Global Landscape Fire News
2004
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Australia ‘facing hotter future’ Alliance helps overcome Indonesia’s forest crisis California Declares Early Fire Season Amid High Temps Siberian Forests on Fire Alert as Temperatures Set to Soar Russian Forest Fires Claim Ninth Victim Over 100,000 ha hit by Forest Fires in Russia Indonesia: Fires destroy hundreds of hectares Malaysia: Sumatra forest fires bring back haze over parts of Malaysia Healthy forests built on natural disasters USA: Hawk Sets Off California Wildfire, Thousands Evacuate Estimates of Amazon’s greenhouse gas ‘too low’ USA: Not Your Average Bear: Smokey Turns 60 Years Old USA: Judge lifts injunctions on Oregon salvage logging of nation’s worst
2002 wildfire USA: Marsh fire coughs up noxious fumes Indonesia: Fires break out in Berbak National Park Bolivia: Forest fires – The Bolivian government on 14 September 2004
declared a state of emergency Namibia: Project Focuses on Forest Conservation (“fight fire, save
forests”) Indonesia’s Sumatra island blanketed in choking haze USA: Rainfall Helps Control Calif. Wildfires Australia: Fire cuts $5m from Forestry’s bottom line Cramer fire commander gets probation SBA to help Native Americans create firms Surrender to Wildfire’ by Dr. Madeleine P. Cosman, Esq. Fire destroys more than 60 hectares of forest Helicopters helping battle Nelson forest fire Record-setting forest fire season sparks gov’t review NIMS Integration Center Releases Paper on ICS 2004 Among the Hottest Years on Record Transfer station smoke causes concerns for neighborhoods USA: Forestry gets wildland-fire nod AUS-Australia ‘facing hotter future’ Citing Fire Risk, US to Expand California Logging Germany: Torfwaldbrände in Indonesien Australia: Bushfire protection assisted by new aircraft and mapping
initiative Indonesia – Navy Nabs Log Smugglers USA: Forest Service critics say not all forest fires need to be
extinguished Natural disaster deaths rise sevenfold Smoke Pollution Makes for Stronger Storms Malaysia: Water bombings help beat back landfill fire Debate over causes aside, warm climate’s effects are striking in the West Indonesia: Haze unlikely to hit hard due to El Nino no-show Government grounds firefighting air tankers amid safety concerns Russia: Season of Forest Fires Starts in Russia Forest Fire Contained Near Nuclear Storage Facility in Russia’s Urals Indonesia: Haze starts to blanket Jambi, Riau Malaysia: Haze may force schools to close Weather helps Arizona firefighters Indonesia: Fire Investigation Widens Foreign aid for Portugal fires Switzerland: Schweizer Helikopter aus Portugal zurück Russian Federation: 12 firefighters and crew die in helicopter crash in
Yamalo-Nenets Region USA:Alaska Wildfires Grow to Record 5 Million Acres Indonesia: Forest fires spread across E. Kalimantan Indonesia: Forest fires in East Kalimantan spread to coal deposits The Gambia: National Forestry gets hotline Indonesia: Haze thick over Kalimantan USA: At-risk youth get wildland firefighting training Indonesia/Germany: Indonesia, Germany to sign US$60m debt swap deal Indonesia/Netherlands: Good news for the Peatswamp Forests of Central
Kalimantan, Indonesia Taiwan: Forest fires under control, officials report Peatland: Austria names peatland areas in Styria for the Ramsar List Forest plan aims to cut wildfires Hawaii: Volcanoes park fire sweeps 700 acres Amazon Burning Makes Brazil a Leading Polluter Firefighting audit suggests cost cutting Brezil: Riesige Feuer vernichten den Regenwald Firefighting audit suggests cost cutting SBA offers $200 million for fire reduction contracts to tribes NASA’s Aura: New Eye for Clean Air Court throws out sentence for woman who started forest fire Philippines: Recurrent tragedies ITTO commits another US$10 million for Tropical Forests Fire, Logging Threaten Borneo’s Rich Ecosystem Modest climate change could lead to substantially more and
larger fires USA-El Niño-Related Fires Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions IND-Small steps towards being perfect. Switzerland-UK-More Long, Hot European Summers Likely Indonesia: WALHI-Friends of the Earth Indonesia calls on world support GFMC: Im Einsatz gegen Waldbrände Russia: Putin Says Illegal Russian Timber Export Must Stop Debate over causes aside, warm climate’s effects are striking in the West Outdoor gear makers urge Bush administration to protect roadless forests Indonesia: Forests in transition New Mexico Fire Hits ‘Smokey the Bear’ Forest Indonesia: Riau flights hit by haze from forest fires, cropland clearing Congo gorillas lose habitat to farmers Forest Service OKs plan criticized by environmentalists to log trees
burned by huge wildfire First timber harvest gets green light Experts lament forest damage, say U.S. can do more Brazil: Amazon burning makes Brazil a leading polluter Brazilian Amazon may become savanna: scientist Data Show Amazon Still ‘Lungs of the World’ Firefighters Curb Huge Forest Fire in Andalusia Malaysia: Illegal logging a threat to prized timber, group says Indonesia: Schools in Jambi close due to choking haze Bolivia: Wildfires burn swathes of Bolivia Spain: Evacuation of 400 persons threatened by forest fires in Spain Alaska on Fire: Record 6.5 Million Acres Burned Lebanon: Forest fires devastate environment USA: Except in Alaska, Wildfire Season Milder Than Expected Viet Nam: ASEAN conference reviews agreements on trans-national haze
pollution Russia: World Bank Wants to Finance Russia’s Regions – Director Viet Nam: Vietnamese scientist develops powder for forest fire fighting Viet Nam: Viet Nam: Rangers’ Department boosts forest fire control ASEAN: Joint Press Release of the 11th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Haze Bush Administration to Increase Logging in Sierra Nevada National Forests Canada,$200 million planned for fire-fighting planes Brazil Amazon Deforestation Jumps, Data Shows HSBC bank to go carbon neutral Long Haul For Nelson Firefighters National Fire Plant grant requests being sought Fire Managers Aim for Pan-American Cooperation USA: Officials gather to get Bar S fire under control In 2005 Russian Airplanes to Partake in Fire Fighting in Italy and
Mediterranean USA: Tree Planting Could Ease Global Warming, California Scientists Say Portugal to invest 131 million euros in forest fire prevention GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics – 2004 Indonesia urged to act on green crisis East Java faces water crisis as demand outstrips supply Joint teams to speed up response to environmental destruction Indonesia: RI to host 2nd forum on sustainable Palm Oil Russia: Fires in Siberian Tyva Destroy over 110 Hectares of Woodland Indonesia’s forest fires push up Singapore’s pollution level New Mexico fire spreads in “Smokey Bear” forest Fire in New Mexico ‘Smokey Bear’ Forest 40 Percent Contained Fire/Rescue: Panel in Congress Seeks $54M For Firefighters Urban firefighters are learning to battle growing threat of wildfires Indonesia: Haze stops 7 aircraft from landing at Pekanbaru airport Malaysia: Haze from fires in Indonesia blankets two Malaysian
citieslaysia Malaysia: Air quality over peninsula worsens Battle lines being drawn around Biscuit fire salvage Poachers burn one-third of Rwandan park Singapore: Rain in Sumatra gives Singapore a temporary respite from haze Wildfires Imperil Endangered Red Squirrel Portugal: Portuguese firefighters battle blazes as southern Europe
sizzles Amazon fires change weather, speed deforestation China: Heilongjiang water artery helping save key wetland Indonesia: Forest fires in East Kalimantan spread to coal deposits USA: Appeals court halts logging in forest burned by 2002 fire GFMC: Prävention von Böschungsbränden Namibia: Community Acts to Save Forests Haze thickens in Sumatra and Kalimantan, affects Malaysia FAO: Pan American Cooperation to Combat Forest Fires Gaining Momentum Russia: Forest fires sweep Russia’s Far East, national preserve USA: DOE sanctions prescribed burns USA: Fire season ends early thanks to recent rains USA: Wildfires linked to global warming Global: Massive peat burn is speeding climate change USA: Remote-camera surveillance gives crews a bird’s-eye view of
wildfires Indonesia /United Kingdom: Indonesia Peat Fires May Fuel Global Warming,
Experts Say USA: Rain slows forest fires in mountain region, at least temporarily USA: Study says global warming to blame for huge wildfires Russia Formally Notifies U.N. of Kyoto Acceptance Tok residents seek ways to keep fires at bay USA: California Department of Forestry to use new color-coded risk
matrices EPA Says 225 Counties Fail to Meet Clean Air Standards National Fire Plant grant requests being sought USA: Bush Administration Finalizes Rules for National Forest Management USA: 2004 At home and on the national stage Turkey / Syria: Otari: Kurdish State is Also Our Red Line Unmanned aircraft may help fight forest fires Russia: Forest Fires Push Air Pollution up in Russian Far East
