JUNE (ALL NEWS)
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
June 2018
- USA: Photos: Severe storms leave over 200,000 without power from Missouri to Alabama (Published by https://www.accuweather.com/ 30 June 2018)
- UK: More than 100 firefighters battle ‘rapidly developing and aggressive’ blaze for a SEVENTH day after two wildfires merged into giant hillside inferno (Published by http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ 30 June 2018)
- USA: Bear cub with burnt paws rescued from raging wildfires (Published by https://nypost.com/ 30 June 2018)
- USA: Blazing statistics: visualizing wildfire data (Published by https://blogs.sas.com/ 29 June 2018)
- USA: Apartments briefly evacuated due to brush fire in Vista (Published by https://www.10news.com/ 28 June 2018)
- USA: State: Controlled burn sparked Eastpoint fire that destroyed 36 homes (Published by http://www.wctv.tv/ 27 June 2018)
- USA: Some Structures Destroyed In Spring Fire (Published by https://denver.cbslocal.com/ 28 June 2018)
- USA: Grass fire in Benicia prompts brief closure of I-780 (Published by http://abc7news.com/ 28 June 2018)
- USA: Costilla County wildfire destroys buildings, grows overnight to 3,724 acres, zero percent contained (Published by https://www.denverpost.com/ 28 June 2018)
- USA: Brush fire near Bonita mall caused brief road closure; firefighter injured (Published by http://www.tronc.com/ 28 June 2018)
- USA: Colorado lawmakers want to make it a felony to fly a drone over a wildfire (Published by https://www.denverpost.com/ 27 June 2018)
- UK: Saddleworth Moor fire: Army called in and residents struggle to breathe as toxic smoke sweeps over homes (Published by https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ 27 June 2018)
- USA: Putnam: FWC contractor caused Eastpoint forest fire; prescribed burnings halted statewide (Published by https://eu.tallahassee.com/ 27 June 2018)
- INDIA: Forest fires cause pollution worse than that in toxic cities, says NRSC study (Published by http://www.newindianexpress.com/ 26 June 2018)
- NEPAL: Satellite data aids forest fire detection and monitoring in Nepal (Published by https://phys.org/ 26 June 2018)
- CANADA: Over 70 forest fires in Newfoundland and Labrador so far this season (Published by http://www.thewesternstar.com/ 26 June 2018)
- USA: New Montana Homes Increase Wildfire Risks (Published by https://headwaterseconomics.org/ 25 June 2018)
- USA: Gov. Jerry Brown declares state of emergency in NorCal’s Lake County due to raging fire (Published by http://abc7.com/ 25 June 2018)
- INDONESIA: Could El Niño and climate change spell the end for tropical forests? (Published by https://news.mongabay.com/ 25 June 2018)
- INDONESIA: RI taking steps to prevent haze during Asian Games (Published by https://en.antaranews.com/ 24 June 2018)
- AUSTRALIA: A narrative of the colonised; an ongoing exhibition establishes powerful narrative of the Aboriginals of Australia (Published by https://www.financialexpress.com/ 24 June 2018)
- USA: Op-ed: From a wildland firefighter — why we need more wildfires (Published by https://www.deseretnews.com/ 23 June 2018)
- PORTUGAL: Fire fighting goats: Portugal enlists help of surprising ally to prevent deadly bushfires (Published by http://www.fireandrescue.co/ 22 June 2018)
- AUSTRALIA: Coulson aviation cleared for night vision fire fighting in Australia (Published by http://www.fireandrescue.co/ 22 June 2018)
- USA: US Forest Service to close San Juan National Forest for the first time ever (Published by http://www.fireandrescue.co/ 22 June 2018)
- USA: Scorching Audit Describes Kansas Wildfire Response System as Fractured, Poorly Financed (Published by http://www.govtech.com/ 21 June 2018)
- CYPRUS: Cyprus asks Israel for help with massive forest fire (Update 2) (Published by https://cyprus-mail.com/ 21 June 2018)
- AUSTRALIA: Bushfire claims Bibbulmun Track’s Sandpatch camp site (Published by https://thewest.com.au/ 21 June 2018)
- INDONESIA: Mount Lawu forest fire starts to die down, hundreds of climbers evacuated (Published by http://www.thejakartapost.com/ 21 June 2018)
- INDONESIA: Mount Lawu forest fire starts to die down, hundreds of climbers evacuated (Published by http://www.thejakartapost.com/ 21 June 2018)
- ZIMBABWE: Roles of stakeholders in veld fire management (Published by http://www.chronicle.co.zw/ 21 June 2018)
- USA: Honor Guard personnel from wildland fire agencies represented at Family Fire Weekend (Published by http://wildfiretoday.com/ 21 June 2018)
- USA: Two coal-seam fires merge to form rapidly-growing wildfire near Healy (Published by https://www.alaskapublic.org/ 20 June 2018)
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Forest fire destroys a large vegetable area near Cabarete lagoon Published by http://eldia.com.do/ 20 June 2018)
- ISRAEL/PALESTINE: The fight against the “fiery serpents” and fires at the Gaza border. Expert commentary (Published by https://koztimes.com/ 20 June 2018)
- INDIA: To curb forest fires, Uttarakhand to replenish 67 ‘drying’ natural springs (Published by https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ 20 June 2018)
- USA: Western Montana home construction doubles in areas with high wildfire risk (Published by http://mtpr.org/ 20 June 2018)
- USA: California Plans To Spend $2 Billion To Fight Fires This Year (Published by http://www.capradio.org/ 20 June 2018)
- SOUTH EAST ASIA/MALAYSIA: Annual southeast Asia haze linked to increased respiratory problems (Published by https://www.eurekalert.org/ 20 June 2018)
- USA: How wildfires contaminate drinking water sources (Published by https://www.colorado.edu/ 19 June 2018)
- SINGAPORE: Smoke from El Niño fires subdued dawn chorus in Singapore (Published by https://physicsworld.com/ 19 June 2018)
- ISRAEL/PALESTINE: Israel carries out fresh airstrike after Gazans launch fire balloons (Published by https://www.timesofisrael.com/ 18 June 2018)
- USA: Monday Update: Drying Trend Poses Risk To Firefighting Effort On Valles Caldera National Preserve (Published by https://www.ladailypost.com/ 18 June 2018)
- USA: California Wildfires: Elon Musk’s Flamethrower Toy Could Be a Problem (Published by http://www.newsweek.com/ 18 June 2018)
- USA: People Are Doing Ridiculous Things with Elon Musk’s Flamethrowers (Published by https://www.livescience.com/ 18 June 2018)
- ISRAEL: 20 Brush Fires in Gaza Periphery (Published by https://hamodia.com/ 17 June 2018)
- USA: Pregnant women and new moms invited to join UC Davis wildfire study (Published by https://yubanet.com/ 17 June 2018)
- MEXICO: Forest fire leave serious damages behind (Published by https://www.lavozdelafrontera.com.mx/ 16 June 2018)
- USA: Fire season continues across the Arctic (Published by http://www.thearcticsounder.com/ 16 June 2018)
- USA: Durango train faces tough questions going forward (Published by https://pinerivertimes.com/ 16 June 2018)
- ISRAEL/PALESTINE: Fire kites from Gaza a burning issue for Israel (Published by http://www.fireandrescue.co/ 15 June 2018)
- USA: This tiny, laser-powered RoboFly could sniff out forest fires and gas leaks (Published by https://www.popsci.com/ 15 June 2018)
- PORTUGAL: Portugal’s wildfire that broke a community (Published by https://www.bbc.com/ 15 June 2018)
- USA: Wildfires and how they impact economy, tourism (Published by http://www.koaa.com/ 15 June 2018)
- AUSTRALIA: Scotsburn community leaders develops a board game to help educate children about fire preparedness (Published by https://www.thecourier.com.au/ 15 June 2018)
- USA: Does a Fire-Ravaged Forest Need Human Help to Recover? (Published by https://e360.yale.edu/ 14 June 2018)
- USA: UPDATE: Firefighters stop advance of Arizona blaze (Published by http://www.wsaz.com/ 14 June 2018)
- USA: Fire Dangers Force Homeless Out Of Arizona Forest (Published by https://www.npr.org/ 14 June 2018)
- USA: Colorado fire grows, sends thousands fleeing (Published by https://edition.cnn.com/ 13 June 2018)
- AUSTRALIA: Western Australia’s mainland quokka numbers surge following Northcliffe fire (Published by http://www.abc.net.au/ 13 June 2018)
- SOUTH AFRICA: Emergency app turns phone into panic button (Published by https://www.itweb.co.za/ 13 June 2018)
- USA: $50M allocated to fund wildfire programs (Published by http://www.record-bee.com/ 13 June 2018)
- USA: Firefighter Deaths Nationwide Lowest in Decades (Published by http://www.wvlkam.com/ 12 June 2018)
- USA: PG&E shares sink 4 percent after Cal Fire faults utility for a dozen wildfires (Published by https://www.cnbc.com/ 11 June 2018)
- SWEDEN/ITALY: Larger forest fire in Värmland (Published by http://www.atl.nu/ 10 June 2018)
- GREECE: The difficult hours of Pylos from the fire in Niokastro (photos) (Published by https://www.eleftheriaonline.gr/ 09 June 2018)
- GREECE: Greek wildfire reveals hoard of plundered antiquities (Published by http://www.foxnews.com/ 09 June 2018)
- USA: Forest Service to use sheep to reduce hazardous fuels in US (Published by http://www.fireandrescue.co/ 08 June 2018)
- USA: PG&E may try to shift liability for North Bay wildfires to governments (Published by http://www.pressdemocrat.com/ 08 June 2018)
- RUSSIA: The International Investment Bank supports our peatlands projects in Russia (Published by https://www.wetlands.org/ 07 June 2018)
- ITALY: On fire the Club Med in Ragusano on fire and village evacuated: 700 tourists flee to the beach (Published by https://www.ilmessaggero.it/ 07 June 2018)
- USA: RWS 65 – Night Aerial Firefighting with Richard Butterworth (Published by http://rotarywingshow.com/ 07 June 2018)
- GREECE: A big fire is under way on Mount Athos (Published by http://dialogos.com.cy/ 07 June 2018)
- SOUTH AFRICA: Wheelchair-bound man burnt beyond recognition in veld fire (Published by https://www.news24.com/ 06 June 2018)
- UKRAINE: Prime Minister Says ‘Don’t Worry,’ But Scientists Concerned About Chernobyl Wildfires (Published by https://www.rferl.org/ 06 June 2018)
- UKRAINE: Chernobyl in flames: Is it an act of malicious intent? (Published by https://fr.sputniknews.com/ 06 June 2018)
- SWEDEN: Large forest fire blazes in central Sweden (Published by https://www.thelocal.se/ 05 June 2018)
- ASEAN: ASEAN ministers vow to fight transboundary haze (Published by https://borneobulletin.com.bn/ 05 June 2018)
- CROATIA: Strike of storm caused a fire near Trogir, 30 hectares of forest and rubble burnt down: canaders (Published by https://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/ 05 June 2018)
- USA: FS chief assures Wyden of enough air tankers this summer (Published by http://www.ktvz.com/ 05 June 2018)
- UKRAINE: Fire in Chernobyl zone, Kiev says radiation levels safe (Published by https://phys.org/ 05 June 2018)
- PAKISTAN: Smoking Margallas: Forest fires draw CJP’s ire (Published by https://tribune.com.pk/ 05 June 2018)
- UK: US helicopter ‘sparked grass fire’ on Epynt mountain (Published by https://www.bbc.com/ 05 June 2018)
- INDONESIA: Over 1000 orangutans threatened by illegal operations in Indonesia (Published by https://www.greenpeace.org/ 05 June 2018)
- MEXICO: Bear cub escaping from forest fire in Ocampo is rescued (Published by https://www.siglo.mx/ 04 June 2018)
- ISRAEL: Israel to seek compensation from PNA for bushfires (Published by http://www.ansamed.info/ 04 June 2018)
- CHINA: Forest fire battle continues in Inner Mongolia (Published by http://www.xinhuanet.com/ 04 June 2018)
- MOROCCO: Launch of a forest fire awareness program (Published by https://lematin.ma/ 04 June 2018)
- INDONESIA: Wildfire smoke messing with orangutans’ eating and sleep (Published by http://earthsky.org/ 03 June 2018)
- ISRAEL: Massive flaming kite-caused fire rips through southern forest (Published by https://www.ynetnews.com 03 June 2018)
- USA: Hard data on air tanker effectiveness still not available (Published by http://fireaviation.com/ 03 June 2018)
- VENEZUELA: Volunteer dies in forest fire extinction at the Caricuao Zoo (Published by https://www.lapatilla.com/ 03 June 2018)
- PAKISTAN: PAF helicopters conduct operation to overcome fire (Published by https://tribune.com.pk/ 02 June 2018)
- USA: California Senate Passes Legislative Package in Response to Wildfire Danger (Published by http://goldrushcam.com/ 02 June 2018)
- INDIA: Who is setting India’s forests on fire every year? (Published by https://www.dailyo.in/ 01 June 2018)
- USA: PG&E responds to CAL FIRE claims of violation (Published by http://usa.inquirer.net/ 01 June 2018)
- INDIA: Forest fires highest in five years in Himalayan foothills (Published by https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ 01 June 2018)
- AUSTRALIA: $2m for bushfire clean-up on NSW coast (Published by https://www.araratadvertiser.com.au/ 01 June 2018)