November (All News)
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
November 2017
- Portugal: Portugal fire report in ‚censorship‘ row (published by http://www.bbc.com 30 November 2017)
- CANADA: Wildfire closes big stretch of highway through Kootenay National Park (published by http://www.theprovince.com 30 November 2017)
- USA: We need a commission to take action on wildfire in the West (published by http://www.hcn.org/ 30 November 2017)
- USA: USGS on Fire: It’s not a matter of “if,” it’s a matter of “more fire science data please!” (published by https://www.usgs.gov 30 November 2017)
- USA: Students at SFA continue wildland fire date collection in the Netherlands (published by http://www.gilmermirror.com 30 November 2017)
- USA: No one really knows what’s in fire retardant – but it’s affecting fish and plants (published by http://www.gilmermirror.com 29 November 2017)
- USA: For PG&E’s fate after California fires, watch this case (published by https://www.bloomberg.com 28 November 2017)
- GAMBIA: It’s time that Environment Ministry act to conserve our nature (published by http://thepoint.gm 28 November 2017)
- AUSTRALIA: Bushfire burns in national park (published by https://coastcommunitynews.com.au 27 November 2017)
- USA: Fire retardant use explodes as worries about water, wildlife grow (published by https://ww2.kqed.org 27 November 2017)
- CANADA: How will Canada manage its wildfires in the future? (published by https://theconversation.com 26 November 2017)
- INDIA: Fire in Neelakurinji sanctuary not man-made, says Forest minister (published by http://english.mathrubhumi.com 26 November 2017)
- INDONESIA. Is Indonesia’s fight against forest fires falling short? (published by http://www.eastasiaforum.org 25 November 2017)
- USA: Retired Cal fire firefighter aims to stop firefighter suicides (published by http://www.fireengineering.com 24 November 2017)
- CHILE: Conaf espera una temporada compleja de incendios forestales (published by https://www.diarioconcepcion.cl 24 November 2017)
- USA: Editorial: California fires’ overlooked consequence (published by http://www.sfgate.com 24 November 2017)
- USA: Study predicts dangerous rise in erosion (published by http://www.paysonroundup.com 24 November 2017)
- USA: California’s 2017 wildfire season worst on record for Cal fire (published by http://www.capradio.org 24 November 2017)
- FIJI: Forest fire concern (published by http://www.fijitimes.com 24 November 2017)
- AUSTRALIA: Lightning strike sparks bushfire in Alpine national park, near mount Hotham (published by http://www.bordermail.com.au 23 November 2017)
- CANADA: Chiefs should take centre stage in anti-bushfire campaign (published by https://weather.com 23 November 2017)
- ARGENTINA: 12 thousand hectares consumed by the forest fire in Capayán (published by http://www.elesquiu.com 22 November 2017)
- CANADA: BC premier says federal government will kick in $100 million for wildfire relief (published by https://weather.com 22 November 2017)
- USA: Special report caps year of coverage of Gatlinburg fire (published by https://www.knoxnews.com 22 November 2017)
- AUSTRALIA: Victorian bushfire: firefighters tackle blaze at bunyip state park (published by http://www.heraldsun.com.au 22 November 2017)
- AUSTRALIA: Bushfire burns out of control in Greenmount National Park near Darlington (published by https://www.communitynews.com.au 21 November 2017)
- USA: Senate Approps releases bill addressing forest fires, sage grouse (published by https://www.tsln.com 21 November 2017)
- USA: Companies giving “climate leave” is now a thing (published by https://www.buzzfeed.com 21 November 2017)
- USA: Official report shows fort McMurray fire created lightning-started fires 26 miles away (published by http://wildfiretoday.com 21 November 2017)
- PORTUGAL: Portugal, in the line of fire (published by http://www.euronews.com 21 November 2017)
- NEW ZEALAND: Wild horses, wildfire and wildlife: An overlooked ecological imbalance (published by https://www.horsetalk.co.nz 20 November 2017)
- CHINA: Rainbow drone on lookout for forest fire (published by http://www.china.org.cn 20 November 2017)
- USA: 4 residents sue Oakmont senior living, alleging they were abandoned during wildfires (published by http://www.pressdemocrat.com 20 November 2017)
- CANADA: Audit finds lack of oversight, risk of theft, at yukon wildland fire management (published by http://www.cbc.ca 20 November 2017)
- USA: Sevier county wildfires: lessons learned (published by20 November 2017)
- USA: CA officials say mutual aid requests for wildfires were not filled (published by http://www.firehouse.com 18 November 2017)
- SINGAPORE: Companies can take social responsibility to the bank (published by17 November 2017)
- USA: White house $44 billion disaster aid bill offers no relief for wildfire victims (published by http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com 17 November 2017)
- AUSTRALIA: Fighting fires at the source by identifying kids who need mental health support (published by http://www.abc.net.au 17 November 2017)
- USA: Investors can calm western wildfires (published by https://www.greenbiz.com 16 November 2017)
- USA: Drones are fighting wildfires in some very surprising ways (published by https://www.nbcnews.com 16 November 2017)
- CANADA: Horgan pushes Trudeau to help foot $750-million wildfire bill (published by http://www.cbc.ca 16 November 2017)
- GLOBAL: Smoke on water – countering global threats from peatland loss and degradation (published by https://www.unenvironment.org 15 November 2017)
- CANADA: Canadian interagency forest fire Centre to receive $1.5m (published by https://www.thefreepress.ca 14 November 2017)
- INDONESIA: Development or destruction? An inside look at APP’s mega paper mill (published by http://www.eco-business.com 14 November 2017)
- USA: Economic woes linger in Oregon communities scarred by wildfire (published by http://kuow.org 14 November 2017)
- USA: Congress, trump exploit fire tragedy to promote logging agenda (published by https://www.sierraclub.org 14 November 2017)
- ASEAN / GFMC / GWFN: Unit to study wildfires in Asean (published by http://www.phnompenhpost.com 14 November 2017)
- USA: Northern California fire scams worse than previously thought (published by https://ww2.kqed.org 14 November 2017)
- USA: Some who lost homes file suits against PG&E (published by http://www.sfchronicle.com 14 November 2017)
- BOLIVIA: They control forest fire in Tunari national park of Bolivia (published by http://prensa-latina.cu 13 November 2017)
- USA: ‚It has no protections‘: scientists fight for wildfire-burned land amid logging threat (published by https://www.theguardian.com 13 November 2017)
- USA: Wildfires jeopardize jobs for cannabis trimmers (published by https://ww2.kqed.org 13 November 2017)
- USA: AON Benfield: This autumn’s California wildfires could become the costliest insured wildfire in history (published by http://www.xprimm.com 13 November 2017)
- CHILE: Forest fire management: what is the government’s preventive plan? (published by http://www.24horas.cl 13 November 2017)
- USA: Watching Wildfires (published by https://cafnr.missouri.edu 13 November 2017)
- USA: Kern helicopters, outfitted for night flying, in high demand for fighting wildfires around the state (published by http://www.bakersfield.com 12 November 2017)
- USA: Did firefighters suffer toxic exposure in the Wine Country Wildfires? (published by https://www.scpr.org 12 November 2017)
- USA: USDA official: Fire science conference limits based on budget, not topic (published by http://missoulian.com 11 November 2017)
- AUSTRALIA: Firefighters battling Kalbarri bushfires (published by https://thewest.com.au 11 November 2017)
- INDIA: Delhi smog shortening lives, say doctors as hospitals fill up (published by https://www.nst.com.my 10 November 2017)
- MEXICO: To prison six years if they cause fires (published by http://www.eldiariodecoahuila.com.mx 10 November 2017)
- PORTUGAL: By 2019, Air Force pilots are expected to start fighting fires (published by https://www.publico.pt 10 November 2017)
- USA: New satellites can help spot and predict wildfires (published by http://sacramento.cbslocal.com 10 November 2017)
- USA: GAO decides against Forest Service in Global SuperTanker’s contract protest (published by http://fireaviation.com 10 November 2017)
- USA: California wildfire insured loss expected to hit $8bn: Aon (published by http://www.artemis.bm 10 November 2017)
- USA: La Tuna fire response prompts look at how LA alerts residents in a disaster (published by https://www.dailynews.com 10 November 2017)
- USA: Rains good for ending wildfire danger, bad for toxic runoff in burn zones (published by http://www.sfgate.com 09 November 2017)
- CANADA: Personal mental health plans needed after Fort McMurray wildfire, experts say (published by http://www.cbc.ca 09 November 2017)
- GERMANY: Innovative applications for Earth observation and satellite navigation win European competitions (published by http://www.dlr.de 09 November 2017)
- USA: President’s proposed FY18 wildland fire budget includes some reductions (published by http://wildfiretoday.com 09 November 2017)2017
- USA: 2.4 million trees are dead in Yosemite National Park (published by http://www.sfgate.com 08 November 2017)2017
- USA: A 1960s law blocks firefighting contractors from suing state (published by https://ww2.kqed.org 08 November 2017)2017
- USA: How inmates who fight wildfires are later denied firefighting jobs (published by https://www.axios.com 08 November 2017)2017
- INDIA: UP on high alert as haze affects visibility; road accidents claim lives (published by http://www.uniindia.com 08 November 2017)2017
- CHILE: Greater effectiveness against forest fires: Conaf and Firemen signed protocol for joint actions (published by https://www.publimetro.cl 07 November 2017)2017
- USA: Breathing fire: Californians’ health is a casualty of climate-fueled blazes (published by https://ww2.kqed.org 07 November 2017)2017
- MAURITANIA: Mauritania loses $27M a year to wild fires (published by https://www.journalducameroun.com 07 November 2017)2017
- INDIA: Haze Blankets Northern India (published by https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov 07 November 2017)2017
- USA: Housing supply low, rents high as wildfire crisis crushes the poor (published by http://www.abc10.com 07 November 2017)2017
- INDIA: Impact of forest fires (published by http://www.deccanherald.com 07 November 2017)
- INDIA: Delhi, Blanketed in Toxic Haze, ‘Has Become a Gas Chamber’ (published by https://www.nytimes.com 07 November 2017)
- USA: Western Wildfires Undermining Progress on Air Pollution (published by http://www.climatecentral.org 07 November 2017)
- CANADA: Wildfire 2017: A look back at the worst fire season in BC’s history (published by http://cfjctoday.com 07 November 2017)
- INDONESIA: Can blockchain save Indonesia’s forests? (published by http://www.eco-business.com 06 November 2017)2017
- PERU: Lambayeque: Efforts continue to extinguish forest fire in Pítipo (published by http://www.andina.com.pe 06 November 2017)
- RUSSIA: Where Russia falls short in fight against climate change (published by http://www.dw.com 04 November 2017)2017
- USA: Fire survivors say Sonoma County’s alert system failed them (published by http://www.pressdemocrat.com 03 November 2017)
- USA: Greek, SK firefighters strengthen bonds (published by03 November 2017)
- INDONESIA: How unhealthy is the haze from Indonesia’s annual peat fires? (published by https://news.mongabay.com 03 November 2017)
- PORTUGAL: PM breaks up “tense debate” on wildfire investment (published by http://portugalresident.com 03 November 2017)
- USA: Proposed bill would block utilities from passing wildfire costs to customers (published by http://www.sfgate.com 03 November 2017)
- BELARUS: Belarusian forest fire fighting practices presented in India (published by http://eng.belta.by 03 November 2017)
- CANADA. Crisis hotline calls ‚referencing suicide‘ skyrocket after Fort McMurray wildfire (published by http://www.cbc.ca 02 November 2017)
- INDONESIA: BRG Spends IDR152 Billion on Fire Prevention Efforts and Activities (published by http://www.en.netralnews.com 02 November 2017)
- USA: Two new wildfire lawsuits filed against PG&E (published by http://khsu.org 02 November 2017)
- INDONESIA: Indonesian Supreme Court strikes down regulation on peat protection (published by https://news.mongabay.com 02 November 2017)
- ITALY: ForestFires: EU helps mobilize firefighting planes and satellite mapping for Italy (published by https://www.eureporter.co 01 November 2017)
- USA: Forest Service fire experts blocked from attending major fire conference (published by http://missoulian.com 01 November 2017)
- USA: House passes wildfire reform bill (published by http://thehill.com 01 November 2017)
- INDONESIA: REPORT FROM INDONESIA: The promise of participation amid the politics of peat fires and haze. (published by http://wildfiremagazine.org 01 November 2017)
- USA: Hazard Note: Investing in Prescribed Burning: How much should we spend? (published by https://gfmc.online/wp-content/uploads/hazard_note_42_investing_in_prescribed_burning.pdf 01 November 2017)