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

Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

September 2007

Sumatra: Hotspots in Sumatra increase overnight (published by TheStar, 29 September 2007)
South Africa: Crash Claims South African Firefighters (published by Pretoria News, 27 September 2007)
USA: Late season wildfire ravages North Slope (published by newsminer.com, 27 September 2007)
Australia: Teams compete in pilot-less plane challenge (published by abc.net.au, 27 September 2007)
Australia: Report links climate change to future bushfire threat (published by ABC News, 26 September 2007)
South Africa: Visitorsdie in Berg Fire (published by www.iol.co.za, 26 September 2007)
South Africa: Police: tourists killed in fire (published by www.iol.co.za, 26 September 2007)
Australia: Bushfires affect Brisbane computers (published by www.theage.com.au, 26 September 2007)
Australia: Climate group warns of catastrophic fires (published by abc.net.au, 25 September 2007)
Australia: Fire danger up 300pc by mid-century: CSIRO (published by abc.net.au, 25 September 2007)
Indonesia: Indonesia rents helicopters to douse haze fires (published by afp.google.com, 25 September 2007)
USA: Mega mitigation grant awarded (published by www.koaa.com, 25 September 2007)
Indonesia: Ministry rents choppers to fight forest fires (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 25 September 2007)
USA: Scientist sounds Catalinas fire alarm (published by www.tucsoncitizen.com, 25 September 2007)
South Africa: Mpuma fires rage on (published by www.news24.com, 24 September 2007)
China: Fire plays vital role in maintaining ecosystems: expert (published by www.china.org.cn, 24 September 2007)
USA: Firefighter electrocuted while fighting grass fire (published by www.kbsd6.com, 24 September 2007)
USA: A Critical Assessment of the Burning Index Used in Fighting Wildland Fires (published by www.yubanet.com, 24 September 2007)
USA: Molotov cocktail sparks fireman’s arrest (published by www.sequoyahcountytimes.com, 24 September 2007)
United Kingdom: Extreme weather creates fire risk for UK’s beauty spots (published by www.guardian.co.uk, 23 September 2007)
South Africa: Forest fires out of control (published by www.news24.com, 23 September 2007)
USA: Nature has own ‘let it burn’ policy (published by www.greatfallstribune.com, 23 September 2007)
China: Forest fire brought under control in China’s Inner Mongolia (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 23 September 2007)
USA: Experts: Learn lesson from Cemetery Fire (published by www.lompocrecord.com, 23 September 2007)
Syria: Four firefighters die fighting forest fires in Syria (published by www.digitaljournal.com, 22 September 2007)
Australia: Rural areas suffer firefighter shortage (published by www.abc.net.au, 21 September 2007)
Southeast Asia: Protect your peat, EU project urges governments (published by cordis.europa.eu, 21 September 2007)
Australia: Mega-fire threat to rural areas (published by www.news.com.au, 21 September 2007)
USA: Training Exercise Escalates Into Large Brush Fire (published by www.local12.com, 21 September 2007)
Paraguay: Paraguay necesita ayuda humanitaria urgente para hacer frente a los peores incendios de su historia (published by www.reliefweb.int, 21 September 2007)
Global: A Climate Bomb Defused? (published by sciencenow.sciencemag.org, 20 September 2007)
Australia: Firies’ inferno fears (published by www.news.com.au, 20 September 2007)
USA: 2007 Wildfire Toll: 8 Million Acres, and Counting (published by www.thedailygreen.com, 20 September 2007)
Paraguay: Paraguay Fires: OCHA Situation Report No. 2 (published by www.reliefweb.int, 19 September 2007)
USA: Fire costs to grow, group says (published by www.billingsgazette.net, 19 September 2007)
Russia: Tuva cannot cope with forest fires due to PM’s resignation (published by english.newslab.ru, 19 September 2007)
USA: San Bernardino Forests: We need a plan (published by www.bearvalleynews.com, 19 September 2007)
Australia: Volunteered as a teenager, now fire commissioner (published by www.smh.com.au, 19 September 2007)
Zimbabwe: More Needed to Fight Veld Fires (published by allafrica.com, 18 September 2007)
China: Premier Wen orders stepping up prevention against forest fires (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 18 September 2007)
Zimbabwe: Veld Fires Wreak Havoc (published by allafrica.com, 17 September 2007)
China: County government in northeast China denounced for cover-up of forest fires (published by english.people.com.cn, 17 September 2007)
Paraguay: Incendios en Paraguay: desde el sábado, opera con éxito el avión hidrante enviado por el Gobierno argentino (published by www.reliefweb.int, 17 September 2007)
Algeria: Army accused over Algerian forest fires (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 17 September 2007)
Paraguay: Viveres y semillas de autoconsumo para las familias damnificadas por quemazones (published by www.reliefweb.int, 17 September 2007)
Croatia: Croatian wildfire death toll increases (published by www.thestar.com, 17 September 2007)
Australia: Bushfire warning sounded for summer (published by www.news.com.au, 17 September 2007)
Greece: Greeks vote as bushfires damage PM’s prospects (published by www.theage.com.au, 17 September 2007)
Greece: Forest fires seen crucial as Greeks vote (published by ca.today.reuters.com, 16 September 2007)
Canada: Peat may protect permafrost (published by www.earthtimes.org, 15 September 2007)
Paraguay: USAID Provides Wildfire Assistance to Paraguay (published by www.earthtimes.org, 15 September 2007)
Paraguay: Paraguay Fires: OCHA Situation Report No. 1 (published by www.reliefweb.int, 14 September 2007)
Global: Forest countries seek carbon credits (published by www.finfacts.com, 14 September 2007)
Paraguay: Paraguay airport back to normal operations as smoke from forest fires clears (published by www.reuters.com, 13 September 2007)
Global: Peat And Forests Save Permafrost From Melting (published by www.sciencedaily.com, 13 September 2007)
Paraguay: Gobierno declara emergencia nacional para destinar todos los recursos en combate a las focos ígneos (published by www.reliefweb.int, 12 September 2007)
Paraguay: Paraguay battles its worst-ever forest fires (published by www.reuters.com, 12 September 2007)
Greece/ USA: Wildfire Assistance to Greece Part of Larger U.S. Effort (published by usinfo.state.gov, 12 September 2007)
Paraguay: Ante la proliferacion de incendios en el pais, gobieruno declararía emergencia nacional (published by www.alertnet.org, 11 September 2007)
Paraguay: Paraguay declares emergency as forest fires rage (published by www.alertnet.org, 11 September 2007)
Greece: Extreme climate and extreme politics (published by www.trinidadexpress.com, 11 September 2007)
Indonesia: Governments urged to promote responsible management of peatlands (published by www.sciencecentric.com, 10 September 2007)
USA: State biologists say wildfire damaged sage grouse mating grounds (published by www.montanasnewsstation.com, 10 September 2007)
USA: NASA’s Unmanned Airplane Takes Images To Help Fight Wildfires (published by www.informationweek.com, 10 September 2007)
South Africa / USA: Working on Fire WoF (published by wildfiremag.com, 10 September 2007)
Global: Fire: Relationship to Global Warming — Summary (published by www.co2science.org, 10 September 2007)
Global: The Proof of Climate Change and the Inevitability of CO2 (published by www.thepeoplesvoice.org, 9 September 2007)
USA/ Greece: USAID delivers aid commodities to Greece (published by www.usaid.gov, 7 September 2007)
Indonesia: Indonesia says more money needed to stop deforestation (published by abc.net.au, 7 September 2007)
Zimbabwe: Open Fire Ban Long Overdue (published by allafrica.com, 6 September 2007)
USA: Bald and Babcock Wildland Fire Use Fires Grow in Yosemite National Park (published by www.yubanet.com, 6 September 2007)
Croatia: Croatia wildfire toll reaches 11 (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 6 September 2007)
Europe: Parliament wants more money and an ‘EU force’ for natural disasters (published by www.euractiv.com, 5 September 2007) [en][de]
Namibia: Veld fire destroyed veterinary quarantine camps (published by www.nbc.com.na, 5 September 2007)
Australia: Fire service warns of early bushfire season (published by www.abc.net.au, 5 September 2007)
USA: Analysts: State’s process for funding wildfire costs ‘convoluted’ (published by www.montanasnewsstation.com, 5 September 2007)
Greece: Greece Assesses Wildfire Impact on Archaeological Sites (published by www.voanews.com, 5 September 2007)
Australia/ Greece: The bushfire disaster in Greece was predictable (published by www.onlineopinion.com.au, 5 September 2007)
Cyprus: Fire restoration to begin soon (published by www.cyprus-mail.com, 5 September 2007)
Zimbabwe: Matopo National Park Fire Put Out (published by allafrica.com, 4 September 2007)
New Zealand: Greek fire tragedy could be repeated here (published by www.scoop.co.nz, 4 September 2007)
Rwanda: Three Dead As Wild Fire Guts Akagera Park (published by allafrica.com, 3 September 2007)
Greece: Greek Fires Under Control, But Controversy Over Government Handling Heats Up (published by www.voanews.com, 3 September 2007)
South Africa: 2007 scorches Free State agriculture (published by www.sabcnews.com, 3 September 2007)
Greece: Forest fires extinguished, Greek fire service says (published by news.monstersandcritics.com, 3 September 2007)
Greece: PM Costas Karamanlis, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso inspect wildfire destruction (published by www.ana.gr, 3 September 2007)
Europe: Start fighting next years fires now, World Conservation Union urges (published by www.iucn.org, 3 September 2007)
Europe: EU debates forest fire crisis (published by tvnz.co.nz, 2 September 2007)
Greece: Questions raised on Greek forest fire management (published by africa.reuters.com, 1 September 2007)
Greece: Greek PM, EC chief to tour wildfire-ravaged regions (published by english.people.com.cn, 1 September 2007)

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24. September 2007/by GFMCadmin