GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
June 2016
-
USA: USAF eyes prop, comm’s upgrades for firefighting C-130s (published by www.flightglobal.com 30 June 2016)
-
USA: Fire Tanker Plane Crew Safe After Emergency Landing in Chico (published by www.actionnewsnow.com 30 June 2016)
-
Brazil: Amazônia deve ter recorde de queimadas (published by www.observatoriodoclima.eco.br 30 June 2016)
-
USA: Death toll rises to four in California wildfires as bodies found in rural area (published by www.hurriyetdailynews.com 30 June 2016)
-
Turkey: HDP blames govt for forest fires in southeast (published by www.hurriyetdailynews.com 30 June 2016)
-
USA: San Gabriel Complex Fires now 96 percent contained (published by www.pe.com 30 June 2016)
-
USA: Severe Wildfires Rekindle Controversial Call for Deliberate Burns (published by www.scientificamerican.com 30 June 2016)
-
Indonesia: Peat fires stoke global warming (published by http://www.unep.org 30 June 2016)
-
USA: Does Insurance Affect Home Development on Wildfire-Prone Lands? (published by http://headwaterseconomics.org 30 June 2016)
-
USA: Deadly wildfires spark debate about development (published by http://www.ocregister.com 29 June 2016)
-
Singapore: WWF launches new Singapore alliance on sustainable palm oil (published by http://www.eco-business.com 29 June 2016)
-
Indonesia: Indonesia plans peat monitoring system to curb choking haze (29 June 2016 published by http://www.aseanpeat.net)
-
Singapore: Singapore companies form alliance to tackle haze pollution and deforestation (published by http://www.aseanpeat.net 27 June 2016)
-
Turkey: Turkeys main opposition seeks parliamentary probe into forest fires (27 June 2016 published by http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com)
-
Pakistan: Smoke blazing: Forest fire destroys trees in Batkhela (27 June 2016 published by http://tribune.com.pk)
-
New Zealand: Keri Tuna wins Southern rural firefighter of the year award (published by http://www.stuff.co.nz 26 June 2016)
-
Cyprus: Cut nose to spite face? Really? (published by http://in-cyprus.com 26 June 2016)
-
Greece: Forest fire in Dervenochoria splits into two fronts (published by http://www.ekathimerini.com 26 June 2016)
-
Turkey: Turkish authorities evacuate holiday resorts as forest fire spreads in Antalya (published by http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com 26 June 2016)
-
USA: Possible Human Remains Found in Aftermath of Deadly California Wildfire (published by http://www.nbcnews.com 25 June 2016)
-
Canada: Five new forest fires confirmed in Sudbury region (published by https://www.sudbury.com 25 June 2016)
-
Russia: Russian volunteers seek a foothold as wildfires rage in Siberia (published by http://www.nhregister.com 25 June 2016)
-
Singapore/Indonesia: Sovereignty, jurisdiction and international law (published by www.straitstimes.com 25 June 2016)
-
USA: Firefighting 747 Supertanker arrives in Seattle [VIDEO] (published by http://aircargoworld.com 24 June 2016)
-
Australia: WA volunteer bush firefighters will only support rural fire service independent of Department of Fire and Emergency Services (published by www.abc.net.au 24 June 2016)
-
USA: New evidence that forest fires do not threaten spotted owls (published by http://phys.org 24 June 2016)
-
USA/Global: Forest Fires Can Heat Up the Whole Planet (published by http://news.nationalgeographic.com 23 June 2016)
-
USA: Stay Away Zone Declared for Baby Bald Eagle Nest in San Gabriel Complex Wildfire (published by www.nbclosangeles.com 23 June 2016)
-
Australia: Tas bushfire season cost $55m (published by www.9news.com.au 23 June 2016)
-
Australia: WA Premier Colin Barnett releases Ferguson report into Waroona-Yarloop bushfires (published by www.perthnow.com.au 23 June 2016)
-
Australia: Documents show schools at mercy of deadly Pinery bushfire left without Education Department support (published by www.adelaidenow.com.au 22 June 2016)
-
Australia: Western Power completes EnergySafety order on rural WA pole network (published by www.perthnow.com.au 22 June 2016)
-
Cyprus/Turkey: Turkey Says It Won’t Send Aircraft to Battle Cyprus Fire (published by http://abcnews.go.com 22 June 2016)
-
USA: Alarm over fire danger as California tree die-off hits 66 million (published by www.sfgate.com 22 June 2016)
-
Canada: Viking acquires water bomber programme from Bombardier (published by www.airmedandrescue.com 21 June 2016)
-
USA: Forest Service chief wants new way to pay for wildfires (published by www.statesmanjournal.com 21 June 2016)
-
USA: Waterfowl Populations Resilient to Fires in the Western Boreal Forest (published by www.usgs.gov 21 June 2016)
-
Cyprus: President postpones peace negotiations to deal with huge forest fire (published by http://famagusta-gazette.com 21 June 2016)
-
Cyprus/Turkey: Cyprus’ Rival Turkey Offers Help to Battle Huge Forest Fire (published by http://abcnews.go.com 21 June 2016)
-
Australia: Yarloop could have been saved with CFA (published by www.sbs.com.au 21 June 2016)
-
USA: Dianne Jacob Blasts Forest Service for Refusing to Fly Tankers from Ramona Air Base, where CAL FIRE is Landing Same Planes (published by www.eastcountymagazine.org 20 June 2016)
-
Canada: Is Fort McMurrays water supply contaminated by the wildfire? (published by https://uwaterloo.ca 20 June 2016)
-
Canada: Hottest oil rally since 2009 runs out of steam as Alberta wildfire threat fades (published by http://business.financialpost.com 20 June 2016)
-
Cyprus: Firefighter Dies While Battling Huge Cyprus Forest Fire (published by http://abcnews.go.com 20 June 2016)
-
India: Forest fires: Frame action plan (published by www.deccanherald.com 20 June 2016)
-
South Africa: South Africa: Fire Fighting Should Never Be Privatised (published by http://allafrica.com 20 June 2016)
-
Italy: The purr-fect crime: Mafia attach flaming rags to tails of cats to start forest fires unless protection money is paid (published by www.dailymail.co.uk 20 June 2016)
-
Spain/Europe: Cave holds earliest signs of fire-making in Europe (published by https://student.societyforscience.org 19 June 2016)
-
USA: California to Fire up Burners to Battle Dead Tree Epidemic (published by http://abcnews.go.com 19 June 2016)
-
Turkey: Fire destroys 544 acres of forest in Bodrum (published by www.dailysabah.com 19 June 2016)
-
Indonesia: Judges blamed for lenient sentences in forest fires (published by www.thejakartapost.com18 June 2016)
-
Cyprus/Israel: Israel sends firefighting planes to help battle Cyprus blaze (published by www.timesofisrael.com 18 June 2016)
-
USA: U.S. Forest Service Names New Director To Oversee National Fire and Aviation Management Program (published by www.highlandnews.net 17 June 2016)
-
USA: As wildfire season heats up, CSU experts push for national smoke warning system (published by http://source.colostate.edu 17 June 2016)
-
South Africa/Canada: Working on Fire Canada Deployment Statement (published by www.fireandrescue.co 17 June 2016)
-
Israel: Huge forest fire rages in Jerusalem outskirts (published by www.timesofisrael.com 16 June 2016)
-
Singapore/Indonesia/ASEAN: Clear agreement for Asean to tackle haze (published by www.straitstimes.com 16 June 2016)
-
South Africa/Canada: What it cost to fight the Canada fires (published by http://citizen.co.za 15 June 2016)
-
Russia: Almost 16,000 hectares of forest on fire in Russia (published by http://tass.ru 15 June 2016)
-
Greece: Ongoing major fire in New Peramos. Fire rages in Megara (published by www.multi-news.gr 15 June 2016)
-
Canada: First-to-Facebook carrier shares forest fire response strategy (published by www.insurancebusiness.ca 15 June 2016)
-
USA: Federal judge sides with OSF in insurance suit over wildfire smoke (published by www.mailtribune.com 14 June 2016)
-
Indonesia: Indonesia’s peat agency gives APP ultimatum to submit data (published by www.eco-business.com 15 June 2016)
-
Canada: Suncor sees wildfire costing nearly C$1 billion: sources (published by www.reuters.com 14 June 2016)
-
Singapore/Indonesia: S’pore can’t take legal action against Indonesians over haze: Jakarta (published by http://news.asiaone.com 14 June 2016)
-
USA: GelTech Prepares for Western North America Wildland Fire Season (published by www.marketwired.com 14 June 2016)
-
Australia: CFS volunteers critical after burn-offs in national parks not finished before summer (published by www.adelaidenow.com.au 14 June 2016)
-
Indonesia: Indonesia will not allow its citizens to be prosecuted under Singapore laws: VP Kalla (published by www.channelnewsasia.com 13 June 2016)
-
USA: Grass fire at Denver International Airport may have been sparked by plane that was taking off ( published by www.thedenverchannel.com 13 June 2016)
-
Indonesia: Peat expert dies from cancer after fighting Indonesian fires (published by https://news.mongabay.com 12 June 2016)
-
Zimbabwe: Chiredzi accounts for 70% of Masvingo’s veld fires (published by www.bulawayo24.com 12 June 2016)
-
South Africa/Canada: Plenty of blame to share for South African firefighter strike (published by www.theglobeandmail.com 10 June 2016)
-
South Africa/Canada: Mediator, envoy sent to intervene in singing firefighters’ pay battle (published by www.news24.com 11 June 2016)
-
Indonesia: Gov`t Accelerates One-Map Policy to Prevent Forest Fires (published by http://en.tempo.co 11 June 2016)
-
Australia: Bush fire vet tells of saving burned horses in Australia (published by www.horsetalk.co.nz 11 June 2016)
-
South Africa/Canada: Canada sends singing SA firefighters home (published by www.news24.com 11 June 2016)
-
USA: Federal agencies fight unauthorized drones over wildfires (published by www.ktvz.com 11 June 2016)
-
Canada: Canada’s forest ministers call on feds to do more in fight against wildfires (published by http://www.cbc.ca 11 June 2016)
-
Indonesia: APP guilty of a bald-faced lie, says Indonesian peatland authority (published by www.todayonline.com 11 June 2016)
-
South Africa/Canada: Albertas international embarrassment: Did Notley try to pay South African firefighters slave wages? (published by www.therebel.media 10 June 2016)
-
Singapore: Singapore Aims to Prosecute Indonesian Polluters Under Haze Law (published by www.bloomberg.com 10 June 2016)
-
India: Treat forest fires as national calamity: Renuka Choudhury (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com 10 June 2016)
-
Russia: Animation of satellite images shows smoke from a Russian wildfire getting sucked into a weather system vortex (published by http://blogs.discovermagazine.com 10 June 2016)
-
South Africa/Canada: Fort McMurray: Rachel Notley Promises South African Firefighters Will Get A Pay Bump (published by www.huffingtonpost.ca 10 June 2016)
-
South Africa/Canada: Notley says South African firefighters low wages are not acceptable (published by www.theglobeandmail.com 10 June 2016)
-
Australia: Showing women important fire skills (published by www.theislanderonline.com.au 10 June 2016)
-
Anctartica/USA: Antarctic lakes provide glimpse of ancient forest fires (published by www.colorado.edu 10 June 2016)
-
Indonesia: The 2015 Indonesian Fires: Less Carbon Release Than Was Thought (published by https://eos.org 09 June 2016)
-
Indonesia: APP uncooperative in peatland restoration efforts (published by www.todayonline.com 09 June 2016)
-
Indonesia: Indonesia rebuffs Singapore offer of haze assistance (published by www.todayonline.com 09 June 2016)
-
Canada: NDP watching oil prices rise along with Fort McMurray wildfire costs (published by http://calgaryherald.com 08 June 2016)
-
Canada: ConocoPhillips has 10 percent of Surmont wells running after wildfire (published by www.businessinsider.com 07 June 2016)
-
USA/Russia: Russians visit Montana to learn firefighting systems, resources (published by www.greatfallstribune.com 07 June 2016)
-
Norway: Oslo area hit by two massive forest fires (published by www.thelocal.no 07 June 2016)
-
Russia: Wildfires in Russia grow 2% over past 24 hours to over 8,000 hectares (published by http://tass.ru 07 June 2016)
-
Indonesia: CAMS contribution to estimate the largest fire carbon emissions over Southeast Asia since 1997 (published by http://atmosphere.copernicus.eu 07 June 2016)
-
Indonesia: Massive restoration of peatland forest in Sumatra underway (published by http://www.channelnewsasia.com 03 June 2016)
-
Russia: Area of forest fires in Russias Siberian Buryatia republic exceeds 14,000 hectares (03 June 2016 published by http://tass.ru)
-
Russsia: Wildfires in Russia: much worse than you could imagine (published by http://www.greenpeace.org 03 June 2016)
-
USA: Record-breaking heat to scorch western US, increase wildfire threat into next week (published by http://www.accuweather.com/ 03 June 2016)
-
Australia: Greens double firefighters to deal with extreme bushfires in a warming world (01 June 2016 published by mysunshinecoast.com)
-
Indonesia: Farmers use tractors to reduce forest fires (published by http://www.thejakartapost.com 01 June 2016)