GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Year 2002
Global Fire
Monitoring Center (GFMC): Statements on
Wildland Fire submitted to the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD)
(26 August 2002)
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Australia:
Cool
weather brings reprieve for firefighters (published by ABC
News, 24 December 2002) -
Australia:
Cervantes
blaze continues in WA (published by ABC
News, 24 December 2002) -
Australia:
Fires
contained north of Melbourne (published by ABC
News, 24 December 2002) -
Indonesia:
Oil palm plantations and
deforestation in Indonesia – What role do Europe and Germany play
(published by WWF Germany, December 2002) -
Australia:
Fire
crews face all night fight (published by ABC
News, 20 December 2002) -
Australia:
Fire
crews face all night fight in Vic blaze (published by ABC
News, 20 December 2002) -
Australia:
House
destroyed, town evacuated in WA bushfire (published by ABC
News, 20 December 2002) -
Australia: WA
town preparing to evacaute as bushfire nears (published by ABC
News, 20 December 2002) -
Australia: Firefighters
contain central NSW blazes (published by ABC
News, 19 December 2002) -
Australia: Winds
push Vic bushfires into SA (published by ABC
News, 19 December 2002) -
Russia:
EMERCOM to tackle Portugese forest fires
(Novosti, 16 December 2002) -
USA: Court clears way for Clinton ban on forest roads
(published by
Planet Ark,
13 Dezember 2002) -
USA: Bush proposes easing rules for forest-thinning
(published by
Planet Ark,
13 Dezember 2002) -
USA: Wildfires
Add Carbon to the Atmospher (published by Environmental News Service, 09 December 2002) -
Germany: Waldbrände
heizen die Erde auf (published by Die
Welt, 11 Dezember 2002) -
Australia:
Strong winds whip up fierce Sydney bushfires
(published by
Planet Ark,
09 Dezember 2002) -
U.S.A.:
Panel Faults Aerial Firefighting Program
(published by The Associated Press, 6 December 2002) -
South
Africa: Heatwave
brings warnings of fires
(published by
IOL,
06 Dezember 2002) -
Australia:
Bushfire
threat eases despite new blazes(published by
ABC
News,
06 Dezember 2002) -
Australia:
Bush
fires break out around Sydney
(published by
ENN,
06 Dezember 2002) -
Australia:
Australia,
ancient land scarred by bushfires
(published by
AlertNet,
06 Dezember 2002) -
Australia:
Sydney
suburb under fiery siege, ringed by blazes (published by
AlertNet,
06 Dezember 2002) -
Australia:
Sydney
fights bushfires house to house (published by
AlertNet,
06 Dezember 2002) -
Australia:
Australian
bushfire survivors remain defiant (published by
Planet Ark,
06 Dezember 2002) -
U.S.A.:
Are
Wildland Fires Fueling the Greenhouse? Study Shows Local Events Have
Global Impact on Carbon Cycle (published by the U.S. National Center
for Atmospheric Research, 6 December 2002) -
Australia:
Preventing
forest fires-Controlled burning (published by BBC,
05 December 2002) -
Australia:
Why
forests need fires (published by BBC,
05 December 2002) -
Australia:
Sydney
battles bushfires, patchy rain arrives (published by
AlertNet,
05 Dezember 2002) -
Australia:
Strong
winds whip up fierce Sydney bushfires (published by
AlertNet,
05 Dezember 2002) -
Australia:
Sydney
firefighters battle outburst of blazes (published by AlertNet,
04 Dezember 2002) -
Australia:
Fires
threaten Sydney homes (published by ABC
News, 04 Dezember 2002) -
America: Bush Pacific NW timber plan draws fire from greens (published by
Planet Ark, 28 November 2002) -
America:
Los Alamos nuclear lab warns of radioactive trees (published by
Planet Ark, 28 November 2002) -
Australia:
National
park fire all but contained (published by ABC
News, 28 November 2002) -
Australia:
Fire
crews aim to strengthen containment lines (published by ABC
News, 28 November 2002) -
Australia:
Weather
change brings relief to NSW firefighters (published by ABC
News, 27 November 2002) -
South
Africa: Cape
Point fynbos goes up in smoke (published by Indendent Online, 26 November 2002) -
South
Africa: Cape
Town mountain fire closes highway (published by Indendent Online, 25 November 2002) -
Russia:
60 Percent of Russians Live in Bad
Environment (published by ITAR-TASS, 25 November 2002) -
Russia:
Smoke from China spreads over FE Russia
regions (published by ITAR-TASS, 25 November 2002) -
Indonesia:
Indonesia fears new haze menace
(published by the Courier Mail, 13 November 2002) -
Australia:
Total Fire Bans
(published by NSW-Rural
Fire Service ,13 November 2002) -
Australia:
Statewide Fire Update
(published by NSW-Rural
Fire Service ,12 November 2002) -
Australia:
Fire Ban for Ipswich District
(published by Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS),12 November 2002) -
Australia:
Fire Bans Imposed for Ipswich District
(published by Qld-Rural
Fire Service,
12 November 2002) -
Indonesia:
Indonesian
Wildfires Accelerated Global Warming
(published by Environmental News Service, 12 November 2002) -
Australia:
Brief respite for Australia firefighters, BBC
(11 November 2002) -
Indonesia
/ World: Scientists warn of environmental danger of wildfires
(published by Environmental News Network, 7
November 2002) -
Indonesia:
Billions of tons of carbon is released by
wildfires
(published by BBC, 7
November 2002) -
Australia:
Scores of bushfires scorch eastern Australia
(published by Planet Ark,
28 October 2002) -
Australia: Bushfire out of control in Blacktown (published by ABC
News, 28 October 2002) -
Germany: Wissenschaftler
beschäftigen sich in Bonn mit weltweiter
Katastrophenvorsorge published by Pressedienst des BMBF, 26 October
2002) -
Australia: Crews
continue to battle NSW, Qld blazes (published by ABC
News, 26 October 2002) -
Australia: Qld
firefighters prepare for deterioration in conditions (published by ABC
News, 26 October 2002) -
Australia: Fire
crews contain Brisbane blazes (published by ABC
News, 26 October 2002 -
Australia: Fire
still ablaze in and around the Toowoomba area (published by ABC
News, 26 October 2002 -
USA: California faces flood threat after fire
(published by CNN,
25 October 2002) -
Australia: NSW
gets total fire ban (published by ABC
News, 22 October 2002) -
Australia: Regional
fires burn out of control in Qld (published by ABC
News, 18 October 2002) -
Singapore: Smoke
haze causes Singapore to issue health warning (published by Planet Ark,
17 October 2002) -
Malaysia: Haze
clouds Malaysia as Indonesia’s Sumatra burns (published by Planet Ark,
17 October 2002) -
USA: After
a series of tragic fires, loggers go on the offensive (published by Environmental News Network, 17
October 2002) -
Indonesia: Drought
extends in East Indonesia (published by The Jakarta Post, October 11,
2002) -
Australia: Bushfires roar into Sydney suburbs, razing homes (published by Planet Ark,
10 October 2002) -
Canada/Russia:
Cooperation
in the development and conservation of Russia’s forests. Forest fires
considered a key problem to be addressed (published by the Canadian
International Development Agency – CIDA, 10 October 2002) -
Australia:
Fires
destroy part of Cape York(published by ABC
News, 9 October 2002) -
Australia: Bushfires
rage around Sydney (published by ABC
News, 8 October 2002) -
Indonesia: Indonesia
vows to combat haze from forest fires (published by Planet Ark,
8 October 2002) -
USA: Environmentalists, Forest Service agree that fire report was rushed, figures were off (published by Environmental News Network, 3
October 2002) -
Malaysia: Malaysia
expects mild El Niño, watches haze (published by Environmental News Network, 3
October 2002) -
Russia: No
One Can Escape Smoke from Peat-Bog Fires (published
by Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press, 2 October 2002) -
Indonesia:
Indonesia
says graft hampers foreign help on haze (published by Planet Ark,
30 September 2002) -
Indonesia:
I didn’t lie at Earth Summit: Minister (published by The Jakarta Post,
27 September 2002) -
Indonesia: Schools ordered to close in haze
choked
Indonesian city (publishes byAgence France-Presse,26 September 2002)
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Indonesia:
Haze
From Indonesian Forest Fires Shrouds Singapore (published by AP,
25 September 2002) -
Indonesia: Haze endangers Palangkaraya
residents (published by The
Jakarta Post, 25 September 2002) -
USA: Wildfire Blankets Southern California in Smoke
(published by Environmental News Service, 25 September 2002) -
Malaysia: Haze
in parts of Malaysia improves, but some districts still unhealthy (published by
AFP,
24 September 2002) -
Singapore:
Haze
reaches worst level in Singapore this year (published by Deutsche
Presse Agentur, 24 September 2002) -
Indonesia:
Rain
clears some Borneo haze but health problems up
(published by Reuters,
24 September 2002) -
Indonesia: Haze reaches hazardous levels in Central
Kalimantan -
Indonesia:
Smog
clings to Indonesia Borneo, rain helps Sumatra (published by Planet Ark,
24 September 2002) -
Malaysia: Malaysian experts to survey Indonesia forest fires (published by Planet Ark,
23 September 2002) -
Malaysia: Sumatra haze blankets northern Malaysia (published by Planet Ark,
23 September 2002) - Indonesia: NGOs discover
govt lies in Earth Summit country report (published by The Jakarta Post, 21 September
2002) - Indonesia: Indonesian Borneo chokes under haze
(published by ABC News Online,
20 September 2002) -
USA:
NASA
Scientists use satellites to distinguish human pollution from other
atmospheric particles (published by NASA, 17 September 2002) -
USA: Firewise landscaping could help keep woodland homes from becoming forest litter (published by Environmental News Network, 17 September 2002)
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USA: Wildfire plans are deadlocked
(17 September 2002) -
USA: US summer of 2002 is hottest since 1930s Dust Bowl (published by Planet Ark,
16 September 2002) -
Indonesia:
Fires: Stop blaming others, just start acting!
(published by the Jakarta Post,
13 September 2002) -
USA: Senate measure would ease thinning of US forests (published by Planet Ark,
12 September 2002) -
Russia:
Forest-fire smog choking Moscow disrupts flights (published by Planet Ark,
10 September 2002) -
Russia /
Switzerland: Moscow cannot blame fires just on weather – WWF
(published by Planet Ark,
9 September 2002) -
USA: Bush administration defends forest thinning plan
(published by Planet Ark,
9 September 2002) -
USA: Sparks Fly at Hearing on Bush Fire Plan (published by Environmental News Service, 6 September 2002)
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Russia: Smog thickens in Moscow, people told to stay inside
(published by Planet Ark,
6 September 2002) -
USA: Mt
Warning blaze puts World Heritage area at risk (published by ABC News Online,
5 September 2002) -
Russia: Aircraft used to battle Moscow fires, smog
(published by Planet Ark,
5 September 2002) -
Russia:
Moscow region to use special aviation for
fighting forest fires
(published by Russian Information Agency Novosti,
4 September 2002) -
USA: Authorities
gearing up for bushfires (published by ABC News Online–
PM’s website, 3 September 2002) -
Indonesia:
Malaysian businessman sentenced for plantation fires (published by the Jakarta
Post, 31 August 2002) -
Indonesia:
Villagers use
banana leaves to put out forest fires (published by the Jakarta Post, 31
August 2002) -
Indonesia:
ASEAN
agreements on haze lack bite (published by the Jakarta Post, 31 August 2002) -
Indonesia: Govt ignored
warning, fires to continue (published by the Jakarta Post, 31 August 2002) - Indonesia: Indonesian
smoke is choking Asia (published by the International Herald Tribune,
30 August 2002) -
Indonesia:
Indonesia,
Japan launch program against haze, illegal logging (publisched by: International
Herald Tribune, 30 August 2002) -
Australia: Research
to test carcinogenic levels in bushfire smoke (published by ABC News Online,
30 August 2002) -
South East Asia:
ASEAN
haze pact nothing but smoke (published by Asia Times, 29 August 2002) -
USA: Bush
Seeks Emergency Wildfire Fund (published by
the Associated Press, 29 August 2002) -
USA:
Bush on Fire
(published by New York Times,
29 August 2002) -
Russia: USA
does not want to get a help from Russia. US government states that
airtanker with its tank for 11,000 gallons drops too much water
(published by Pravda online, 29 August 2002) <in Russian> -
Brazil: Brazil
monkey reserve fire brought under control
(published by Planet Ark,
29 August 2002) -
USA: Forest
Service ignores offers of Russian help (published by World
Net Daily, 27 August 2002) -
USA: Forest
Service Accountants Misplaced Fire Funds (published by Environmental News Service, 27 August 2002) -
USA: Bush
pushes forest thinning proposal to curb fires
(published by Planet Ark,
26 August 2002) -
USA: Bush
Fire Plan Draws Critics, Protests
(published by Environmental News Service, 23 August 2002) -
Indonesia: Residents gasp for air in smoky Indonesian
Borneo
(published by Planet Ark,
23 August 2002) -
USA: Bush to propose easing logging restrictions to
lessen threat of wildfires (published by Environmental News Network, 22
August 2002) -
USA: Alaska wildfires exceed 2 million acres
(published by Planet Ark,
21 August 2002) -
Indonesia: Smoke from forest fires shrouds Indonesian
Borneo (published by Planet Ark,
21 August 2002) -
USA: Oregon wildfire forces town’s evacuation
(published by Planet Ark,
19 August 2002) -
Sinagpore: New reports show how to prevent disastrous forest fires in South East Asia
(published by WWF Global Network, 16 August 2002) -
Malaysia: Malaysia’s Landmark Putra Mosque Shrouded in Smog in Putrajaya
(published by Planet Ark,
16 August 2002) -
Malaysia: Sumatra haze over Malaysia, visibility low
(published by Planet Ark,
16 August 2002) -
USA: Western
wildfires stoke political tensions over forest policy (published by Environmental News Network, 14
August 2002) -
USA: Wildfires
bring more peril than flames; firefighting itself can harm the forest (published by Environmental News Network, 14
August 2002) -
China: China
brings wildfires under control (published by Planet Ark,
13 August 2002) -
Asia: Asian
haze may be killing 500,000 (published by news.com.au,
12 August 2002) -
USA: Biggest
blaze in US merges with smaller Oregon fire (published by Planet Ark,
12 August 2002) -
Germany: Pro
Sieben „Welt der Wunder“: Feuersturm
in Oregon – Ursachen und Bekämpfung von Waldgroßbränden (TV-Thema
vom 11.08.2002) -
Russia: Smoke
alarms Moscow (published by The
Russia Journal, 09 August 2002) -
China: Thousands
fight forest fires in northern China (published by Environmental News Network, 8
August 2002) -
Russia: International
Forests Centre Created in Russia (published by RIA Novosti
correspondent Yelizaveta Sviridova, 7 August 2002) -
USA: South
Dakota Firefighter Dies From Burns
(published by Environmental News Service, 7 August 2002) -
USA: In
wildfire risk control, 1 ‘size’ may fit none (published by Arizona
Daily Star, 7 August 2002) -
Canada/USA:
Smoke
from Canada’s Flaming Forests Travels Far
(published by Environmental News Service, 6 August 2002) -
USA: NASA
and Candada study smoke from flaming Canadian forests (published by Nasa
News Archive, 6 August 2002) -
Germany: Messung der
Pflanzenmassen zeigt, wann die Savanne brennen muss (DIE
WELT, 5. August 2002) -
USA: Research
Highlights Wildfire’s Mixed Impacts
(published by Environmental News Service, 5 August 2002) -
Cyprus: Cyprus says huge forest fire contained (published by Planet Ark,
5 August 2002) -
USA: Senators vow to ease U.S. rules to snuff forest fires
(published by Environmental News Service, 2 August 2002) -
Russia/USA/South
Africa: “Wir
haben ein extremes Feuerjahr” (published by Die
Welt, 1 August 2002) -
South Africa:
Power
lines may have sparked KZN fires (published by Indendent Online, 31 July 2002) -
South Africa:
Family
of eight found burnt to death (published by Indendent Online, 30 July 2002) -
South Africa:
19
lives lost as fires rage through SA (published by Indendent Online, 30 July 2002) -
USA:
California wildfire spreads, but bypasses giant sequoias (published by Planet Ark,
29 July 2002) -
USA: California
Fire Kills Three, 14 Dead This Season (published by Environmental News Service, 29 July 2002) -
Portugal: Portuguese
Fires Destroy Lynx Inhabited Park (published by Environmental News Service, 29 July 2002) -
USA: California
fire threatens world’s largest, oldest trees (published by Planet Ark,
26 July 2002) -
RUSSIA: Large
Forest Conflagration Localized in C Eur Russia (ITAR-TASS, July
27, 2002) -
RUSSIA: Nizhny
Novgorod in Smoke from Burning Peat Bogs(ITAR-TASS, July 27, 2002) -
USA: Giant
trees “spared from flames” (published by BBC,
26 July 2002) -
USA: Firefighters
battle for ancient trees (published by BBC,
25 July 2002) -
USA: Giganten
in Gefahr (published by Badische
Zeitung, 25 July 2002) -
USA: Woman arrested in
Calif.
wildfire that threatens sequoias (published by Environmental News Network, 25
July 2002) -
USA: Wildfire
blazes near ancient California sequoia groves (published by Planet Ark,
25 July 2002) -
RUSSIA: Moscow
Shakes off Cold Reputation with Heat Wave: Near Record Temperatures Agence
(France
Press, July 24 2002) -
RUSSIA: Over
400 Fires in Russia at Present (ITAR-TASS, July 24, 2002) -
USA: California
wildfire threatens Giant Sequoias (published by Environmental News Service, 24 July 2002) -
Portugal: Portugal
battles forest fire, key highway reopened (published by Planet Ark,
22 July 2002) -
USA: Two
killed in plane crash while fighting Colorado fires
(published by ABC News Online,
19 July 2002) -
USA: Green
Groups Urge Fire Fuel Reduction, Not Logging (published by Environmental News Service, 19 July 2002) -
Belarus: 800 Hectares of Forest on Fire in Chernobyl-Contaminated Zone (published by Agence France
Presse, 19 July 2002) -
Russia: Russia Mismanages Forest Resources – Audit Chamber
(published by ITAR-TASS News Agency, 19 July 2002) -
Indonesia: Indonesia:
South-east Asia choked by forest fires
(published by ABC News Online,
18 July 2002) -
Germany: ZDF
Abenteuer Wissen „Elemente des Lebens – Feuer“ (17. Juli 2002) -
Russia: Bringing Logging Under Control
(published by the Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press, 17 July 2002) -
Russia: Fires Destroy 357,000 Hectares of Forest in Russia’s Far East 2002
(published by ITAR-TASS News Agency, 17 July 2002) -
Russia: Forest Fires in Kamchatka Engulf new Territories
(published by ITAR-TASS News Agency, 15 July 2002) -
USA: Conflicting
Reports Shade Forest Fire Debate (published by Environmental News Service, 11 July 2002) -
South Africa: Cop blame honey hunters for devastating
fires (published by Indendent Online, 11 July 2002) -
South Africa: Child
burns to death in Mpumalanga veld fires
(published by Indendent Online, 10 July 2002) -
USA.: Throw Away Planes, Throw
Away Pilots–Part
1 / Part
2 (published
by Fisher Communications, Inc. (KATU
TV), 10 and 11 July 2002) -
USA:
Largest Arizona fire contained – 400 homes
lost (published by Planet Ark,
9 July 2002) -
RUSSIA: Wild Fires Raging in Russia’s Far East
(published by ITAR-TASS, 8 July 2002) -
RUSSIA: 100
Forest Fires Break Out in Arkhangelsk Region, Komi Republic (published by Interfax, 8 July 2002) -
USA:
Forest Service says nyet to Russian tankers (Report
by Lewis McCool, 3 July 2002) -
Indonesia: Thick
haze causes health hazards, disrupts land transport in Indonesia
(published by the German Press Agency -dpa, 3 July 2002) -
USA: Crews gaining control over western US wildfires (published by Planet Ark,
3 July 2002) -
USA: Fire crews
gaining control over western wildfires (published by Environmental News Network, 2
July 2002) -
USA: UPDATE
– Devastated Apache Indians count cost of Ariz blaze (published by Planet Ark,
28 June 2002) -
USA: Timber
industry unscorched by recent fires (published by Planet Ark,
28 June 2002) -
USA: UPDATE
– Firefighters now hope to save mountain town (published by Planet Ark,
27 June 2002) -
USA: Arizona
Wildfires Spark Management Controversy (published by Environmental News Service, 27 June 2002) -
USA: Arizona
blaze so far spares transmission grid (published by Planet Ark,
25 June 2002) -
USA: Firefighters
make first progress against Arizona blaze (published by Environmental News Network, 25
June 2002) -
USA: UPDATE
– Two massive Arizona fires set to merge (published by Planet Ark,
24 June 2002) -
USA: Waldbrände
haben wegen extremen Forstschutzes so große Auswirkung (Vista Verde, 24. Juni 2002) -
USA: Out
of Control Arizona Fire Chars 250,000 Acres (published by Environmental News Service, 23 June 2002) -
USA: US
firm designs airship to rain on forest fires (published by Planet Ark,
20 June 2002) -
USA: Southwest
drought to ignite more fires (published by Environmental News Network, 17
June 2002) -
USA: Forest
Service Employee Charged with Colorado Fire (published by Environmental News Service, 17 June 2002) -
USA: Forest Service wary of hiring giant Russian
‘Waterbomber’ (published by The
Gazette,
14 June 2002) -
USA: More
help arriving to fight Colorado blaze (published by Planet Ark,
14 June 2002) -
Indonesia:
Burning coal seams threaten East Kalimantan, (published by
The Jakarta Post, 13 June 2002) -
Germany: Buschbrände
in Colorado wüten unaufhaltsam
(published by Badische
Zeitung, 13
June 2002) -
USA: Colorado
declares state of emergency
(published by BBC, 13
June 2002) -
USA: US
officials anticipate record wildfire season (published by Planet Ark,
13 June 2002) -
USA: Thousands more
evacuated in huge Colorado blaze (published by Environmental News Network, 12
June 2002) -
South East Asia: Asean
eager to make success of anti-haze treaty
(published by The
Straits Times, 12 June 2002) -
South East Asia: Asean
inks landmark deal to battle haze
(published by The
Straits Times, 11 June 2002) -
USA: Colorado
Wildfires Force Thousands to Evacuate (published by Environmental News Service, 10 June 2002) -
RUSSIA: Forests Continue
Blazing In Yakutia, Khabarovsk Territory (ITAR-TASS, June 7, 2002) -
USA: Los Angeles Area Fire
Scorches Thousands of Acres (published by Environmental News Service, 7 June 2002) -
Australia: Man
who ‘craved to be a hero’ jailed for Sydney fires (published by Indedendent
News, 5 June 2002) -
USA: Wildfires
rage in three US states (published by Planet Ark,
4 June 2002) -
Canada: Strong winds fan forest fires across Canadian
west (published by Planet Ark,
3 June 2002) -
RUSSIA: Fire Destroys Over
500,000 Hectares Of Forest In Russia (ITAR-TASS, June 3, 2002) -
Canada: Northern fire
evacuation up to 1,200 (published by www.canada.com,
27 May 2002 ) -
USA: Winds whipping up Colorado wildfire (published by Planet Ark,
24 May 2002) -
USA: Federal Forest
Fire Plan Achieved (published by the Society of American Foresters, 24
May 2002) -
RUSSIA: Russian Minister
Blames Officials, Loggers For Forest Fire Problem (BBC, May 24, 2002) -
RUSSIA: Situation With
Forest Fires In Russia Remains Tense (ITAR-TASS, May 24, 2002) -
RUSSIA: Taiga is burning in
Russia´s Far East (published by Badische
Zeitung, 23 May 2002) -
USA: Forest Service
Reassigns Firefighters After Administrative Review (published by the
Society of American Foresters, 20 May 2002) -
RUSSIA: Arson To Blame
For Some Of Russia’s Forest Fires (published by Agence France Presse, May 18, 2002) -
RUSSIA: Wildfires
Threaten To Russia’s Pristine Taiga (published by ITAR-TASS, May 18, 2002 ) -
USA: Enviro Group Report
Rebuts Federal Fire Policies (published by Environmental News Service, 16 May 2002) -
Viet Nam: Fire damage in
cajeput forests a blow to priceless ecological asset (published by Viet
Nam News, 16 May 2002) -
USA: Too
Proud to Ask (published by www.aeronautics.ru/
, 16 May 2002) -
RUSSIA: Forest
fires tear through Siberia, Russia Far East (published by Planet Ark,
14 May 2002) -
RUSSIA: Forest Fires
Threaten Trans-Siberian Railway (published by Deutsche Presse-Agentur, May 13, 2002) -
RUSSIA: Forest
Fires Spread in Russian Far East (published by BBC, 12 May 2002) -
Kenya: Deliberate
fires ‘set Africa ablaze’
(published by BBC, 10
May 2002) -
RUSSIA:
Thousands of Hectares Ablaze in Far East
Russia Forests (published by ITAR TASS, 10 May 2002) -
Australia: Fire For Life’ group to lobby for more controlled burn-offs
(published by ABC News Online,
09 May 2002) -
Guatemala:
Fuego destruye
cultivos en Petén <Fire destroys cultivations in Petén> (published by
Pensa Libre.com, 9 May 2002) -
Russia: Forest-Protection
Service Struggles to Fight Fires in Russia’s Omsk Region (BBC Monitoring
International Reports, 8 May 2002) -
South Africa: El Niño seen
hitting southern Africa in late 2002
(published by Environmental News Network, 7
May 2002) -
USA: Salomon
says no ease in US drought until late 2002 (published by Planet Ark,
7 May 2002) -
USA: Senators Decry
Wildfire Readiness (published by THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS, 7 May 2002) -
South Africa: ‘Alien vegetation spread Simon’s Town fire’ (published by Indendent Online, 19 April 2002)
-
USA: Administration Creates
Wildland Fire Leadership Council (Published by the Society of American Foresters,
15 April 2002) -
USA: NOVA presents
“Fire Wars” on PBS, 7 May 2002, 8-10 p.m. ET (published by Wildfire News and
Notes, Vol16, No.1, March 2002) -
USA: As global warming rises, so do tree-killing infestations of bark beetles (published by Environmental News Network, 04
April
2002) -
USA: US Forest Service Misuses National Fire Plan
(published by Environmental News Network, 04
April 2002) -
Brazil: Bill. No.
1693/96 on Regulation of Burning approved by t he Commission of Constitution
and Justice (published by Panorama Brasil – Florestas, 19 March 2002,
and Sociedade Brasileira de Silvicultura, 26 March 2002) -
Australia:
Quick Response of
Nambucca Volunteers Saves House (published by
New South Wales Rural Fire
Service, 26 March 2002) -
USA: Wildfire in New Mexico (published by Environmental News Network, 26
March
2002) -
Australia: Aircranes Stay For New Fire Danger
(published by New South Wales Rural Fire
Service, 19 March 2002) -
Singapore: Forest fires spreading haze across Southeast
Asia (published by Planet Ark,
15 March 2002) -
Malaysia: Drought sparks fires, water rationing in Malaysia (published by Planet Ark,
14 March 2002) -
USA: Arizona crews work to keep wildfire from
hummingbird preserve (published by Environmental News Network, 11
March
2002) -
Indonesia: Indonesia haze shuts schools, threatens
neighbours (published by Planet Ark,
28 February 2002) -
Chile: Chilean forest fires termed environmental
tragedy (published by Planet Ark,
27 February 2002) -
Chile: Chile fires destroy protected forests
(published by Planet Ark,
25 February 2002) -
SOUTH AFRICA: Fire warnings in Cape as heat goes on and on
(published by Indendent Online, 24 February 2002) -
Singapore: Singapore expects some haze from regional dry spell
(published by Planet Ark,
21 February 2002) -
Indonesia: Thick haze in Indonesia could threaten neighbours
(published by Planet Ark,
21 February 2002) -
SOUTH AFRICA: Cape mountain fire ‘started deliberately’
(published by Indendent Online, 20 February 2002) -
Malaysia: Malaysia hit by fires and haze, sees rain ahead
(published by Planet Ark,
20 February 2002) -
USA: Biomass Burning Boosts Stratospheric Moisture (published by Environmental News Service, 20 February
2002) -
Indonesia: Fire
and smoke in Riau (distributed by Ivan P. Anderson, 17 February 2002) -
USA: U.S.
General Accounting Office (GOA) releases fire report (published by the
Society of American Foresters, 15 February 2002) -
USA: Decision
Reached on Bitterroot Salvage (published by the
Society of American Foresters, 15 February 2002) -
USA: Firefighters tame wind-fed San Diego-area
brushfire (published by
Planet Ark, 14 February 2002) -
USA: Raging California brush fire reaches Marine
base (published by Environmental News Network, 12
February
2002) -
Chile: Chilean forest firefighters demand more
funding (published by Environmental News Network, 12
February
2002) -
Chile: Chile forest fires not seen under control for
week (published by
Planet Ark, 11 February 2002) -
SOUTH AFRICA: Ukuvuka is
delivering the goods (published by Indendent Online, 8 February 2002) -
USA: Bitterroot Settlement Saves Thousands of Forest Acres (published by Environmental News Service, 8 February
2002) -
Chile: Fires threaten Chile’s native forests, reserves (published by Environmental News Network, 7
February
2002) -
Switzerland: Leben mit dem Feuer (published by
Weltwoche, 7
February
2002) -
France: Fires blaze in southwest France (published by
Planet Ark, 5 February 2002) -
Italy: Arsonists to blame for most of Italy forest fires (published by
Planet Ark, 29
January 2002) -
RUSSIA: Siberian
Tiger Endangered as Forest Fires Rage (published by The Scotsman,25
January 2002) -
USA: Government and environmentalists debate
fate of burned Sierra Nevada forests (published by Environmental News Network, 23 January
2002) -
Australia: Wildlife fund digs deep for fire appeal
(published by The Sydney
Morning Herald, 21 January 2002) -
USA: Logging Science Debate Smolders in the Sierra
(published by Los Angeles Times,
20 January 2002) -
Congo: UPDATE – Thousands flee town as Congo volcano erupts (published by
Planet Ark, 18
January 2002) -
Australia: UPDATE – Rain brings an end to Sydney bushfire crisis (published by
Planet Ark, 17
January 2002) -
Australia: Koperberg calls end to bushfire crisis (published by The Sydney
Morning Herald, 16 January 2002) -
RUSSIA:
Russian
Defence Plant Develops Bombs to Fight Forest Fires (published by
ITAR-TASS and BBC
Monitoring International Reports, 16 January 2002) -
Germany / Australia: Wasser
allein hilft nicht (published by Sueddeutsche
Zeitung, 15 January 2002) -
Australia: Crews still
battling fires as emergency nears end (published by ABC News Online,
14 January 2002) -
Australia: No end to bushfire crisis (published by The
Age, 14 January 2002) -
Australia: Strategy to unite fire fighters (published by The
Age, 13 January 2002) -
Malaysia: Fire-prone plantation turned into eco-park
(published by The Star Online,
Malaysia, 12 January 2002) -
Australia: Daily updated archive of fire news and reports, starting
26 December 2001(published by The Sydney
Morning Herald) -
Australia: Arsonists blamed
for latest bushfires (published by ABC News Online,
11 January 2002) -
USA: Responses to “Risky business: Development in the eye of nature’s storms”
(published by Environmental News Network, 10 January
2002) -
Guatemala: Guatemala president slams sugar growers
for fires (published by
Planet Ark, 10
January 2002) -
USA: Judge Overrules Decision Allowing Logging of Burned Trees (published by
The New York Times On The Web, 9
January 2002) -
Germany / Australia: Ein gesunder Wald braucht hin und wieder Feuer
(published by Basler
Zeitung, 9 January 2002) -
Australia:
West
Australia calls for national bushfires policy (published by
The West Australian, 8 January
2002) -
USA: Judge’s Order halts
harvesting in Bitterroot (published by the
Society of American Foresters, 8 January 2002) -
Malaysia: Moves to overcome dump fire
(published by The Star Online,
Malaysia, 7 January 2002) -
Australia: Rains ease bushfire threat
(published by The Sydney
Morning Herald) -
Australia: South Coast towns evacuated as fires flare (published by
The Sydney
Morning Herald, 7 January 2002) -
Australia: Fires threaten south
coast towns (published by ABC News Online,
7 January 2002) -
Australia: Ecologist: Bush fires part of Nature’s way to rejuvenate
(published by The Star Online,
Malaysia, 6 January 2002) -
Australia: “Elvis” – ein Hubschrauber rettet Leben
(published by Deutsche Presse Agentur/dpa, 4 January 2002) -
Australia: Australian fires burn from mountains to sea
(published by Environmental News Network, 4 January
2002) -
Australia: Extra fire
crews called in as bushfires continue to rage (published by ABC News Online,
4 January 2002) -
Italy: Italy ravaged by deliberate forests fires
(published by World Wide Fund for Nature, 4 January, 2002) -
Global Fire Monitoring Center / German Committee for
Disaster Reduction within the UN ISDR:
Press Release on Australian
“Christmas Fires” (published 3 January 2002) -
Australia: More evacuations as fires continue to threaten homes
(published by ABC News Online,
2 January 2002) -
Australia: Thousands flee holiday town as fire rages
(published by ABC News Online,
2 January 2002) -
Australia: Wildlife groups fear few survivors in Sydney fires (published by
Planet Ark, 1
January 2002) -
Australia: Australia bushfires part of an ancient cycle (published by
Planet Ark, 1
January 2002) -
Australia: Winds fan Australia bushfires, fireworks still on
(published by
Planet Ark, 1
January 2002) -
Australia: New Year brings more fire fears around Sydney (published by
Planet Ark, 1
January 2002)