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

Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

October 2007

USA: California wildfires unleash climate-warming carbon (published by www.alertnet.org, 31 October 2007)
USA: Wildfire drives carbon levels in Northern Forests (published by earthobservatory.nasa.gov, 31 October 2007)
USA: Fires release large amounts of carbon dioxide (published by earthobservatory.nasa.gov, 31 October 2007)
USA: California Bank & Trust Donates $150,000 to San Diego Wildfire Relief Efforts (published by money.cnn.com, 31 October 2007)
USA: Local residents donate thousands to Southern California wildfire victims (published by www.sanluisobispo.com, 31 October 2007)
Netherlands: Dutch: no subsidies for biofuels-driven rainforest destruction (published by news.mongabay.com, 31 October 2007)
USA: Beware of California wildfire scams (published by blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com, 31 October 2007)
India: Helpless firefighters plead for modern equipments (published by www.greaterkashmir.com, 31 October 2007)
USA: California wildfires contained (published by www.fs-world.com, 30 October 2007)
Hawaii: Hundreds Flee Brush Fires in Hawaii (published by ap.google.com, 30 October 2007)
Hawaii: Crews controlling Big Island fires (published by starbulletin.com, 30 October 2007)
USA: Fire was started by boy with matches, detectives say (published by www.latimes.com, 30 October 2007)
Australia: Editorial: A burning question (published by www.news.com.au, 30 October 2007)
USA: ANALYSIS: Wildfires raise questions with no easy answers (published by www.digitaljournal.com, 30 October 2007)
USA: Weather is on firefighters’ side — for now (published by www.latimes.com, 30 October 2007)
Lebanon: National forest agency key in handling fire risk (published by www.dailystar.com.lb, 30 October 2007)
USA: Panel: Military Firefighters a Priority (published by ap.google.com, 30 October 2007)
South Africa: SMSes and satellites to help fight fires (published by www.iol.co.za, 29 October 2007)
Greece: Greek August Wildfire Damage Seen at EU2 Billion, Minister Says (published by www.bloomberg.com, 29 October 2007)
Hawaii: Hawaii Fire Evacuees Return Home (published by ap.google.com, 29 October 2007)
Hawaii: Officials: Arsonists strike brush fires, hundreds flee in Hawaii (published by www.nydailynews.com, 29 October 2007)
Indonesia: Yudhoyono expected to lead South nations to face environmental issues (published by www.antara.co.id, 29 October 2007)
USA: U.S. Forest Service Has Money to Burn (published by www.cato.org, 29 October 2007)
USA: Smoke From Calif. Wildfires Causes Haze In Colorado (published by www.thedenverchannel.com, 29 October 2007)
USA: Home building in fire zones under scrutiny (published by www.presstelegram.com, 28 October 2007)
China: One suspect detained for Heilongjiang forest fire (published by www.china.org.cn, 28 October 2007)
USA: Forest-fire warning cut from testimony (published by www.mercurynews.com, 26 October 2007)
USA: Fire threat to homes diminishes (published by www.latimes.com, 26 October 2007)
USA: California rejects top Russian firefighting plane (published by www.russiatoday.ru, 25 October 2007)
USA: Forest thinning helps spare some homes (published by www.latimes.com, 25 October 2007)
USA: California bushfires recall al-Qaeda arson threat (published by news.ninemsn.com.au, 25 October 2007)
USA: A ‘girly-girl’ reformed: Working the wildland crew (published by seattlepi.nwsource.com, 25 October 2007)
USA: FEMA Chief Pleased with Wildfire Response (published by www.npr.org, 25 October 2007)
USA: Alberta has fire help on standby (published by www.edmontonsun.com, 25 October 2007)
USA: Grief smolders for colleagues of Esperanza Fire victims (published by www.pe.com, 25 October 2007)
Lebanon: Arson suspected in latest forest fires (published by www.dailystar.com.lb, 25 October 2007)
USA: NASA Coordinates With Google For Real-Time Wildfire Imaging (published by www.informationweek.com, 24 October 2007)
USA: UPDATE 2-California insured fire losses said to top $1 bln (published by www.reuters.com, 24 October 2007)
USA: California Hopes for Slowing Winds (published by abcnews.go.com, 24 October 2007)
USA: Fight Fire with Fire: Plan and Prepare (published by blog.sciam.com, 24 October 2007)
USA: Winds wane as 18 wildfires burn in California (published by www.enn.com, 24 October 2007)
USA: Bush declares major fire disaster (published by www.latimes.com, 24 October 2007)
Namibia: Namibia: Volunteers Become Certified Firemen (published by allafrica.com, 24 October 2007)
Lebanon: Lebanon battles new forest fires (published by www.iol.co.za, 24 October 2007)
USA: Fires force historic evacuation (published by www.concordmonitor.com, 24 October 2007)
USA: California’s age of megafires (published by www.csmonitor.com, 24 October 2007)
USA: 500,000 evacuated in California wildfire crisis (published by abc.net.au, 24 October 2007)
Australia: Global warming. What effect might it have upon bushfires? (published by www.onlineopinion.com.au, 24 October 2007)
USA: Editorial: Firefighting opportunities lost (published by www.ocregister.com, 23 October 2007)
USA: FACTBOX-Five facts about California wildfires (published by www.reuters.com, 23 October 2007)
USA: Federal and state wildland fire experts jointly respond to Southern California wildfires (published by www.usda.gov, 23 October 2007)
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe: Increase Production, Cattle Producers Urged (published by allafrica.com, 23 October 2007)
Australia: Learning bushfire lessons from America (published by www.abc.net.au, 23 October 2007)
USA: Massive evacuations ordered as onslaught of fires spreads (published by www.latimes.com, 23 October 2007)
USA: Analyst: Calif. Fires Should Not Result in Large Insurer Losses (published by www.insurancejournal.com, 23 October 2007)
USA: Where There’s Wildfire There’s Smoke — and Breathing Problems (published by www.abcnews.go.com, 22 October 2007)
USA: Witch fire roars across northern San Diego County (published by www.signonsandiego.com, 22 October 2007)
USA: US wildfires force mass evacuations (published by www.theage.com.au, 22 October 2007)
Australia: Firebreaks pretty useless: green groups (published by www.theage.com.au, 22 October 2007)
New Zealand: Power lines may have caused forest fire (published by www.newstalkzb.co.nz, 22 October 2007)
USA: California fires kill one, close part of Pacific Coast Highway (published by www.cnn.com, 22 October 2007)
USA: SoCal Wildfires Prompt State Of Emergency In 7 Counties (published by www.msnbc.msn.com, 22 October 2007)
USA: Ramona, surrounding area under mandatory evacuation (published by www.nctimes.com, 22 October 2007)
USA: Malibu’s past is laced with blazes (published by www.latimes.com, 22 October 2007)
USA: One Person Dead in California Wildfires (published by www.nytimes.com, 21 October 2007)
USA: Fires’ fury unlikely to wane as dangerous conditions intensify (published by www.pe.com, 21 October 2007)
USA: Expert: Warming Climate Fuels Mega-Fires (published by www.cbsnews.com, 21 October 2007)
Australia: Alert on growing fire risk (published by www.news.com.au, 20 October 2007)
Australia: Gutter fire protection system from The Leafman Australia (published by www.infolink.com.au, 19 October 2007)
Australia: Forest idealists blinkered in their thinking on wood needs (published by www.theage.com.au, 19 October 2007)
USA: USAID Sends Second Emergency Response Team to Greece to Assess Wildfire Damage (published by www.earthtimes.org, 19 October 2007)
USA: Protect Pastures from Wildfire (published by agnews.tamu.edu, 19 October 2007)
USA: Wildfire smoke aculprit in mercury’s toxic spread (published by www.denverpost.com, 19 October 2007)
USA: Fire in the Hole (published by www.smithsonianmag.com, 19 October 2007)
USA: Expert: Warming Climate Fuels Mega-Fires (published by www.cbsnews.com, 18 October 2007)
USA: Grass fire briefly shuts down I-25 near Pueblo (published by kjct8.com, 18 October 2007)
Australia: Houses threatened by Sunshine Coast fire (published by www.theage.com.au, 18 October 2007)
USA: Wildfire Academy Offers On-The-Job Training (published by www.zwire.com, 17 October 2007)
USA: San Bernardino Mountains wildfire recovery will take years (published by www.mercurynews.com, 17 October 2007)
Canada: Inferno awaits Urban areas near regional parks at risk for interface fires (published by www.goldstreamgazette.com, 17 October 2007)
GFMC: Climate Change and Fire: Can we save the Worlds Forests? (various reports from the 8th German Forum on Disaster Reduction, Karlsruhe, 16 October 2007 <in German>)
South Africa: South Africa: Above Normal Temps for 2007/8 Summer (published by allafrica.com, 16 October 2007)
Australia: Bushfire forums (published by ararat.yourguide.com.au, 16 October 2007)
Indonesia: RI drafting regulation on peatland use (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 16 October 2007)
USA: Firefighting gel may help protect forest residences (published by www.azstarnet.com, 16 October 2007)
USA: Cost of wildfires raises zoning issues (published by www.rapidcityjournal.com, 16 October 2007)
USA: Fires feared asdrought grows dire (published by www.charlotte.com, 16 October 2007)
USA: Idaho Set Fire Records This Season (published by www.kmvt.com, 15 October 2007)
USA: Forest Fire Sparks Up Again (published by www.wkyt.com, 15 October 2007)
USA: Burning train cars spark other fires near Brookneal (published by www.wdbj7.com, 15 October 2007
USA: Release: Safeco’s Wildland Firefighter Foundation donation (published by www.sunvalleyonline.com, 15 October 2007)
USA: Firefighters tell kids: Know how to escape (published by www.redlandsdailyfacts.com, 15 October 2007)
USA: Forest Service talks fire and economy (published by www.summitdaily.com, 15 October 2007)
Canada: Fire season draws to a close (published by www.tbsource.com, 15 October 2007)
USA: Fire engulfs 20 vehicles at Texas festival (published by www.usatoday.com, 14 October 2007)
Australia: Australian Pump Industries offers water pumps to combat bush fires (published by www.ferret.com.au, 14 October 2007)
Nepal/GFMC: Modern firefighting tools to a community forest (published by Kantipur National Daily News Paper, 13 October 2007)
Nepal/GFMC: 58 percent forest fires are intentional (published by Hetauda Sandesh, 13 October 2007)
Australia: Bushfire arsonists dodge jail (published by www.news.com.au, 13 October 2007)
USA: D70 plays vital role in Rye wildfire (published by www.chieftain.com, 13 October 2007)
USA: Underage drinkers may have started two-day blaze (published by www.seacoastonline.com, 12 October 2007)
USA: Judge holds jail threat over administration’s top forest official (published by www.oregonlive.com, 12 October 2007)
USA: Agricultural producers can get paid to prevent wildfires (published by news.rgj.com, 12 October 2007)
USA: The Remote-Controlled Airplane Grows Up (published by www.photonics.com, 12 October 2007)
USA: Group critical of Lincoln’s fire management (published by www.alamogordonews.com, 12 October 2007)
United Kingdom: Fires, flamingos and foliage: The impact of global climate change (published by www.innovations-report.de, 12 October 2007)
Australia: Drought depletes bushfire volunteers (published by www.abc.net.au, 12 October 2007)
Australia: ANU seeks damages to pay for observatory (published by www.abc.net.au, 12 October 2007)
Australia: The psyche of the bushfire arsonist (published by www.abc.net.au, 12 October 2007)
Madagaskar: A new system of fire tracking to reduce bushfires in Madagascar (published by www.madonline.com, 11 October 2007)
USA: Climate Change Likely to Increase Fires (published by ap.google.com, 11 October 2007)
Canada: Wildfire focus needed in Canadian cat models (published by www.canadianunderwriter.ca, 11 October 2007)
USA: Fallen Cal Fire firefighter saluted (published by thecalifornian.com, 11 October 2007)
Namibia: Focus On Namibia’s Forests (published by allafrica.com, 11 October 2007)
USA: Massive traffic jam as brush fire smoke shuts I-59 (published by www.wdam.com, 11 October 2007)
Nepal/GFMC: Community-based Fire Management Training Program and tools support to a local community by Germany government (brodcasted by local FM Radios, 10 October 2007)
Nepal/GFMC: Sundar Community Forest User Group controls forest fire (published byHetauda Sandesh a national daily news paper, 10 October 2007)
USA: California Wildland Firefighter Dies in Line of Duty (published by cms.firehouse.com, 10 October 2007)
USA: New Fire-Retardant Gel Can Save Homes (published by ap.google.com, 10 October 2007)
USA: Fatal Truck Crash Closes Portion Of I-95 (published by www.nbc4.com, 10 October 2007)
USA: More Americans building in fire-prone natural areas across the country, according to Colorado state study (published by newsinfo.colostate.edu, 10 October 2007)
USA: Manhattan Beach man suspected of starting fire with model rockets (published by www.dailybreeze.com, 10 October 2007)
Indonesia: Environmental Group Camps to Protect Indonesia’s Forests (published by www.voanews.com, 9 October 2007)
USA: Colorado wildfire frequency tied to ocean temperature patterns (published by www.summitdaily.com, 9 October 2007)
Indonesia: Global Warming Brings Additional Woes to Orangutans (published by The Jakarta Post, 8 October 2007)
Brazil: Fires Burning Across Brazil Put Biodiversity at Risk (published by www.ens-newswire.com, 8 October 2007)
USA: Bush Honors Fallen Firefighters (published by ap.google.com, 8 October 2007)
Lebanon: 3/ Lebanese community value King’s effort to support Lebanon in fighting wildfire (published by www.petra.gov.jo, 8 October 2007)
USA: Stuck SUV Sparks Brush Fire (published by www.sltrib.com, 8 October 2007)
Indonesia: No Relief In Sight as Kalimantan Battles Fires (published by The Jakarta Post, 6 October 2007)
Kashmir: Kashmir Forest Fire Doused After 72 hours (published by newsblaze.com,6 October 2007)
Australia: Half of all bushfires lit by arsonists, study finds (published by www.theage.com.au, 6 October 2007)
Kashmir: Forest fire rages in Kupwara (published by www.greaterkashmir.com, 6 October 2007)
Indonesia: Forest Fires Rage in Sumatra, Kalimantan (published by The Jakarta Post, 5 October 2007)
Australia: Australia seeks more women firefighters (published by in.reuters.com, 5 October 2007)
Indonesia: Saving Sumatran Tigers Through Puppet Shows (published by The Jakarta Post, 5 October 2007)
Bulgaria: Who is setting the forest on fire? (published by www.focus-fen.net, 5 October 2007)
Indonesia: Deforestation and Double Standards – Bretton Woods Project (published by INCL Newsletter 10-41a, 5 October 2007)
China: More than 3,000 people taming forest fires in NE China (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 5 October 2007)
Indonesia: Sarawak on haze alert – 130 hotspots (published by www.brunei-online.com, 5 October 2007)
Indonesia: Indonesia to Plant 79 Million Trees in One Day (published by Reuters, 4 October 2007)
South America: Fires rage in Amazon rainforest park (published by www.mongabay.com, 4 October 2007)
USA: Environmentalists Against Fire Retardant Chemicals (published by http://abclocal.go.com, 4 October 2007)
Indonesia: Haze Due To Open Burning In Sumatra (published by www.bernama.com.my, 4 October 2007)
Australia: Premier demands tougher penalties for children who accidently started bushfire (published by http://abc.net.au , 4 October 2007)
Australia: Fire towers left unmanned (published by http://abc.net.au, 4 October 2007)
USA: Oil well fire call false alarm (published by www.texarkanagazette.com, 4 October 2007)
USA: County fire chief defends overtime policy, cites data (published by www.bakersfield.com, 3 October 2007)
USA: A fire lookout watches over California forest paradise (published by www.iht.com, 3 October 2007)
Australia: Bushfires, heat delay Sydney commuters (published by www.thewest.com.au , 3 October 2007)
USA: Idaho signs wildfire pact with Utah, Nevada and Wyoming (published by www.azstarnet.com, 3 October 2007)
USA: Former forest fire boss headed to prison in Tucson (published by www.azstarnet.com, 3 October 2007)
United Kingdom: Heather burning – are you aware of the benefits? (published by www.nwipp-newspapers.com , 3 October 2007)
USA: Students, state employees learn to fight wildfires (published by www.kstatecollegian.com, 3 October 2007)
Australia: Climate change seen posing big risk for insurers (published by REUTERS, 3 October 2007)
Greece: Greek Wildfire Recovery Could Take Decades (published by http://news.nationalgeographic.com, 3 October 2007)
Lebanon: Foreign teams help Lebanese put out fire in mountains (published by www.dailystar.com.lb, 3 October 2007)
Lebanon: Swathes of forest lost forever to Lebanon fires (published by www.dailystar.com.lb, 3 October 2007)
Indonesia: Science Nurtures Nature in Lampung Reserve (published by The Jakarta Post, 2 October 2007)
India: Madhya Pradesh carves distinct identity in forest management (published by www.indianmuslims.info, 2 October 2007)
South Africa: Watch your passengers, motorists told (published by www.iol.co.za, 2 October 2007)
Lebanon: Forest fires scorch broad swaths of Lebanon (published by www.dailystar.com.lb, 2 October 2007)
Lebanaon: Forest fires rage in Lebanon (published by REUTERS, 2 October 2007)
Australia: ACT bushfire preparations inadequate: Opposition (published by ABC News, 2 October 2007)
Canada: No charges against man accused in deadly blaze (published by www.kbsd6.com, 2 October 2007)
Australia: Arson strike force reactivated (published by www.smh.com.au, 2 October 2007)
Australia: Sydney braced for early bushfires (published by stuff.co.nz, 2 October 2007)
Australia: CSIRO warns of climate chaos (published by www.news.com.au, 2 October 2007)
Indonesia: Indonesia Pledges Sustainability in Palm Production (published by Reuters, 1 October 2007)
USA: Writers on the Range: Nobody likes regulation, but look where were moving (published by www.summitdaily.com, 1 October 2007)
Australia: Bushfire season begins with three blazes (published by www.smh.com.au , 1 October 2007)
Spain: Canary Island wildfire victim starts protest walk (published by www.typicallyspanish.com, 1 October 2007)
Greece / USA: Greece wildfire relief underway (published by www.sbcbaptistpress.org, 1 October 2007)
Australia: Study to probe burn-off effects (published by www.news.com.au, 1 October 2007)
Indonesia: Deforestation Needs to be in Next Climate Pact (published by ENN, 1 October 2007)

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