wildfire Season Shatters National Record With 10 Million Acres Burned (published by http://ecowatch.com 07 January 2016)
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Indonesia: Indonesia to sue another 10 firms over forest fires (published by www.channelnewsasia.com 07 January 2016)
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Indonesia: Agency to restore Indonesia’s damaged peatlands to soon launch (published by www.straitstimes.com 05 January 2016)
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USA: CNN reporter mischaracterizes the arson crimes of Oregon ranchers (published by http://wildfiretoday.com 04 January 2016)
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World/GFMC: Local Fires, Global Worries (published by http://wildfiremagazine.org 04 January 2016)
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Indonesia: Jakarta to appeal rejection (published by www.thestar.com.my 01 January 2016)
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Australia: Perth suburban beachside residents flee out-of-control bushfire (published by www.theguardian.com 01 January 2016)
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USA: EPA orders barrier for nuclear waste at Missouri landfill (published by www.abc17news.com 01 January 2016)