October (All News)
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
October 2021
New Tree Plantings to Reforest Trees Lost in California Wildfires 31. October 2021
The Native American Way of Fighting Wildfires 30. October 2021
For tribes, ‘good fire’ a key to restoring nature and people 29. October 2021
Environment Ministry anticipates forest fires despite La Nina 29. October 2021
From pest to pal: FAA praises drones that help firefighters battle wildfires 29. October 2021
Support continues year on from Bushfire Royal Commission 29. October 2021
Timeline of California firefighter’s COVID-19 death released 29. October 2021
How Planet Satellites Help Manage Fire Risk In A Parched Landscape 28. October 2021
Housing in Brief: In Latest Bay Area Housing Debate, It’s ADUs vs. Wildfire Safety 28. October 2021
Wildfires, logging turn protected forests into carbon emitters -report 28. October 2021
How Insurers Can Better Prepare for Wildfire 28. October 2021
After California’s 3rd-largest wildfire, deer returned home while trees were ‘still smoldering’ 28. October 2021
As Austin’s temperatures warm, water supply strained and wildfire risk grows 28. October 2021
‘Learn and Burn’: Alabama legislators gain first-hand experience in forest management 27. October 2021
California State Senator Mike McGuire’s Legislation Extending the Firefighter Bill of Rights to Seasonal Employees is Signed by Governor Newsom 27. October 2021
Preparing for drought and bushfire 27. October 2021
Northern California communities feel disaster whiplash after wildfires, threat of mudslides 27. October 2021
How wildfires could unravel California’s climate progress 27. October 2021
SALVAGE LOGGING RULES MUST CHANGE TO PROTECT ECOSYSTEM HEALTH 27. October 2021
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Wildfires sparked by volcanic activity ravaged Antarctica 75 million years ago, study finds 26. October 2021
Melting Arctic sea ice may strengthen western wildfires 26. October 2021
7 Russians arrested over forest fire in Turkey’s Antalya 25. October 2021
Forest restoration needed to prevent catastrophic wildfires in Arizona 25. October 2021
Oregon’s new wildfire czar explains his job – Q&A 25. October 2021
Microgrid and powerline initiatives for bushfire-prone regions – Energy Magazine 25. October 2021
KNP Complex firefighters shelter in place amid bomb cyclone. Could storm extinguish wildfire? 25. October 2021
Brazil to hasten end to illegal deforestation, vice president says 25. October 2021
Millions of trees planted after NSW Black Summer bushfires 25. October 2021
Wildfire burn scars in Northern California see flash flooding, debris flows from powerful storms 24. October 2021
Current approach to wildfires risks lives and wastes money, say experts 24. October 2021
Flash flood watches in effect near recent wildfires in California 23. October 2021
Near fire-scorched sequoia groves, up to 10,000 trees to be removed along highway 23. October 2021
Chevron Pledges $10,000 to Cyprus Forest Fire Relief Fund 22. October 2021
California Tribes Support Each Other and Seek Inclusion in State Wildfire Response 22. October 2021
Algeria intends to manufacture firefighting planes after summer inferno 21. October 2021
Syria says it executed 24 for igniting deadly wildfires 21. October 2021
Jo Dodds to take stories of bushfire survivors to Glasgow United Nations Climate Change Conference 21. October 2021
Wildfire smoke contributes to more deaths in the Eastern US than the West, study shows 21. October 2021
‘Nobody cares I have nowhere to live’: wildland firefighters struggle with homelessness 21. October 2021
Berkeley Lab Mobilizes to Predict How Caldor Fire May Lead to Floods and Land Movement 21. October 2021
‘The new normal:’ One year after the East Troublesome Fire made its historic run, federal agencies are adjusting to meet growing wildfire demand 21. October 2021
After 2020 Wildfire, An Oregon Town Helps Ensure Residents’ Return through Affordable Housing Initiative 20. October 2021
B.C. begins forest management overhaul to increase Indigenous participation 20. October 2021
Turkey to plant 4 million trees in burnt forests of Adana, Osmaniye 20. October 2021
Post-9/11 Veterans can apply to become wildland firefighter 19. October 2021
Millions of people were evacuated during disasters last year – another rising cost of climate change 19. October 2021
Community Members are Invited to Observe the City of Malibu’s Multi-Agency Virtual Wildfire Evacuation Exercise on October 20 19. October 2021
Klamath Prescribed Fire Training Attracts People From Around the Globe to Learn And Burn From the Epicenter of Cultural Burning 19. October 2021
Pacific Power denies liability in deadly 2020 wildfires 19. October 2021
Guy Carpenter Launches European Wildfire Risk Score as Exposure Management Tool 18. October 2021
A lesson in how to escape wildfire by foot in the Berkeley Hills 18. October 2021
The Wildfire Effects Most People Don’t See 18. October 2021
The training of the first Greek forest commandos begins in the USA 18. October 2021
Almost two years on, have the Black Summer fires changed how we think? 17. October 2021
How the Amazon rainforest is faring under climate change 17. October 2021
Tsinghua SIGS developed satellite-based carbon emission inversion techniques to investigate the driving forces of global wildfire emission trends 17. October 2021
Meet the Illinois Latina Conservationist Fighting Fire with Fire 16. October 2021
Research aids battle against carbon-emitting forest fires 16. October 2021
Amid Massive California Wildfires, Battle Over Fire Insurance Policies Intensifies 14. October 2021
Burning peat and wildfires bring unseasonal smoke apocalypse to Urals and Siberia 14. October 2021
With proposed tax, Summit Fire officials seek to expand wildfire preparedness and add a facility in the northern part of the county 14. October 2021
Interior Department Leaders Highlight Wildland Fire Preparedness, Tribal and Conservation Investments during Oregon Visit 14. October 2021
La Nina Forms: High Risk For Western Wildfires And A Cold Winter May Follow 14. October 2021
How much do wildfires really cost California’s economy? 11. October 2021
City enters wildland fire agreement with state 10. October 2021
Rogue environmentalists put Californians in harm’s way by blocking forest thinning projects 10. October 2021
Greece’s fire-ravaged island now racing to build flood defences 9. October 2021
Australian Government continuing to act on recommendations from National Natural Disaster Royal Commission 9. October 2021
Fire tornado prediction tools to be developed for public safety during extreme wildfires 9. October 2021
PG&E hosts webinar addressing outages related to wildfire safety 9. October 2021
Impact of Forest Thinning on Wildfires Creates Divisions 9. October 2021
Fire Festival organizers teach kids that not all forest fires are cause for alarm 9. October 2021
Australia Fears Disasters Due to Climate Change May Result in Billions of Casualties and Damages 8. October 2021
Australian Bushfires Fueled Algae Blooms Near Antarctica 8. October 2021
Hawaii Is Prone To Fire But State Money To Control The Problem Is Lacking 8. October 2021
Examining how fuel treatments affected suppression of the Caldor Fire in California 8. October 2021
California wildfire may have killed hundreds of giant sequoias, burning through Earth’s largest grove 8. October 2021
Fires Lit for Agriculture Boost Air Pollution in Southeast Asia 8. October 2021
Is the Pandemic Making Wildfire Arson More Common? 8. October 2021
Elite Firefighters Have a Secret Skill 7. October 2021
NASA Smoke Signals for Air Quality 7. October 2021
After siege of blazes, experts say California must improve wildfire evacuation plans 7. October 2021
Opposition Liberals grill New Democrat responses to wildfire recovery, heat wave 7. October 2021
Former fire chief warns of inextinguishable firestorms as climate change poses unprecedented threat to Australia 7. October 2021
Firefighting apprentice program will address some burning needs in Oregon 7. October 2021
Assessment of the Occurrence of Forest Fires in Pandemic Period by COVID-19 in Chile. Preliminary Backgrounds 7. October 2021
Five lessons from BC’s horrific wildfire season 7. October 2021
Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study 7. October 2021
Our investigation, ‘Dangerous Air’ prompts lawmaker calls for worker protections, fire prevention investments 6. October 2021
MapLab: Why More Americans Are Moving Toward Wildfire 6. October 2021
Fire ecologist explains what you can do to protect yourself if wildfire is nearby 6. October 2021
Detroit’s water system still a work in progress after 2020 wildfires 6. October 2021
Māori land-burning practices triggered a major rise in carbon emissions 700 years ago 6. October 2021
The hazy link between smoke and climate change 6. October 2021
Australian scientists: wildlife recovery from bushfires could take decades 6. October 2021
Brazil leads Amazon in forest loss this year, Indigenous and protected areas hold out 6. October 2021
Piedmont women battle wildfires across country 5. October 2021
Greek Reporter Delivers $172,000 in Fire Relief to Victims on Evia 5. October 2021
Editorial: Prepare for wildfire 4. October 2021
Forest fire prevention training using GIS launched 4. October 2021
Brazilian makes Amazon appeal 4. October 2021
A look back at the 2021 B.C. wildfire season 4. October 2021
Opinion: The West’s sickly, bloated forests are full of carbon, ready to burn. 4. October 2021
Longer California Wildfire Season Poses New Threat To State’s Wildlife 4. October 2021
Manitoba First Nations wildfire evacuees able to return home after power restored 3. October 2021
Mitigate Catastrophic Wildfires 3. October 2021
Kimberley bushfires take toll on environment, volunteer firefighters 2. October 2021
‘A Fire Age Is Upon Us’ 2. October 2021
Marin Voice: Wildfire authority adapting to new paradigm of preparedness 2. October 2021
COP26: Wildfires and flooding prompt Welsh firefighter warning 1. October 2021
Historic wildfires once destroyed entire cities in northern Minnesota. Could it happen again? 1. October 2021
2021 wildfire season: AccuWeather estimates $70 billion to $90 billion in damages 1. October 2021
Australian native bees eligible for IUCN Red List of threatened species in the aftermath of Black Summer bushfires 1. October 2021
Portugal records its fewest summer wildfires in 10 years 1. October 2021
California wildfires in 2021 have destroyed or damaged 3,500 structures 1. October 2021
Brazil’s Amazon records least September fires in 20 years 1. October 2021
EPA attempts to compare smoke impacts from wildfires and prescribed fires 1. October 2021
Australian bushfires that killed a billion animals helped boost an ecosystem 1,000 km away 1. October 2021