GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

August 2007

• Brunei Darussalam: KB ‘Forest Fire’ Tests Govt Agencies (published by sea-peat, 31 August 2007)

• Greece: Greece seeks EU help to recover from forest fires (published by www.reliefweb.int, 31 August 2007)

• Greece: Greek fires ‘a catastrophe waiting to happen’: experts (published by www.reliefweb.int, 31 August 2007)

• Spain: Spanish firefighters progress against wildfire after four days (published by www.earthtimes.org, 31 August 2007)

• Croatia: 6 firefighters die battling fierce forest fire on Croatian island (published by www.iht.com, 31 August 2007)

• Greece: Greeks besiege banks for wildfire compensation (published by ca.today.reuters.com, 30 August 2007)

• Spain: Firefighters struggle as forest fire spreads in eastern Spain (published by www.focus-fen.net, 30 August 2007)

• Russia: Russia Intensifies Forest Fire Fight (published by www.plenglish.com, 30 August 2007)

• Europe: Forest fires in Europe: A combustible mixture (published by www.economist.com, 30 August 2007)

• Greece: 1 Fire Burns, Others Contained (published by www.forbes.com, 30 August 2007)

• Greece: Benefits for wildfire sufferers (published by www.ana.gr, 30 August 2007)

• Brunei Darussalam: Forest Fire Drill To Be Held Today (published by www.brudirect.com, 30 August 2007)

• Greece: Greek Wildfires, Visible From Space, Shatter Records (published by thelede.blogs.nytimes.com, 29 August 2007)

• Greece: Canada offers water bombers, fire crews to Greece (published by www.canada.com, 29 August 2007)

• Indonesia: Indonesia peat fires help fuel annual choking haze (published by www.reuters.com, 29 August 2007)

• Greece: Greece counts cost as victory near in wildfire battle – Summary (published by www.earthtimes.org, 29 August 2007)

• Greece: Greek fires: seven on arson charges (published by www.thewest.com.au, 29 August 2007)

• Greece: The fires in Greece of August 24-28, 2007 (published by www.iawfonline.org, 29 August 2007)

• Spain: Firefighters battling huge wildfire in Castellon (published by www.expatica.com, 29 August 2007)

• Azerbaijan: Commission set up for fires in Goytapa forest of Jalilabad (published by en.apa.az, 28 August 2007)

• Greece: Anger at Greek government’s wildfire response (published by www.guardian.co.uk, 28 August 2007)

• Greece: Fires: Counting the eco-cost (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 28 August 2007)

• Europe: ‘EU-wide fire strike force needed’ (published by www.euractiv.com, 28 August 2007)

• Greece: Fires a ‘National Catastrophe’ (published by www.forbes.com, 28 August 2007)

• Greece: Greek opposition parties attack govt over forest fires (published by www.itar-tass.com, 28 August 2007)

• Indonesia: Southeast Asian forest and land fires: how can vulnerable ecosystems and peoples adapt to changing climate and fire regimes? (published by iLEAPS Newsletter 4, 2007)

• Greece: Aussies experts set to fight Greek fires (published by www.news.com.au, 28 August 2007)

• Indonesia: Indonesian peatlands seen playing key climate role (published by www.sciam.com, 28 August 2007)

• Greece: Pandemonium of a forest fire (published by www.timesonline.co.uk, 28 August 2007)

• Greece: Greece explores terror link to forest fire (published by www.indianexpress.com, 28 August 2007)

• South Africa: Nine homes destroyed by veld fires (published by www.int.iol.co.za, 27 August 2007)

• Europe: Fires across Europe (published by www.theglobeandmail.com, 27 August 2007)

• Ukraine: Fire on slopes of Mount Ai-Petri in Crimea contained (published by www.itar-tass.com, 27 August 2007)

• Greece: At Least 60 Die in Greek Brushfires (published by www.insurancejournal.com, 27 August 2007)

• Greece: Are Ancient Ruins Flammable? (published by www.slate.com, 27 August 2007)

• Australia/ Greece: Australian firefighters offered to Greece (published by www.news.com.au, 27 August 2007)

• Australia/ Greece: PM offers Greece $3m in fire aid (published by www.news.com.au, 27 August 2007)

• Greece: European Countries Help Fire-Ravaged Greece (published by www.efluxmedia.com, 26 August 2007)

• Bulgaria: One man dies, many houses burn in wildfire in Bulgaria (published by www.focus-fen.net, 26 August 2007)

• Greece: Wildfire death toll reaches 59 (published by www.upi.com, 26 August 2007)

• Greece: Greece Savaged by brush-fires, at least 51 people killed (published by www.casavaria.com, 26 August 2007)

• Europe: Major European forest fires (published by www.canada.com, 26 August 2007)

• Ukraine: Two killed in forest fire in Ukraine’s Crimea (published by en.rian.ru, 26 August 2007)

• Greece: Greek authorities charge man with arson, homicide in deadly forest fire (published by www.pr-inside.com, 25 August 2007)

• South Africa: Blaze hits 100 timbermill jobs (published by www.dispatch.co.za, 23 August 2007)

• Russia: Moscow hazed by peatland fires (published by www.russiatoday.ru, 23 August 2007)

• Italy: Wind-Whipped Fires in Sicily Kill 3 (published by www.guardian.co.uk, 22 August 2007)

• USA: Firefighters continue controlled burns (published by www.mtexpress.com, 22 August 2007)

• Russia: Peat Fires Cover Moscow in a Haze (published by www.moscowtimes.ru, 22 August 2007)

• South Africa: Timber factory destroyed by fire in Eastern Cape (published by www.sabcnews.com, 22 August 2007)

• USA: Haze from wildfires might drift to Sioux Falls (published by www.argusleader.com, 21 August 2007)

• Portugal: Forest fire destroys 1,500 hectares in Portugal (published by www.france24.com, 21 August 2007)

• South Africa: Fire victims wait 4 years for houses (published by www.nmgroup.co.za, 21 August 2007)

• Russia: Russian Forest Fires Fill Moscow With Smoke (published by voanews.com, 21 August 2007)

• USA: Inferno rages in California (published by www.presstv.ir, 21 August 2007)

• USA: Girls playing with fire start 12-acres blaze (published by cbs5.com, 21 August 2007)

• USA: Wildfires – Fact of Life in American West (published by www.voanews.com, 21 August 2007)

• USA: Kempthorne: Fire policy increasingly emphasizes “wildland-urban interface” (published by www.idahobusiness.net, 21 August 2007)

• USA: CAL FIRE Holds Classes on New Wildland-Urban Interface Building Standards (published by www.buildingonline.com, 21 August 2007)

• USA: Ecological reserve brush clearing OK’s to lessen wildfire threat (published by www.ksby.com, 21 August 2007)

• ASEAN: Asean urged to muster political to combat haze (published by www.bruneitimes.com.bn, 21 August 2007)

• Singapore: Singapore dialogue calls for more actions to hackle haze issue (published by www.indianmuslims.info, 21 August 2007)

• Russia: Big fire in taiga near Baikal lake localized (published by www.itar-tass.com, 20 August 2007)

• USA: NASA and Forest Service partner on wildland fires in California (published by www.siskiyoudaily.com, 20 August 2007)

• USA: Tahoe wildfire fully contained (published by www.auburnjournal.com, 19 August 2007)

• Malaysia: Sarawak On The Alert For Haze (published by www.bernama.com.my, 19 August 2007)

• USA: City can fight fires from above at night (published by www.signonsandiego.com, 19 August 2007)

• USA: Agencies jump on fire that spread from house to forest (published by www.sfgate.com, 19 August 2007)

• Australia: Time to end dry argument (published by www.news.com.au, 19 August 2007)

• USA: Fires of 2007: Blazing changes (published by www.missoulian.com, 19 August 2007)

• USA: Idaho governor orders evacuation as wildfire advances (published by www.localnews8.com, 19 August 2007)

• Australia: Publicity envy puts the ire in fire (published by www.brisbanetimes.com.au, 19 August 2007)

• USA: Our View: Burn ban a necessary inconvenience (published by www.ourmidland.com, 19 August 2007)

• Greece: Man charged with arson after forest fire in Athens (published by scotsman.com, 18 August 2007)

• USA: Bad air expected from wildfire (published by www.ksby.com, 18 August 2007)

• USA: Waialua brushfire was ‘the fire of the future’ (published by the.honoluluadvertiser.com, 18 August 2007)

• USA: Evacuations urged in rural SoCal area as huge wildfire grows (published by www.smdailyjournal.com, 18 August 2007)

• Greece: Forest fire clouds Athens skyline (published by news.scotsman.com, 17 August 2007)

• USA: DEQ restriction could affect Forest Service’s approach to fires (published by www.helenair.com, 17 August 2007)

• USA: Southern California fires are source of Northern Nevada haze (published by news.rgj.com, 17 August 2007)

• USA: Wildfire spreads onto Hanford nuclear site (published by blog.oregonlive.com, 17 August 2007)

• USA: Firefighters rein in Waialua brush fire (published by starbulletin.com, 17 August 2007)

• Greece: Forest Fire Tears Across City Suburbs (published by news.sky.com, 17 August 2007)

• Greece: Forest fire grips Athens suburbs (published by  news.bbc.co.uk, 17 August 2007)

• USA: Napa Co.: Crash sets off grass fire, power outage (published by cbs5.com, 16 August 2007)

• USA: Climate change + commercial logging = big fire (published by  www.missoulanews.com, 16 August 2007)

• Turkey: Forest fire in western Turkey destroys 350 hectares of forest (published by  www.earthtimes.org, 16 August 2007)

• Russia: Europe’s Biggest Fire Rages in Ryazan (published by  www.kommersant.com, 16 August 2007)

• South Africa: Protected area damaged in Knysna fire (published by  www.iol.co.za, 15 August 2007)

• USA: Michigan Wildfire Expected to Keep Burning for Weeks (published by  www.wlns.com, 15 August 2007)

• USA: Idaho Wildfires Force Evacuations (published by  www.guardian.co.uk, 15 August 2007)

• Israel: Lesson from a dying lake (published by  www.haaretz.com, 15 August 2007)

• Swaziland: Charged for starting veld fires (published by  www.observer.org.sz, 15 August 2007)

• USA: Oahu brush fires close two schools Wednesday (published by  starbulletin.com, 14 August 2007)

• Azerbaijan: Fire occurs in Jeiranbatan water reservoir in Azerbaijan (published by  en.apa.az, 14 August 2007)

• Australia: Bushfire smoke impacting on residents’ health (published by  www.abc.net.au, 14 August 2007)

• USA: Forest fire smoke degrades air quality to harmful levels (published by  www.bozemandailychronicle.com, 14 August 2007)

• USA: Dozens Evacuated In Waialua Brush Fire (published by  www.khnl.com, 13 August 2007)

• Azerbaijan: Fires in Talish forests (published by  en.apa.az, 13 August 2007)

• South Africa: Farmers suspect that veld fires were deliberate (published by  www.sabcnews.com, 13 August 2007)

• USA: Salvation Army Repsonds to Massive Wildfire in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (published by  www.salvationarmy.ca, 13 August 2007)

• USA: $1.9M spent so far on U.P. fire, control not seen until Sept. (published by  www.mlive.com, 13 August 2007)

• USA: Wildfire closes major Yellowstone park entrance (published by  seattletimes.nwsource.com, 13 August 2007)

• USA: Swan Lake wildfire called a ‘good burn’ (published by  www.adn.com, 12 August 2007)

• USA: Western wildfires cast haze on parts of South Dakota (published by  www.rapidcityjournal.com, 11 August 2007)

• Canada: Saskatchewan Firefighters Off to Montana (published by  www.paherald.sk.ca, 10 August 2007)

• USA: Zaca wildfire continues to grow (published by  www.disasternews.net, 10 August 2007)

• USA: USAID Provides Wildfire Assistance to Croatia (published by  www.usaid.gov, 10 August 2007)

• Australia: Bushfires threaten Gold Coast (published by  www.goldcoast.com.au, 10 August 2007)

• USA: Evacuees flee forest fires in Montana (published by  www.chicagotribune.com, 10 August 2007)

• Italy: Navy firefighters help Italians battle blazes (published by  www.estripes.com, 10 August 2007)

• South Africa: Fire Situation and the consequences (published by The Weekender, 9 August 2007)

• USA: Mercury Computer Systems to Provide Wildfire Monitoring and Forest Mapping Services with Complete UAV Solution (published by  money.cnn.com, 9 August 2007)

• Croatia: Extinguishing Of Fire Near Pribanic Continues (published by  www.javno.com, 9 August 2007)

• USA: Climate change, forest management result in bigger, hotter fires (published by  www.sfgate.com, 9 August 2007)

• Malaysia: Open burning in Sarawak contributing to haze (published by  thestar.com.my, 9 August 2007)

• South Africa: Mpumalanga fire ravaged farmers to get R16m relief (published by  www.sabcnews.com, 9 August 2007)

• Malaysia: Haze issue: Malaysia to sign MoU with Indonesia (published by  thestar.com.my, 8 August 2007)

• USA: Mont. Tourist Town Warily Eyes Wildfire (published by  www.forbes.com, 8 August 2007)

• Malaysia: Haze hits Penang, no rain forecast for this week (published by  thestar.com.my, 8 August 2007)

• USA: Santa Barbara Firefighting Costs Top $54 Million (published by  www.ens-newswire.com, 7 August 2007)

• USA: Wildfires Burning in Montana (published by  www.desastres.org, 7 August 2007)

• South Africa: Mpumalanga fires under control (published by  www.int.iol.co.za, 7 August 2007)

• Europe: Forest fires – 2007 is worst July on record (published by  www.jpost.com, 7 August 2007)

• Croatia: Croats help crews fight a wildfire (published by  www.philly.com, 7 August 2007)

• United Kingdom: Forest fire teams meet pupils (published by  icwales.icnetwork.co.uk, 7 August 2007)

• Canada: BC forest fire update (published by  www.cknw.com, 6 August 2007)

• Croatia: Dubrovnik escapes Croatian forest fire (published by  www.msnbc.msn.com, 6 August 2007)

• USA: Okefenokee takes on role of phoenix, rises from ash (published by  www.jacksonville.com, 6 August 2007)

• Croatia: Bushfire Near Batvaci In Istria (published by  www.javno.com, 6 August 2007)

• USA: Western governors blame cheatgrass for 2007 wildfire woes (published by  seattlepi.nwsource.com, 6 August 2007)

• Croatia: 6 injured in Dubrovnik forest fire (published by  www.mrt.com.mk, 6 August 2007)

• Croatia: Dubrovnik threatened by forest fire (published by  www.bbc.co.uk, 6 August 2007)

• South Asia: Cooking fires add to global warming (published by  www.nzherald.co.nz, 6 August 2007)

• Croatia: Croatia wild fire nears Dubrovnik (published by  www.cnn.com, 6 August 2007)

• USA: Montana Gov. Declares Fire Emergency (published by  www.forbes.com, 6 August 2007)

• GFMC: Feuerist nicht gleichFeuer (published by SonntagsZeitung, 5 August 2007)

• South Africa: What sparked the KZN fires? (published by  www.int.iol.co.za, 5 August 2007)

• Croatia: Tourists stranded as fire rages near Croatian city (published by  www.cbc.ca, 5 August 2007)

• USA: Houses fueled Tahoe blaze (published by  www.latimes.com, 5 August 2007)

• Zimbabwe: Avoid Fires As Summer Beckons (published by  allafrica.com, 4 August 2007)

• South Africa: Honey hunt sparks hospital fire (published by  www.news24.com, 4 August 2007)

• USA: Hundreds evacuated near California wildfire (published by  www.ktuu.com, 3 August 2007)

• GFMC: “Wirmüssen Biomasse aus dem Wald holen” (published by FAZ, 3 August 2007)

• USA: Big California wildfire takes on new life, hundreds told to evacuate (published by  www.iht.com, 3 August 2007)

• Macedonia: Jasen, Belica fires still active (published by  www.makfax.com.mk, 3 August 2007)

• South Asia: Haze over Indian Ocean contributes to the melting of Himalayan glaciers (published by www.iht.com, 3 August 2007)

• UN-OCHA: Swaziland: Fires OCHA Situation Report No. 1 (published by UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 3 August 2007)

• Swaziland: Veld fires declared national disaster (published by www.observer.org.sz, 3 August 2007)

• Europe: Smoke gets in their eyes (published by  www.economist.com, 2 August 2007)

• United Kingdom: Heather and Grass Burning Regulations and Code revised (published by  www.naturalengland.org.uk, 2 August 2007)

• Asia: US Scientists Say Asian Pollution Haze Accelerates Melting of Himalayan Glaciers (published by  www.voanews.com, 2 August 2007)

• Australia: Probe continues into Vic plane crash (published by  news.brisbanetimes.com.au, 2 August 2007)

• Greece: Forest fire damage in Athens quickly assessed with Definiens (published by www.gisuser.com, 2 August 2007)

• Spain: Canary Islanders survey the damage from forest fires (published by www.iht.com, 2 August 2007)

• Europe: S.European fire damage nears area for whole 2006 (published by uk.reuters.com, 2 August 2007)

• Canada: Forest fire situation eases in northern Manitoba (published by winnipegsun.com, 2 August 2007)

• Europe: EU eyes fire-fighting service as blazes rage across Europe (published by www.euractiv.com, 2 August 2007)

• Ghana: Firemen go for service training (published by www.myjoyonline.com, 2 August 2007)

• South Africa: Govt Heightens Alerts on Wildfires (published by allafrica.com, 2 August 2007)

• Mozambique: Uncontrolled Bush Fires Devastate Namaacha (published by allafrica.com, 2 August 2007)

• South Africa: S.Africa Rural Fires Kill at Least 26 People (published by www.planetark.com, 2 August 2007)

• Spain: Canary Fires Destroy Unique Habitat, Tourism Unhurt (published by www.planetark.com, 2 August 2007)

• South Asia: Haze speeds up melting of Himalayan glaciers (published by www.int.iol.co.za, 2 August 2007)

• Australia: Honey, it’s in crisis (published by www.geelongadvertiser.com.au, 2 August 2007)

• USA: Wildfires rage on in Montana and California (published by www.usatoday.com, 1 August 2007)

• USA: Experts disagree on effect of bark beetle (published by www.9news.com, 1 August 2007)

• USA: Wildland fires engulf western Montana (published by www.indiancountry.com, 1 August 2007)

• USA: Pinelands regenerating after major forest fire (published by www.phillyburbs.com, 1 August 2007)

• Spain: Tenerife’s fire may also have been started deliberately (published by www.eitb24.com, 1 August 2007)

• South Africa: Veld fires under control (published by www.iol.co.za, 1 August 2007)

• Spain: Thousands evacuated as a Tenerife’s forest fire rages (published by www.tenerifenews.com, 1 August 2007)

• Greece: Athens is Burning (published by www.time.com, 1 August 2007)

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