August (All News)
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Air Force special operators go from firefights to firefighting in California 31. August 2021Past Lassen Volcanic Fuels Reduction Projects Helps Firefighters on the Dixie Fire 31. August 2021Government approves Jerusalem wildfire aid and rehab plan 30. August 2021Firefighting methods to be overhauled 30. August 2021Greece’s deadly wildfires were sparked by 30 years of political failure 29. August 2021Depoliticising Southeast Asia’s forest fire pollution 22. August 2021Turkey: Crackdown on critical journalists intensified during wildfire crisis 21. August 2021Every two days, US wildfires are consuming an area the size of Washington, DC. And there’s no let up in sight 21. August 2021Fire and forest scientists write letter voicing concerns over new U.S. Forest Service directives 18. August 2021Wildfires Used to Be Helpful. How Did They Get So Hellish? 18. August 2021Israel closed its forest fire prediction system in 2017 18. August 2021Judge orders utility PG&E to explain role in start of Dixie Fire that’s tearing through California 17. August 2021Palestinian firefighters help to battle Jerusalem-area blaze 17. August 2021France And Portugal Hit By Wildfires As Parts Of Europe Endure Scorching Hea 17. August 2021Russia’s 2021 Wildfires Now Largest in Its Recorded History 17. August 2021Year-round forest management helps prevent catastrophic fires 17. August 2021Wildfires could affect Newsom recall 17. August 2021Decades-long drought inspires new firefighting strategies 17. August 2021Raging wildfires linked to thousands of COVID-19 cases and hundreds of deaths in 2020, study says 17. August 2021Study: Fire in wet area of the Amazon destroys 27% of trees in up to three years 17. August 2021Morocco fights forest fires as situation in Algeria brought ‘under control’ 16. August 2021Pentagon asked to renew wildfire monitoring program California firefighters now rely on 16. August 2021Climate change is only one driver of explosive wildfire seasons — don’t forget land management 14. August 2021Italy arrests two Sicilian sheep farmers for lighting wildfires 14. August 2021UN’s ‘code red’ climate warning a burning issue for Australia’s fire risk 14. August 2021Russia’s Putin urges stronger response to Siberian wildfires 14. August 2021Heat wave edges higher in southern Europe, fuels wildfires 13. August 2021Firefighters accuse those who downplay threat of climate change of being ‘criminally complacent’ 13. August 2021Community engagement, collaboration needed to anticipate peatland fires in Kalimantan 13. August 2021Greek wildfires: New blaze breaks out on Evia island 13. August 2021Forest Service maxed out as wildfires break across US West 13. August 2021Mega-blazes put spotlight on Europe’s firefighting tactics 13. August 2021Algeria orders probe into mob killing linked to wildfires 13. August 2021Greek wildfires a major ecological catastrophe, PM says 12. August 2021Fox Valley Technical College offers the only Wildland Firefighter program in Wisconsin 12. August 2021Wildfire smoke in Siberia causes ‘stay at home’ instruction 12. August 2021Putin Orders to Beef Up Siberian Firefighting Teams 11. August 2021Wildfire smoke may lead to less rain in the western US 11. August 2021Could the Infrastructure Bill Make Wildfires Worse? 11. August 2021Wildland firefighters could get $20,000 raise from infrastructure bill 11. August 2021More boots on the ground? 11. August 2021Wildfires Ravage Firefighters’ Long-Term Physical, Mental Health 11. August 2021Greek wildfires: Multinational force works to tame flare-ups 11. August 2021Small towns need big focus on resilience 10. August 2021Many Turks say the government didn’t stop the wildfires quickly enough. Here’s the story. 10. August 2021Wildfires rage across the world as U.N. releases damning climate change report 10. August 2021Op-Ed: To turn back Dixie fire and others in California, raise pay for federal firefighters 9. August 2021‘Good’ Fires Can Help Slow Wildfires, But The Forest Service Is Too Busy To Use Them 9. August 2021Greek fires force beach rescue, approach Olympics birthplace 8. August 2021More than 250 major fires detected in the Amazon this year, despite Brazil’s ban 8. August 2021Physical and mental fatigue ‘compounding’ for overworked and underpaid wildland firefighters in Washington 8. August 2021Oregon wildfire turns preserve into living lab, testing years of forest management 8. August 2021Greek President and Prime Minister thank countries helping Greece in firefighting efforts 8. August 2021Indigenous peoples must be heard above the roar of Canada’s forest fires 8. August 2021Forest fires in Bolivia consume vast area: official 7. August 2021Turkey’s deadly fires raise the heat for Erdogan 7. August 2021Greece wildfires: PM describes ‘nightmarish summer’ 7. August 2021Aerial Images Lay Bare Wildfire Damage In The U.S. And Europe—Officials Warn Climate Crisis Will Only Make Things Worse 6. August 2021How extreme fire weather can cool the planet 6. August 2021FirstNet – Helping Firefighters Face Historic Wildfire Season Amid Pandemic 6. August 2021‘Heat dome’ to ‘mega-blaze’: Extreme weather terms on the rise 6. August 2021‘Feeling It In My Lungs’: Wildfire Smoke Chokes Northern California 6. August 2021Last month was worst July for wildfires on record, say scientists 6. August 2021Disrupting the wildfire ecosystem to solve our nation’s battle with fire 5. August 2021Siberia Feels the Brunt of Climate Change as Wildfires Rage 5. August 2021Climate Change Disaster Response Is the Military’s New Forever War 5. August 2021Tracking wildfire smoke, U. researchers discover way to predict impact on humans 5. August 2021Data raises concerns as Brazil’s forest fire season begins 5. August 2021Feds to Wildland Firefighters: Stop ‘Let It Burn’ Strategy 4. August 2021Wildfires threaten California communities on new financial front 4. August 2021Russian Wildfire Smog Turns Northern Siberian Day to Night 3. August 2021Public Sector Informant: Precious natural assets need protection from bushfire disaster 3. August 2021Smokejumpers: Federal firefighting forces hampered by low wages 3. August 2021Back-And-Forth On Dixie Fire Progress Frustrating For Firefighters And Evacuees 3. August 2021Dozens of flights cancelled due to no-fly zone over B.C. wildfire 3. August 2021Friends, allies provide Turkey air support in fight against fires 3. August 2021Progress made, but Western wildfires bring poor air quality across US; record fire burns amid drought in Hawaii 3. August 2021Turkish opposition mayors say ready to take over maintenance of air tankers to fight wildfires 3. August 2021Athens suburbs brace for night inferno as blaze burns homes 3. August 2021Biden: A Discussion On Wildfires 2. August 2021Smoke From Siberian Wildfires Has Reached the North Pole 2. August 2021Minister blames municipalities for insufficient response to forest fires 2. August 2021How extensive were the adverse health effects of bushfire smoke in the summer of 2019/20? 2. August 2021California says federal ‘let it burn’ policy reckless as wildfires rage 1. August 2021Researchers paint bleak picture of forest fires beyond 2030 1. August 2021
