February (All News)
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Chile declares ‘Santa Ana’ forest fire in Biobío under control 28. February 2023
Wildfires increase in Costa Rica 28. February 2023
Forest fire control: awareness and cooperation needed 28. February 2023
How does wildfire smoke impact pregnancy and children? 28. February 2023
Eighty one hot spots detected in Indonesia: ministry 28. February 2023
Castle fire of 2020 continues to impact giant sequoia trees and mountain residents 28. February 2023
Cost cutting increases bushfire threat 27. February 2023
Bushfires and climate change are destroying animal habitats; can they be saved? 27. February 2023
Wombat: Australia’s lifesaving animal – Mumbai Samachar IG News 26. February 2023
Health concerns will linger with firefighters 26. February 2023
Grant applications now open for combating wildfires 26. February 2023
The “Wrong Kind of Fire” is burning – Unprecedented levels of high-severity burn in Sierra Nevada 26. February 2023
Cuban firefighters battle raging forest fire 26. February 2023
Australia must prepare for worst as fires return after La Niña summers 26. February 2023
Look like rats: Mini kangaroos are said to help fight bushfires in Australia 25. February 2023
USDA funds several Western projects to reduce wildfire risk 25. February 2023
International delegates hear how Australia manages fire 25. February 2023
Forest Service discusses Northwest’s wildfire crisis during online community forum 25. February 2023
PG&E slows underground power line plan aimed at avoiding wildfire risk 25. February 2023
How beavers help fight wildfires 24. February 2023
Chile: Wildfires kill over 17,000 animals 24. February 2023
Dewas News Diary: Fire and biodiversity protection workshop by forest department concludes 24. February 2023
Using soil science to improve wildfire predictions 24. February 2023
S.Korea to offer US$100,000 in aid to Chile over forest fire damage 24. February 2023
Fires burn in Argentina’s Iberá National Park 24. February 2023
Aerial firefighting operators form new association 24. February 2023
Drone and satellite project tackling wildfires wins 1m euro defence funding 24. February 2023
New Jersey receives $995,000 federal grant for wildfire mitigation efforts in area of joint base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Award is among 13 given for environmental protection initiatives at military installations 24. February 2023
Moore Foundation launches $110 million wildfire resilience initiative 24. February 2023
Bushfire planning for business 24. February 2023
If peatland burns, water bodies and drinking water can suffer 24. February 2023
Towering wildfire clouds have big impacts on the stratosphere 24. February 2023
Inside state’s long-lasting solution to end forest fires 23. February 2023
4 Investigates: Scientists work to understand post-wildfire mudslides 23. February 2023
Superstition drives villagers to set fire to Kappatagudda 23. February 2023
Defense Giant Lockheed Martin Eyes New Opportunities in Wildfire Fighting 23. February 2023
Thailand warns of prison terms for forest fire starters 23. February 2023
Data driven patrolling checking forest & wildfire crimes 23. February 2023
Montana researchers are highlighting the human role in wildfires 22. February 2023
Australia faces unprecedented grassfires next summer ‘supercharged’ by global heating 22. February 2023
India records over thousand forest fires in one week 22. February 2023
Grass fires follow floods: Here’s what you need to know 22. February 2023
‘Bad’ fires are burning forest ecosystems in the Sierra Nevada, southern Cascade regions 21. February 2023
Climate in crisis: Wildfire impact on Sierra Snowmelt 21. February 2023
Community cut off by Newfoundland forest fires running out of food, says deputy mayor 21. February 2023
Karnataka: Threat of summer fires looms large over tiger reserves 21. February 2023
Emergency for forest fires continues in center-south of Chile 21. February 2023
Forestry changes in B.C. don’t go far enough to protect against wildfire: expert 21. February 2023
9 tips to reduce the threat of wildfires 21. February 2023
The cost of wildfires for consumers 19. February 2023
Aerial firefighters association to promote safety, standards, innovation 19. February 2023
89-day no-burning rule to curb haze and wildfire in Thailand 19. February 2023
Turkey Mountain wildfire mitigation project 18. February 2023
China’s AG600 amphibious aircraft expected to enter market in 2025 18. February 2023
Over 50 wildfires are still being fought in Chile 17. February 2023
Number of fires in Brazilian Amazon in August-September 2022 was highest since 2010 17. February 2023
Spokane fire department with DNR to reduce local wildfire risk 17. February 2023
Farmers insurance continues to cancel policies due to wildfire risk 17. February 2023
Monterey, Carmel, and Pacific Grove develop a wildfire prevention plan to prevent wildfires 16. February 2023
Ice storm aftermath increases wildfire risk in Central Texas 16. February 2023
High intensity fires do not reverse bush encroachment in new long term study 16. February 2023
Here’s why Connecticut’s risk of brush fires is high so early this year 16. February 2023
Year of intense wildfire in Nepal may help scientists predict future blazes 16. February 2023
New BLM forest plan in Southern Oregon speeds up wildfire prevention. But it has its critics 16. February 2023
AI, sensors enhance wildfire detection 16. February 2023
Geography Coffee Hour talk to discuss heath effects of wildfire smoke 15. February 2023
Wildfire damage prompts calls for funding water system 15. February 2023
Wildland fire mitigation and management commission releases strategy to meet aerial firefighting equipment needs 14. February 2023
Increased wildfire risk due to California rainstorms 14. February 2023
About fire accidents again 14. February 2023
Lessons from a wildfire on how to save pet’s lives 14. February 2023
Kelowna seeks nearly $200,000 in grant money for wildfire mitigation 13. February 2023
As little as one day of wildfire smoke exposure in pregnancy may raise risk of preterm birth 12. February 2023
Black Summer research program shaping bushfire preparations 12. February 2023
How wildfires are gentrifying California 12. February 2023
200 experts dissected the Black Summer bushfires in unprecendented detail. Here are 6 lessons to heed 11. February 2023
Western wildfires destroyed 246% more homes and buildings over the past decade – fire scientists explain what’s changing 11. February 2023
Wildfires are increasingly burning California’s snowy landscapes and colliding with winter droughts to shrink California’s snowpack 11. February 2023
The rate of structures loss due to wildfires is growing, researcher says 11. February 2023
How winter’s atmospheric river storms could supercharge California’s wildfires season 11. February 2023
Wildfire smoke may worsen extreme blazes near some coasts, according to new research 11. February 2023
Wildfires: EU deploys more than 250 emergency responders to Chile 11. February 2023
G20 meet discusses land restoration, forest fires 11. February 2023
Wildfire smoke still the biggest threat to northern Nevada air quality 11. February 2023
Stoking wildfire resilience in Oregon 11. February 2023
Chilean wildfires destroy hundreds of homes, endanger world’s smallest deer 10. February 2023
6 places in the U.S. where homes are almost uninsurable because of wildfires 10. February 2023
Gaviota region achieves a wildfire plan 10. February 2023
Fungi microbes can “eat” methane after wildfire destruction 10. February 2023
Does thinning work for wildfire prevention? 10. February 2023
Wildfires burning in Chile are among the deadleast in country’s record 9. February 2023
Koala extinction report shows bushfires may have wiped out marsupials in Shoalhaven 9. February 2023
Spanish, Mexican firefighters battle wildfires in Chile 9. February 2023
NAU foresters pioneer nationwide wildfire treatment map 9. February 2023
Record number of dead trees could lead to deadly CA wildfire season 9. February 2023
Researchers aim to improve forest resiliency to future wildfires 9. February 2023
Australian bushfire summer forecast – 2023 8. February 2023
Indonesia to prevent peatland fires using ‘weather modification technology’ 8. February 2023
Using AI to tackle wildfire problems, Andre Cheung 8. February 2023
Portugal sends 140 firefighters to wildfire-ravaged Chile 8. February 2023
International help arrives for fire-hit Chile 8. February 2023
Mexico sends 157 forest fire fighting specialist after Chile requests help 8. February 2023
Improving wilfire predictions with soil science 8. February 2023
New study confirms Marshall fire contaminated drinking water , but the response prevented a crisis 8. February 2023
Wash. Seeking proposals to help wildlife impacted by wildfires 8. February 2023
Wet winter may actually worsen California wildfires 8. February 2023
Chile detains 10 accused of starting deadly wildfires 7. February 2023
Cambodian forest fires alleged to have caused damages in Thailand 7. February 2023
More incidents of wildfire in Odisha likely this year, says PCCF 7. February 2023
International help set to arrive in Chile after dozens killed in raging wildfires 7. February 2023
Study: Because of humans, wildfires are burning more homes 7. February 2023
LANL study finds wildfire-scorched areas prone to reburning 6. February 2023
Washington state bills aim to improve wildfire preparation 5. February 2023
Columbia forest fires fall 70% in first 30 days of 2023 vs 2022, NGO says 5. February 2023
Firefighters warn home will be lost if blazes break out this weekend, staff and truck shortages to blame 4. February 2023
Bushfire risks raise alarms as 3 seasons of La Nina disrups hazard reduction 4. February 2023
Study: Where there’s smoke, there’s worse wildfires 4. February 2023
How wildfire smoke disrups local weather – and fuels more extreme blazes 4. February 2023
Team wildfire is combating massive blazes with Jet Engines 4. February 2023
Wildfire destruction in the western US has doubled in just 10 years 4. February 2023
A double whammy: Wildfire debris pollutes drinking water 4. February 2023
Marin wildfire study to use digital simulations to improve evacuations, US 3. February 2023
$5 million tech network to prepare NSW for future fires and floods 3. February 2023
Eastern Thailand province suffers smoke from Cambodian forest fires 3. February 2023
Risk assessment system aims to stop forest fires in their tracks 3. February 2023
Bill would add criminal penalties for flying drones over wildfires 3. February 2023
Wildfires are increasingly burning California’s snowy landscapes, colliding with winter droughts to shrink snowpack 3. February 2023
Wildfire detection camera installed in Montecito 3. February 2023
Western wildfires destroyed 246% more homes and buildings over the past decade – fire scientists explain what’s changing 3. February 2023
Firehawks’ are deliberately causing wildfires by carrying blazing sticks, says new study 2. February 2023
$28 Million spent on wildfire suppression within PG fire centre 2. February 2023
FEMA regional administration speaks on flood risk after a wildfire 2. February 2023
Much of New Mexico is wetter than last year, so what does that mean for fires? 2. February 2023
How Washington’s wildfires could raise electricity rates 2. February 2023
California’s U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla introduce Bipartisan Bill to increase preparedness, reduce risk for catastrophic wildfires 2. February 2023
Firefighters continue 2-month-long battle against mulch fire in Flagler County 1. February 2023
Understanding plants can boost wildland-fire modeling in an uncertain future 1. February 2023
$8 million committed to bushfire and natural disaster centre 1. February 2023
Legislation seeks to strengthen wildfire detection initiatives 1. February 2023
Why epic California rains might not prevent a dangerous fire season ahead 1. February 2023
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