February (All News)
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Chile declares ‘Santa Ana’ forest fire in Biobío under control 28. February 2023Wildfires increase in Costa Rica 28. February 2023Forest fire control: awareness and cooperation needed 28. February 2023How does wildfire smoke impact pregnancy and children? 28. February 2023Eighty one hot spots detected in Indonesia: ministry 28. February 2023Castle fire of 2020 continues to impact giant sequoia trees and mountain residents 28. February 2023Cost cutting increases bushfire threat 27. February 2023Bushfires and climate change are destroying animal habitats; can they be saved? 27. February 2023Wombat: Australia’s lifesaving animal – Mumbai Samachar IG News 26. February 2023Health concerns will linger with firefighters 26. February 2023Grant applications now open for combating wildfires 26. February 2023The “Wrong Kind of Fire” is burning – Unprecedented levels of high-severity burn in Sierra Nevada 26. February 2023Cuban firefighters battle raging forest fire 26. February 2023Australia must prepare for worst as fires return after La Niña summers 26. February 2023Look like rats: Mini kangaroos are said to help fight bushfires in Australia 25. February 2023USDA funds several Western projects to reduce wildfire risk 25. February 2023International delegates hear how Australia manages fire 25. February 2023Forest Service discusses Northwest’s wildfire crisis during online community forum 25. February 2023PG&E slows underground power line plan aimed at avoiding wildfire risk 25. February 2023How beavers help fight wildfires 24. February 2023Chile: Wildfires kill over 17,000 animals 24. February 2023Dewas News Diary: Fire and biodiversity protection workshop by forest department concludes 24. February 2023Using soil science to improve wildfire predictions 24. February 2023S.Korea to offer US$100,000 in aid to Chile over forest fire damage 24. February 2023Fires burn in Argentina’s Iberá National Park 24. February 2023Aerial firefighting operators form new association 24. February 2023Drone and satellite project tackling wildfires wins 1m euro defence funding 24. February 2023New 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 2023Moore Foundation launches $110 million wildfire resilience initiative 24. February 2023Bushfire planning for business 24. February 2023If peatland burns, water bodies and drinking water can suffer 24. February 2023Towering wildfire clouds have big impacts on the stratosphere 24. February 2023Inside state’s long-lasting solution to end forest fires 23. February 20234 Investigates: Scientists work to understand post-wildfire mudslides 23. February 2023Superstition drives villagers to set fire to Kappatagudda 23. February 2023Defense Giant Lockheed Martin Eyes New Opportunities in Wildfire Fighting 23. February 2023Thailand warns of prison terms for forest fire starters 23. February 2023Data driven patrolling checking forest & wildfire crimes 23. February 2023Montana researchers are highlighting the human role in wildfires 22. February 2023Australia faces unprecedented grassfires next summer ‘supercharged’ by global heating 22. February 2023India records over thousand forest fires in one week 22. February 2023Grass 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 2023Climate in crisis: Wildfire impact on Sierra Snowmelt 21. February 2023Community cut off by Newfoundland forest fires running out of food, says deputy mayor 21. February 2023Karnataka: Threat of summer fires looms large over tiger reserves 21. February 2023Emergency for forest fires continues in center-south of Chile 21. February 2023Forestry changes in B.C. don’t go far enough to protect against wildfire: expert 21. February 20239 tips to reduce the threat of wildfires 21. February 2023The cost of wildfires for consumers 19. February 2023Aerial firefighters association to promote safety, standards, innovation 19. February 202389-day no-burning rule to curb haze and wildfire in Thailand 19. February 2023Turkey Mountain wildfire mitigation project 18. February 2023China’s AG600 amphibious aircraft expected to enter market in 2025 18. February 2023Over 50 wildfires are still being fought in Chile 17. February 2023Number of fires in Brazilian Amazon in August-September 2022 was highest since 2010 17. February 2023Spokane fire department with DNR to reduce local wildfire risk 17. February 2023Farmers insurance continues to cancel policies due to wildfire risk 17. February 2023Monterey, Carmel, and Pacific Grove develop a wildfire prevention plan to prevent wildfires 16. February 2023Ice storm aftermath increases wildfire risk in Central Texas 16. February 2023High intensity fires do not reverse bush encroachment in new long term study 16. February 2023Here’s why Connecticut’s risk of brush fires is high so early this year 16. February 2023Year of intense wildfire in Nepal may help scientists predict future blazes 16. February 2023New BLM forest plan in Southern Oregon speeds up wildfire prevention. But it has its critics 16. February 2023AI, sensors enhance wildfire detection 16. February 2023Geography Coffee Hour talk to discuss heath effects of wildfire smoke 15. February 2023Wildfire damage prompts calls for funding water system 15. February 2023Wildland fire mitigation and management commission releases strategy to meet aerial firefighting equipment needs 14. February 2023Increased wildfire risk due to California rainstorms 14. February 2023About fire accidents again 14. February 2023Lessons from a wildfire on how to save pet’s lives 14. February 2023Kelowna seeks nearly $200,000 in grant money for wildfire mitigation 13. February 2023As little as one day of wildfire smoke exposure in pregnancy may raise risk of preterm birth 12. February 2023Black Summer research program shaping bushfire preparations 12. February 2023How wildfires are gentrifying California 12. February 2023200 experts dissected the Black Summer bushfires in unprecendented detail. Here are 6 lessons to heed 11. February 2023Western wildfires destroyed 246% more homes and buildings over the past decade – fire scientists explain what’s changing 11. February 2023Wildfires are increasingly burning California’s snowy landscapes and colliding with winter droughts to shrink California’s snowpack 11. February 2023The rate of structures loss due to wildfires is growing, researcher says 11. February 2023How winter’s atmospheric river storms could supercharge California’s wildfires season 11. February 2023Wildfire smoke may worsen extreme blazes near some coasts, according to new research 11. February 2023Wildfires: EU deploys more than 250 emergency responders to Chile 11. February 2023G20 meet discusses land restoration, forest fires 11. February 2023Wildfire smoke still the biggest threat to northern Nevada air quality 11. February 2023Stoking wildfire resilience in Oregon 11. February 2023Chilean wildfires destroy hundreds of homes, endanger world’s smallest deer 10. February 20236 places in the U.S. where homes are almost uninsurable because of wildfires 10. February 2023Gaviota region achieves a wildfire plan 10. February 2023Fungi microbes can “eat” methane after wildfire destruction 10. February 2023Does thinning work for wildfire prevention? 10. February 2023Wildfires burning in Chile are among the deadleast in country’s record 9. February 2023Koala extinction report shows bushfires may have wiped out marsupials in Shoalhaven 9. February 2023Spanish, Mexican firefighters battle wildfires in Chile 9. February 2023NAU foresters pioneer nationwide wildfire treatment map 9. February 2023Record number of dead trees could lead to deadly CA wildfire season 9. February 2023Researchers aim to improve forest resiliency to future wildfires 9. February 2023Australian bushfire summer forecast – 2023 8. February 2023Indonesia to prevent peatland fires using ‘weather modification technology’ 8. February 2023Using AI to tackle wildfire problems, Andre Cheung 8. February 2023Portugal sends 140 firefighters to wildfire-ravaged Chile 8. February 2023International help arrives for fire-hit Chile 8. February 2023Mexico sends 157 forest fire fighting specialist after Chile requests help 8. February 2023Improving wilfire predictions with soil science 8. February 2023New study confirms Marshall fire contaminated drinking water , but the response prevented a crisis 8. February 2023Wash. Seeking proposals to help wildlife impacted by wildfires 8. February 2023Wet winter may actually worsen California wildfires 8. February 2023Chile detains 10 accused of starting deadly wildfires 7. February 2023Cambodian forest fires alleged to have caused damages in Thailand 7. February 2023More incidents of wildfire in Odisha likely this year, says PCCF 7. February 2023International help set to arrive in Chile after dozens killed in raging wildfires 7. February 2023Study: Because of humans, wildfires are burning more homes 7. February 2023LANL study finds wildfire-scorched areas prone to reburning 6. February 2023Washington state bills aim to improve wildfire preparation 5. February 2023Columbia forest fires fall 70% in first 30 days of 2023 vs 2022, NGO says 5. February 2023Firefighters warn home will be lost if blazes break out this weekend, staff and truck shortages to blame 4. February 2023Bushfire risks raise alarms as 3 seasons of La Nina disrups hazard reduction 4. February 2023Study: Where there’s smoke, there’s worse wildfires 4. February 2023How wildfire smoke disrups local weather – and fuels more extreme blazes 4. February 2023Team wildfire is combating massive blazes with Jet Engines 4. February 2023Wildfire destruction in the western US has doubled in just 10 years 4. February 2023A double whammy: Wildfire debris pollutes drinking water 4. February 2023Marin 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 2023Eastern Thailand province suffers smoke from Cambodian forest fires 3. February 2023Risk assessment system aims to stop forest fires in their tracks 3. February 2023Bill would add criminal penalties for flying drones over wildfires 3. February 2023Wildfires are increasingly burning California’s snowy landscapes, colliding with winter droughts to shrink snowpack 3. February 2023Wildfire detection camera installed in Montecito 3. February 2023Western wildfires destroyed 246% more homes and buildings over the past decade – fire scientists explain what’s changing 3. February 2023Firehawks’ 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 2023FEMA regional administration speaks on flood risk after a wildfire 2. February 2023Much of New Mexico is wetter than last year, so what does that mean for fires? 2. February 2023How Washington’s wildfires could raise electricity rates 2. February 2023California’s U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla introduce Bipartisan Bill to increase preparedness, reduce risk for catastrophic wildfires 2. February 2023Firefighters continue 2-month-long battle against mulch fire in Flagler County 1. February 2023Understanding plants can boost wildland-fire modeling in an uncertain future 1. February 2023$8 million committed to bushfire and natural disaster centre 1. February 2023Legislation seeks to strengthen wildfire detection initiatives 1. February 2023Why epic California rains might not prevent a dangerous fire season ahead 1. February 2023February (All News) 1. February 2023
