GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
December 2006
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Australia: Crews to spend New Year’s battling bushfire (published by www.abc.net.au, 31 December 2006)
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Cuba: Ocurrieron menos incendios forestales en Guantánamo (published by www.granma.cubaweb.cu, 30 December 2006)
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Australia: Victoria may require more Top End firefighters (published by www.abc.net.au, 30 December 2006)
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USA/ Canada: Forest Fire Fallout (published by www.yubanet.com, 30 December 2006)
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Australia: Back-burns begin in fire areas (published by www.theage.com.au, 30 December 2006)
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South Africa: Helicopters help contain massive veld fire (published by www.iol.co.za, 29 December 2006)
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Australia: Campers trapped by bushfire (published by www.news.com.au, 29 December 2006)
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Spain: Una Empresa Prevendrá Incendios Forestales (published by www.desastres.org, 29 December 2006)
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Australia: Tourism campaign mooted (published by www.news.com.au, 29 December 2006)
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USA: California requiring ‘fire-safe’ cigarettes (published by www.scrippsnews.com, 29 December 2006)
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Australia: Largest bushfire still ‘out of control’ (published by www.news.com.au, 28 December 2006)
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Spain: La Junta invierte 810.000 euros para prevenir incendios forestales en los montes privados (published by La Opinión, 28 December 2006)
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United Kingdom: Ilkley Moor starts to rise out of the ashes (published by www.thisisbradford.co.uk, 28 December 2006)
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Australia: Firefighters back on deck (published by www.news.com.au, 28 December 2006)
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Australia: Parkland bushfire disaster (published by www.news.com.au, 28 December 2006)
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USA: Supervisors worry about effects of charges in wildfire deaths (published by seattlepi.nwsource.com, 27 December 2006)
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Spain: ¿Cuánta superficie arde en el mundo por los incendios forestales? (published by www.andaluciainvestiga.com, 26 December 2006)
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Spain: El fuego y la lluvia arrasan Galicia (published by www.hoy.es, 26 December 2006)
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Australia: ACT Govt urged to do more hazard reduction in off-season (published by www.abc.net.au, 26 December 2006)
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USA: As Atlantic warms, more fires predicted in West (published by www.mercurynews.com, 26 December 2006)
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Zimbabwe: Environmental Protection Vital for Africa (published by allafrica.com, 25 December 2006)
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USA: Study says Western wildfires linked to Atlantic Ocean temperatures (published by seattletimes.nwsource.com, 25 December 2006)
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Australia: Rain and cool moist winds halt bushfire fury (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 24 December 2006)
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Australia: Firefighters home for Christmas (published by www.news.com.au, 24 December 2006)
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Australia: Cool weather relieves Aussie firefighters (published by www.upi.com, 24 December 2006)
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Australia: Bushfire contained in Perth’s north (published by www.smh.com.au, 24 December 2006)
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USA: It’s the Forest Service, not fire department (published by www.missoulian.com, 24 December 2006)
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Australia: Rescue helicopters in Australia ready for horror bushfire season (published by www.shephard.co.uk, 22 December 2006)
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Australia: Snow to bring bushfire relief (published by www.news.com.au, 22 December 2006)
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Australia: Farmers appeal for hay (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 22 December 2006)
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Australia: Three questioned over bushfire lighting (published by www.news.com.au, 21 December 2006)
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Australia: Bushfire smoke hits Melbourne (published by www.thewest.com.au, 21 December 2006)
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Chile: 400 Nuevos brigadistas para combatir incendios forestales (published by www.diarioelgong.cl, 21 December 2006)
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South Africa: Firefighters out in force as homes gutted, veld fires rage (published by www.capetimes.co.za, 21 December 2006)
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Malaysia: Dr M not out to destroy country (published by thestar.com.my, 21 December 2006)
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USA: Harvest haze, ash settle in (published by www.iberianet.com, 21 December 2006)
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USA: Crew boss charged in deadly wildfire (published by abclocal.go.com, 20 December 2006)
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USA: NASA data helps pinpoint wildfire threats (published by www.eurekalert.org, 20 December 2006)
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USA: City OKs wildland fire agreement (published by www.pntonline.com, 20 December 2006)
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Canada: Province leaves Alberni high and dry on water bombers (published by www.goldstreamgazette.com, 20 December 2006)
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Australia: Aussie bushfire smoke a health hazard (published by www.upi.com, 20 December 2006)
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Australia: Nervous wait at Buller as three fire fronts close in (published by www.theage.com.au, 20 December 2006)
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Australia: Forecast rain brings fire relief (published by www.news.com.au, 20 December 2006)
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Mexico: Disminuyen incendios forestales en Durango (published by www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx, 19 December 2006)
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Chile: Pastizales principal foco de incendios forestales (published by www.diarioladiscusion.cl, 19 December 2006)
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USA: Fighting fires costs too much, audit says (published by www.journalnow.comt, 19 December 2006)
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USA: Legislation Aims to Address Fire Fighting Within Growth Policies (published by www.newwest.net, 19 December 2006)
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USA: Fed Wildfire-Fighting Map Program Forgot People (published by www.newwest.net, 19 December 2006)
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Borneo: Borneo Rainforests Yield Secrets of New Species (published by www.ens-newswire.com, 19 December 2006)
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New Caledonia: Bush fire destroys 800 hectares of New Caledonia forest (published by www.radionz.co.nz, 19 December 2006)
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Australia: Bushfires kill thousands of koalas, kangeroos (published by english.people.com.cn, 19 December 2006)
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Australia: Australian fire report released as bushfires burn (published by www.alertnet.org, 19 December 2006)
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Australia: Bushfire jumps Vic containment lines (published by www.thewest.com.au, 18 December 2006)
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Australia: PM dismisses climate change bushfire claims (published by www.abc.net.au, 18 December 2006)
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Australia: NZ committed to Victoria bushfire battle (published by www.abc.net.au, 18 December 2006)
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USA: Stater Bros. ‘Family’ of Employees to Present $40,000 Check to Assist Families of Fallen Esperanza Firefighters (published by www.earthtimes.org, 18 December 2006)
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Australia: Fire crews prepare for hotter weather (published by tvnz.co.nz, 18 December 2006)
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Malaysia: Open burning: Najib wants action against rogue Malaysian firms (published by www.nst.com.my, 17 December 2006)
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Mexico: Capacitan a brigadistas contra incendios forestales (published by www.mimorelia.com, 17 December 2006)
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USA: Firefighting costs ablaze, audit finds (published by www.sacbee.com, 17 December 2006)
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Canada: B.C. bushman settles land dispute with government (published by www.canada.com, 17 December 2006)
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Australia: New Zealanders injured in Australian bushfire (published by www.abc.net.au, 17 December 2006)
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Australia: Injured NZ firefighters named (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 17 December 2006)
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Australia: Extra funds for bushfire victims (published by www.news.com.au, 16 December 2006)
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Australia: Police hunt teen arsonists blamed for deadly Australian wildfire (published by www.channelnewsasia.com, 16 December 2006)
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USA: L.A. County may hire local supertanker (published by www.vvdailypress.com, 16 December 2006)
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Australia: Burn the fuel to cut the hazard (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 16 December 2006)
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Australia: Arson blamed for deadly bushfire (published by www.thewest.com.au, 15 December 2006)
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Australia: Australian killed fighting bushfire, 16 homes lost (published by www.sabcnews.com, 15 December 2006)
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Australia: Tas fires lull (published by www.skynews.com.au, 15 December 2006)
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Australia: Crews prepare to fight bushfire south of Narrabri (published by www.abc.net.au, 15 December 2006)
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Australia: Fire-ravaged Vic town continues clean-up (published by www.abc.net.au, 15 December 2006)
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Australia: Fire rage eases in Australia’s south amid cooler weather (published by english.people.com.cn, 15 December 2006)
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Australia: Rain eases bushfire threat (published by www.abc.net.au, 15 December 2006)
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Australia: Bushfire victims will get payment: PM (published by www.smh.com.au, 14 December 2006)
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Australia: Austrailian Firefighter Killed at Wildfire (published by cms.firehouse.com, 14 December 2006)
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Australia: Grass fire licks fuel terminal walls (published by www.theage.com.au, 14 December 2006)
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Australia: Decrease in `Asian haze` could cause droughts in Australia (published by www.zeenews.com, 14 December 2006)
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Spain: Los incendios forestales han quemado 148.730 hectáreas en España en lo que va de año (published by www.abc.es, 14 December 2006)
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South Africa: New firewatch system to curb blaze in shacks (published by www.iol.co.za, 14 December 2006)
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USA: Investigators conclude Virginia forest firewas set (published by www.dailypress.com, 14 December 2006)
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USA: 2006 Sees Record Number of Wildfires (published by www.washingtonpost.com, 14 December 2006)
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Spain: Los incendios forestales arrasan cerca de149.000 hectáreas, un 20% menos que en 2005 (published by www.consumer.es, 14 December 2006)
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Spain: La escasez deprecipitaciones y los incendios forestales marcaron el año (published by actualidad.terra.es, 14 December 2006)
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Ghana: Ghana: Create Forestry District At Ejisu (published by allafrica.com, 14 December 2006)
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Australia: Cool night aids firefighters (published by www.news.com.au, 14 December 2006)
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Australia: Bushfire threatens properties near Tumut (published by www.villagevoice.com.au, 14 December 2006)
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Australia: Melbourne chokes on fire haze (published by www.news.com.au, 14 December 2006)
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New Caledonia: Poindimié : 250 hectares brûlés sur le plateau de Tango (published by www.info.lnc.nc, 14 December 2006)
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USA: Preparing to ward off fire (published by www.heraldtribune.com, 14 December 2006)
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Australia: Sparks are flying (published by www.news.com.au, 14 December 2006)
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Australia: Volunteer fireys safe from workplace dismissal (published by www.news.com.au, 14 December 2006)
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Australia: Clearer Asian skies may worsen drought (published by abc.net.au, 13 December 2006)
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Mexico: Operativo vacacional para combatir incendiosforestales (published by www.elgolfo.info, 13 December 2006)
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Australia: Australian PM Surveys Wildfire Damage (published by www.kwtx.com, 13 December 2006)
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Australia: Bushfire situation worsens in Australia (published by www.radionz.co.nz, 13 December 2006)
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Australia: Fire moves closer to Tas east coast town (published by www.abc.net.au, 13 December 2006)
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Australia: Empty forests blamed for crisis (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 13 December 2006)
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Australia: Logging would cut bushfire risk: Abetz (published by news.ninemsn.com.au, 13 December 2006)
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Australia: Three states fire alert – charges laid, firefighter has heart attack (published by batemansbay.yourguide.com.au, 13 December 2006)
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Australia: Forest fires raze ski lodge in Australia (published by news.monstersandcritics.com, 12 December 2006)
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Uruguay: Jorge Vázquez presentó plan de prevención de incendios forestales (published by www.espectador.com, 12 December 2006)
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USA: Amherst County wildfire is ninety percent contained (published by www.wdbj7.com, 12 December 2006)
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Asia/Australia: Asian haze impacts on Australian rainfall (published by www.itwire.com.au, 12 December 2006)
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France: Thales décroche un contrat européen stratégique (published by www.latribune.fr, 12 December 2006)
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Spain: Territorio subvenciona 150 quemadores para prevenir incendios forestales (published by www.panorama-actual.es, 12 December 2006)
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Spain: La campaña 2007 de prevención de incendios forestales contará con 74 brigadas de la Diputación (published by www.europapress.es, 12 December 2006)
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New Zealand: Fire at historic Maori pa site in Napier (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 12 December 2006)
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USA: Western Governors Endorse Wildfire Plan (published by www.keloland.com, 12 December 2006)
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USA: National forest fire grows to 500 acres in Virginia (published by www.dailypress.com, 12 December 2006)
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Indonesia: Incendies de forêt en Indonésie: mission accomplie pour les Be-200 Albatros russes (published by fr.rian.ru, 12 December 2006)
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Australia: Homes hit by Australia bush fires (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 12 December 2006)
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Australia: Town in shock after Tas homes lost (published by www.abc.net.au, 12 December 2006)
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Australia: Long hours for NZ firefighters in Victoria (published by www.newstalkzb.co.nz, 12 December 2006)
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Australia: Hills fire contained after home destroyed (published by www.thewest.com.au, 12 December 2006)
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Australia: Bracks visits fire-ravaged towns (published by www.theage.com.au, 11 December 2006)
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Australia: Sydney bushfire to come under control (published by www.theage.com.au, 11 December 2006)
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Australia: Bushfire residents stay and fight (published by www.news.com.au, 11 December 2006)
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Australia: Vic Govt boosts firefighting funds (published by www.abc.net.au, 11 December 2006)
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Australia: A blaze (published by the.standard.net.au, 11 December 2006)
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Australia: Forest fire threatens homes in eastern Tasmania (published by www.abc.net.au, 11 December 2006)
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USA: California Wildfires May be Making Children Sick: Study (published by www.planetark.com, 11 December 2006)
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Australia: The ghosts of an enchanted forest demand answers (published by www.smh.com.au, 11 December 2006)
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Australia: Bushfire Smoke Blankets Major Australian City (published by www.planetark.com, 11 December 2006)
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Australia: Haze over Melbourne from bush fires (published by www.newstalkzb.co.nz, 11 December 2006)
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Australia: Fear in the wind: heat taunts bush (published by www.theage.com.au, 11 December 2006)
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Australia: Easing bushfire threat ‘lull before storm’ (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.auu, 11 December 2006)
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Australia: Commissioner rejects calls for Blue Mountains fires inquiry (published by www.abc.net.au, 11 December 2006)
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USA: Congress OKs exception for firefighters’ families funds (published by www.dailybreeze.comu, 11 December 2006)
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Argentina: Fuera de control incendio forestal en Bariloche (published by www.infobae.com, 11 December 2006)
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Argentina: Un incendio forestal avanza cerca de El Maitén (published by www.rionegro.com.ar, 10 December 2006)
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Australia: Acrid smoke triggers panic, alarms (published by www.theage.com.au, 10 December 2006)
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Australia: Danger builds in southeast (published by www.news.com.au, 10 December 2006)
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Australia: Two homes lost as Vic bushfires rage (published by www.theage.com.au, 10 December 2006)
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Australia: Towns at fire risk (published by www.news.com.au, 10 December 2006)
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Australia: Fire battle as Tassie scorches (published by www.news.com.au, 10 December 2006)
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USA: 4,000-Acre Wildfire Near The Grapevine Smoulders (published by cbs2.com, 9 December 2006)
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Australia: Forests not looked after (published by www.bordermail.com.au, 9 December 2006)
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Australia: Smoke blankets Australian state (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 9 December 2006)
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South East Asia: Breathing More Easily For Now (published by www.aseanfocus.com, 9 December 2006)
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USA: Beetles set off alarm (published by www.rockymountainnews.com, 9 December 2006)
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USA: Governors endorse increased thinning of Western forests (published by www.montereyherald.com, 8 December 2006)
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Australia: Premier defends bushfire policy (published by www.news.com.au, 8 December 2006)
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Australia: Australia Sends in Military to Help Fight Bushfires (published by www.planetark.com, 8 December 2006)
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Australia: NZ firefighters join Vic bushfire battle (published by www.abc.net.au, 8 December 2006)
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Australia: Bushfires could stretch 100km (published by www.news.com.au, 8 December 2006)
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USA: Firefighters battle wildfires in Kern, Ventura counties (published by www.fresnobee.com, 8 December 2006)
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South East Asia: Eminent Persons Group to table report on ASEAN Charter (published by www.channelnewsasia.com, 7 December 2006)
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Australia: Firefighters brace for bad weekend in Victoria (published by www.abc.net.au, 7 December 2006)
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Australia: Rescuers say koalas survive NSW bushfire (published by www.theage.com.au, 6 December 2006)
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Australia: Vic bushfires rage (published by www.skynews.com.au, 6 December 2006)
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USA: A burning question: Why so few arsonists arrested? (published by www.venturacountystar.com, 6 December 2006)
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Uganda: Uganda: Draining Wetlands Exposes Organic Peat (published by allafrica.com, 6 December 2006)
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Chile: Bachelet entrega aviones Dromader a Conaf para combatir incendios forestales (published by www.lasegunda.com, 6 December 2006)
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Australia: ‘Slots’ may accelerate fires, says researcher (published by www.abc.net.au, 5 December 2006)
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Ghana: Chiefs Urged to Release Lands for Youth in Agric Programe (published by allafrica.com, 5 December 2006)
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USA: The Drone Ranger (published by www.pe.com, 5 December 2006)
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Canada: Forest fire warning system ‘lags’ (published by www.thestar.com, 5 December 2006)
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Canada: After a Fire, Mercury Rises in a Lakes Food Chain (published by www.nytimes.com, 5 December 2006)
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India: Pollution haze blamed for India’s declining rice yields: research (published by www.earthtimes.org, 5 December 2006)
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Australia: Bushfire threatens koalas, cuts highway (published by www.news.com.au, 5 December 2006)
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Australia: Vic fire crews brace for ‘significant’ bushfire battle (published by www.abc.net.au, 5 December 2006)
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Indonesia: As Alternative Energy Heats Up, Environmental Concerns Grow (published by shukaich.spaces.live.com, 5 December 2006)
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USA: Crews helpless against winds feeding L.A. wildfire (published by www.cbc.ca, 4 December 2006)
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Indonesia: Indonesia aims to contain forest fires in a few years (published by www.alertnet.org, 4 December 2006)
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United Kingdom: Eco-catastrophe: The Cairngorms (published by news.independent.co.uk, 4 December 2006)
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Australia: Push for satellite deal (published by www.news.com.au, 3 December 2006)
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Australia: Several trapped in WA bushfire (published by www.abc.net.au, 3 December 2006)
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Australia: Failure to burn bush causes fire risk: MP (published by www.smh.com.au, 3 December 2006)
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Spain: Promagal promueve la creación de asociaciones de propietarios forestales en As Pontes y Muras (published by www.lavozdegalicia.es, 3 December 2006)
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Australia: Uni to unveil unmanned bushfire spotting plane (published by www.abc.net.au, 2 December 2006)
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USA: Wildfire smoke sickens young, research finds (published by www.latimes.com, 1 December 2006)
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USA: Auditor: Forest service shouldn’t shoulder all costs (published by www.thedesertsun.com, 1 December 2006)
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Australia: Rescue team sent to save koalas (published by www.news.com.au, 1 December 2006)
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Australia: Bushfire in SA’s south-east poses risk (published by www.smh.com.au, 1 December 2006)
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Australia: The lightningbolt that started Coast bushfire (published by www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au, 1 December 2006)
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