February (All News)
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
February 2020
- KOREA – [INTERVIEW] Small, populated, windy Korea vulnerable to major bushfires (29 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – How Australia’s bushfires will affect what you eat (28 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Victoria’s bushfires declared contained after deadly fire season (28 February 2020)
- USA – Private landowners, government agencies emphasize prescribed fire for wildfire risk reduction (28 February 2020)
- SOUTH AFRICA – Several wildfires burn in Cape Winelands District (28 February 2020)
- SRI LANKA – Forest fires in two forest reserves at haldummulla and maskeliya (28 February 2020)
- BRAZIL – ‘Out of control’: Unprecedented fires ravage Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands (27 February 2020)
- INDIA – Forest fire triggers mine blasts along LoC in J-K’s Poonch (27 February 2020)
- CUBA – Cuba reinforces management and strategy against forest fires (27 February 2020)
- USA – California is abnormally dry after low-precipitation winter (27 February 2020)
- USA – Wildfire activity in 2019 was heavier than usual in Alaska, but slower than average in rest of U.S. (26 February 2020)
- SPAIN – As world’s wildfires worsen, firefighters go high-tech to stay healthy (27 February 2020)
- UKRAINE – In Chernobyl’s radioactive forest, arson and timber smuggling (26 February 2020)
- USA – Drones could help fight invasive species, wildfires (26 February 2020)
- CHILE – Forest fire razes 8,350 hectares of land in Chile (26 February 2020)
- USA – To protect residents from wildfire smoke, some cities set up clean air shelters (26 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Two kids, 13, charged with murder over arson fire that killed two firefighters (25 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Three core drivers of bushfire severity (25 February 2020)
- PHILLIPINES – Forest fires raze more than 165,000 trees in Benguet (25 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Joint statement – Support for West Australian bushfire wildlife and habitat recovery (25 February 2020)
- GREECE – Fire in Amorgos forest area (24 February 2020)
- USA – Santa Ana Winds and Wildfires Influence Air Pollution (24 February 2020)
- MALAYSIA – Wildfires spreading in northern Sarawak, causing haze (24 February 2020)
- USA – ‘It will change how we operate’: Cal Fire buys first helicopters that can fight fires at night (23 February 2020)
- INDIA – K’taka Forest department uses drone to nab those responsible for forest fire (23 February 2020)
- SPAIN – Thousands evacuated as Canary Isles sandstorm fuels wildfires (23 February 2020)
- USA – Kahoolawe fire now at 2,635 acres (22 February 2020)
- USA – Tiny community leads the way toward safety (21 February 2020)
- USA – Tesla partners with solar firm and Atlassian founder to quickly deploy energy systems to help bushfire communities (21 February 2020)
- MEXICO – Quintana Roo brigades fight first forest fire of the season (20 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Bushfire royal commission to look at mitigation but not climate change (20 February 2020)
- INDIA – Tinsukia forest fire rings alarm bells (20 February 2020)
- INDIA – Forest fire in three locations of Nallamala (20 February 2020)
- BRAZIL – Forest Fire: An update on the Amazon wildfires (20 February 2020)
- ITALY – Almese: large forest fire in the Rivera pine forest (19 February 2020)
- INDIA – Kerala wildfire: Forest department to take back land from Hindustan Newsprint after wildfire kills three guards (19 February 2020)
- USA – California would force insurance companies to cover homes in wildfire zones under new bill (19 February 2020)
- USA – Healthy Forests are the key to wildfire prevention (19 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Ten thousand koalas may have died in NSW bushfires, inquiry hears (18 February 2020)
- USA – Wildfire bill could be snuffed out by budget concerns (18 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Northern Australia’s burning practices could be the answer to preventing future bushfire disasters (18 February 2020)
- THAILAND – Thailand all out to prevent recurrence of bushfires (18 February 2020)
- INDIA – 99 wildfires in Kerala this year; 15 raging. Forest Dept pulls out all stops (18 February 2020)
- INDIA – Forest fire triggers mine blasts along LoC in J&K’s Poonch (18 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australia bushfires: Backpackers can stay longer if they help rebuild (18 February 2020)
- USA – Former inmates start forestry company after working as firefighters in prison (18 February 2020)
- USA – Virginia’s 4 p.m. burn law takes effect (17 February 2020)
- USA – Proposed constitutional amendment gives a tax break for wildfire prevention (17 February 2020)
- PORTUGAL – Facing the flames: How Portugal is preparing for increased fire risk (17 February 2020)
- PHILIPPINES – Fire razes pine forest in Benguet (17 February 2020)
- THAILAND – Environment Fires continue devouring Thailand’s North (17 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Scientists Fear Sheer Size Of Australia Bushfires Will Slow Ecological Recovery (16 February 2020)
- USA – Burn recovery: Once a Nevada wildfire gets extinguished, land restoration begins (15 February 2020)
- INDIA – “Sit Outs” set up to prevent forest fires in Amrabad (15 February 2020)
- USA – Interior says it reduced wildfire risks on over 1.4 million acres of federal land in 2019 (15 February 2020)
- USA – Fire management and the presidential election
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- USA – As Inmate Firefighters Struggle to Find Jobs, SoCal Lawmaker Hopes Erasing Criminal Records After Release Will Help (15 February 2020)
- VIETNAM – Mekong Delta, Central Highlands brace for forest fires (14 February 2020)
- INDIA – Fire force gears up to tackle forest blazes in summer (14 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – The fire ‘time bomb’ is finally detonating on the world (14 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – NSW Facing Water Quality Concerns After Bushfires And Heavy Rains (14 February 2020)
- INDONESIA – Indonesia accused of putting profit ahead of the environment with new bill (13 February 2020)
- MEXICO – State government prepares for upcoming forest fire season (13 February 2020)
- ARMENIA – Khosrov forest reserve is self-rehabilitating after 2017 wildfire, says environment minister (13 February 2020)
- BHUTAN – Wildfires the ever-growing threat (13 February 2020)
- USA – California wildfire victims could become PG&E’s biggest shareholders after a settlement – and assume the financial risk of future fires (13 Ferbuary 2020)
- THAILAND – Forty acres of forest lost to fire in Paro yesterday (13 February 202)
- USA – Politics Failing forestry: Nearly broke, Oregon forestry department seeks emergency infusion (12 February 2020)
- AFRICA/TANZANIA – Team-up in fighting forest fires, DC tells stakeholders (12 February 2020)
- INDONESIA/FRANCE – Wildfire researcher deported amid growing rift between Indonesian government and scientists (12 February 2020)
- BRAZIL – Brazilian president signs decree to create National Amazon Council (12 February 2020)
- USA – Resource Conservation District awarded $1.8 million to restore watershed and forest land (12 February 2020)
- USA – California Senate Unveils Action Plan to Combat Wildfires and Climate Change (12 February 2020)
- RUSSIA – NUST MISIS: Clones of Trees Will Help Restore Forests – Russian Scientists Increase the Survival Rate of Seedlings for After-Fire Reforestation (12 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Insurance premiums rising after long summer of bushfires, storms and floods (12 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Bushfire-ravaged wallabies and wildlife receive food air drops backed by Woolworths, charities
- PORTUGAL – Portugal: Forestwise lab will help solve forest fires, create jobs – minister (11 February 2020)
- INDONESIA – Riau plans to issue wildfire emergency preparedness status (11 February 2020)
- CANADA – B.C. rethinks tree planting after wildfires, beetles deplete forests (10 February 2020)
- BHUTAN – Kanglung forest fire still raging (10 February 2020)
- USA – PG&E, other California utilities file plans to invest billions in wildfire mitigation through 2022 (10 February 2020)
- INDONESIA – As 2020 fire season nears, Indonesian president blasts officials for 2019 (10 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – In fire-hit rural Australia, climate debate burns deep (10 February 2020)
- GLOBAL – Measuring the Carbon-Dioxide Cost of Last Year’s Worldwide Wildfires (09 February 2020)
- SRI LANKA – Incidents of forest fires on the rise (09 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Tourism after the bushfires: ‘The whole area is screaming for people to come back’ (09 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – How ‘Smart’ Indigenous Fire Management Could Help The Bushfire Crisis (08 February 2020)
- CANADA – Yukon First Nations Wildfire leader ‘very moved, very humbled’ by $1M funding boost Social Sharing (08 February 2020)
- INDONESIA – Indonesia softens stance on WWF termination as programs fall into limbo (07 February 2020)
- UK/AUSTRALIA – Australian bush fires: Royal Botanic Gardens storing seeds (07 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – ‘Massive relief’: torrential rain douses bushfires across parts of Australia (07 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – No food, no fuel, no phones: Bushfires showed we’re only ever one step from system collapse (07 February 2020)
- INDIA – Forest minister directs officials to tackle forest fires effectively this year (07 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – This is the age of the megafire – and it’s being fuelled by our leaders (07 February 2020)
- INDONESIA – Indonesian president orders permanent solution to forest fires (06 February 2020)
- USA – A Tale of Two Californias: Managing Wildfire Risk in the Year 2030 (06 February 2020)
- USA – What Happens if California Takes Over PG&E? (06 February 2020)
- EUROPE – How Europe Turned Into a Perfect Landscape for Wildfires (05 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Companies Feel the Heat as Bushfires Choke Australia (05 February 2020)
- INDIA – Marathwada witnessed over 700 forest fires in last 4 years (05 February 2020)
- JAKARTA – Indonesian president orders permanent solution to forest fires (06 February 2020)
- USA – A Tale of Two Californias: Managing Wildfire Risk in the Year 2030 (06 February 2020)
- USA – What Happens if California Takes Over PG&E? (06 February 2020)
- EUROPE – How Europe Turned Into a Perfect Landscape for Wildfires (05 February 2020)
- UKRAINE – Ukrainian MPs double fines for forest fires (05 February 2020)
- INDIA – Tribal residents, estate workers sensitised to forest fires in Gudalur (05 February 2020)
- EUROPE – How Europe Turned Into a Perfect Landscape for Wildfires (05 February 2020)
- UKRAINE – Ukrainian MPs double fines for forest fires (05 February 2020)
- INDIA – Tribal residents, estate workers sensitised to forest fires in Gudalur (05 February 2020)
- INDONESIA – Scientists and communities in Indonesia team up for peatland restoration and fire prevention efforts (05 February 2020)
- USA – We asked presidential candidates: How should we confront California wildfires? (05 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA/UK – Australia fires: British firefighters to assist with clean-up (05 February 2020)
- INDIA – Forest fire, tourism causing Gangotri Glacier to melt faster: Study (04 February 2020)
- INDIA – Second fire in four days in Amrabad Tiger Reserve (04 February 2020)
- INDIA – Government departments join forces to combat forest fires near Tiruvannamalai (04 February 2020)
- BORNEO – Bomba records over one thousand more emergency calls in 2019 compared to previous year (05 February 2020)
- USA – To Address The City’s Wildfire Risk, Austin Firefighters Look To California (03 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Bushfire looters to spend six months behind bars and ‘will feel community’s wrath’, magistrate says (03 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Researchers call on citizen science to aid bushfire recovery (03 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Scientists call on MPs to urgently reduce Australia’s emissions amid bushfire crisis (02 February 2020)
- USA – PG&E plans to pay $25B in wildfire liabilities as part of 2020 bankruptcy reorganization plan (02 February 2020)
- INDIA – Man-made fire burns six hectares of Nallamala forest in Telangana (02 February 2020)
- PANAMA – Education a tool to fight impending Panama forest fires (02 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Voters turn on PM over ‘pathetic’ response to bushfire crisis (02 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australian economy set to suffer big hit from bush fires (02 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – NSW wildlife recovery plan to stress protection of unburnt areas (02 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – On social media, debate rages on bushfires’ cause (01 February 2020)
- AUSTRALIA/USA – “It’s a Worldwide Problem”: How North American and Australian Firefighters Work Together (01 February 2020)
- USA – Walden calls for ‘more fire active management’ (01 Ferbuary 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Suffocating smoke is BACK: Choking smog from raging bushfires is expected to blanket Sydney – and it’s not leaving any time soon (01 February 2020)