GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
February 2009
- Australia: Australian Army chief says 37 still missing after fires (published by www.news.com.au, 28 February 2009)
- USA: 10 homes destroyed, dozens evacuated in Bastrop (published by www.chron.com, 28 February 2009)
- Thailand: Beware of thunderstorms (published by www.nationmultimedia.com, 28 February 2009)
- Indonesia/Australia: Indonesians praised for bushfire response (published by www.theage.com.au, 28 February 2009)
- United Kingdom: Boffins disprove dinosaur theory (published by www.stainesguardian.co.uk, 28 February 2009)
- Australia: Contractor appointed to bushfire clean-up (published by www.abc.net.au, 27 February 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire survivor devises bunker (published by www.abc.net.au, 27 February 2009)
- Australia: Head of bushfires inquiry abandons stay-and-defend policy (published by www.news.com.au, 27 February 2009)
- South Africa: Satellite stations planned to bolster fire efforts (published by www.theherald.co.za, 27 February 2009)
- Portugal: Incêndios: Bombeiros combateram 150 incêndios desde o início do ano em Vila Real (published by jn.sapo.pt, 27 February 2009)
- Portugal/Netherlands: Experimental fire provides knowledge about damage after forest fires (published by www.sciencecentric.com, 27 February 2009)
- Vietnam: Phu Quoc forest fire (published by www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn, 27 February 2009)
- USA: Schwarzenegger declares California drought state of emergency (published by www.mercurynews.com, 27 February 2009)
- USA: Why California should consider Australia’s ‘prepare, stay and defend’ wildfire policy (published by www.eurekalert.org, 26 February 2009)
- USA: Motivated Training Sets Range Ablaze (published by www.military.com, 26 February 2009)
- USA: Officials identify womand found burning Wednesday (published by www.statesman.com, 26 February 2009)
- Australia: Volunteer injured as bushfires rage forward (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 26 February 2009)
- Australia: Australian Police Charge Two With Looting Homes After Bushfire (published by www.bloomberg.com, 26 February 2009)
- Australia: I won’t defend home says, Victorian bushfire commissioner Justice Bernard Teague (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 26 February 2009)
- Australia: Victorian schools to shut over bushfire threat (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 26 February 2009)
- Australia: Australians brace for worsening wildfire weather (published by www.weartv.com, 26 February 2009)
- Australia: Two kids burnt in grass fire outside Miles (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 26 February 2009)
- Australia: Australia fires release huge amount of CO2 -scientist (published by www.reuters.com, 26 February 2009)
- Germany: Schwarzes Tier Traurigkeit (published by www.theater-schwerin.de, 26 February 2009)
- USA: Body discovered near East Knoxville brush fire (published by www.volunteertv.com, 26 February 2009)
- USA: Firefighters battle wildfires across Texas (published by www.chron.com, 26 February 2009)
- China: Fireman dies in fighting cross-border forest fire in SW China (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 26 February 2009)
- China: More than 100 homes evacuated after fire in SW China forest park (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 25 February 2009)
- Thailand: North chokes from dense smog (published by www.bangkokpost.com, 25 February 2009)
- USA: Elderly man seriously injured fighting brush fire (published by www.thetimesnews.com, 25 February 2009)
- South Africa: Evacuations as blazes brush Grabouw (published by www.capeargus.co.za, 25 February 2009)
- South Africa: Veld fire threatens biodiversity in the Cederberg (published by cedarbergrooibos.blogspot.com, 25 February 2009)
- South Africa: Wildland fires push firefighters to the limit (published by www.hwb.co.za, 25 February 2009)
- Germany: Mit Hilfe aller Verantwortlichen sollen Brände auf dem ehemaligen Schießplatz eingedämmt werden (published by www.maerkischeallgemeine.de, 25 February 2009)
- India: Forest fire at Barunei (published by www.thestatesman.net, 25 February 2009)
- Australia: Aussie firefighters prepare for hot winds (published by www.upi.com, 25 February 2009)
- Australia: Australian police: Dozens still missing from fires (published by www.google.com, 25 February 2009)
- Australia: Vic bushfire insurance claims top $800m (published by www.abc.net.au, 25 February 2009)
- Australia: The Liberian Community in Australia Identifies With Bushfire Victims (published by www.theliberianjournal.com, 25 February 2009)
- Indonesia: Illegal clearing behind human and tiger deaths in Sumatra (published by www.enn.com, 25 February 2009)
- USA: Body found after report of grass fire in eastern Travis County (published by www.kvue.com, 25 February 2009)
- Australia: Princes pay tribute to bushfire victims (published by www.theage.com.au, 25 February 2009)
- Australia: SA Country Fire Service volunteer hurt fighting Victorian bushfires (published by www.news.com.au, 25 February 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire victim stands 10ft tall (published by www.watoday.com.au, 24 February 2009)
- USA: Salinas-area teens sought for fire suppression training (published by thecalifornian.com, 24 February 2009)
- USA: Orange County Firefighter Injured Battling Grass Fire (published by www.kbmt12.com, 24 February 2009)
- Thailand: Leading academic says Chiang Mai air pollution getting worse (published by www.chiangmai-mail.com, 24 February 2009)
- USA: E.P.A. Is Told to Reconsider Its Standards on Pollutants (published by www.nytimes.com, 24 February 2009)
- Australia: Australian bush fires: Victorians warned threat could remain until April (published by www.telegraph.co.uk, 24 February 2009)
- South Africa: South Africa: Fires Threaten Historic Estates (published by allafrica.com, 24 February 2009)
- Global: ‘Dinosaur-killing’ impact did not start global wildfires (published by www.nature.com, 24 February 2009)
- India: Devotees suspect in Dalma forest fire (published by www.telegraphindia.com, 24 February 2009)
- Australia: More Than 100 People Flee New Australian Bushfires (published by planetark.org, 24 February 2009)
- Australia: Residents flee as Australian bushfires return (published by www.timesonline.co.uk, 24 February 2009)
- USA: Massive Lake Co. Brush Fire Nearly Contained (published by newsok.com, 24 February 2009)
- USA: Do early wildfires foretell rough season for Central Florida? (published by www.orlandosentinel.com, 24 February 2009)
- USA: Volunteer Firefighter Accused Of Setting Grass Fire (published by www.ktul.com, 24 February 2009)
- USA: Brush fire along railroad tracks leads to road closure in Wyomissing (published by www.readingeagle.com, 24 February 2009)
- China: Cross-border forest fire in SW China under control (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 24 February 2009)
- Australia: Deadly Australian bushfires flare (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 23 February 2009)
- Australia: Three firefighters injured in Yarra Valley blaze (published by www.news.com.au, 23 February 2009)
- Dominican Republic: Dominican Republic braces for forest fire season (published by www.dominicantoday.com, 23 February 2009)
- India: Elephants back in Dalma (published by www.thestatesman.net, 23 February 2009)
- China: L’incendie de forêt dans le Guizhou est éteint (published by french.peopledaily.com.cn, 23 February 2009)
- Guatemala: Wild fire prevention in Tikal National Park, Guatemala (published by www.guatemala-times.com, 23 February 2009)
- South Africa: Cape fires flare up again (published by www.news24.com, 23 February 2009)
- South Africa: Residents of posh estate flee fires (published by www.capeargus.co.za, 23 February 2009)
- USA: Young Boy Fights Brush Fire (published by www.wset.com, 23 February 2009)
- USA: Silver City firefighters to honor colleague (published by newsok.com, 23 February 2009)
- Australia: NASA images reveal extent of Australian bushfire destruction (published by www.thetechherald.com, 23 February 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire relief burning hole in budget surplus (published by business.theage.com.au, 23 February 2009)
- Australia: From the ashes (published by www.theage.com.au, 23 February 2009)
- Myanmar: SW China province battles forest fire spread from Myanmar (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 23 February 2009)
- India: Inferno ravages Keibul Lamjao; Arson or wildfire, no answer yet… (published by www.e-pao.net, 22 February 2009)
- USA: OK-FIRE offers multi-use Web site for wildland fire (published by news.mywebpal.com, 22 February 2009)
- China: Southwest China forest fire put out (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 22 February 2009)
- USA: Grant helps Golden Gate fire department purchase personal fire shelters (published by www.naplesnews.com, 22 February 2009)
- Indonesia: New fire record for Borneo, Sumatra shows dramatic increase in rainforest destruction (published by news.mongabay.com, 22 February 2009)
- Indonesia: Atmospheric scientists trace the human role in Indonesian forest fires (published by University of Toronto, 22 February 2009)
- Australia: Australian mourns bushfires dead (published by news.smh.com.au, 22 February 2009)
- Australia: Princess Anne in bushfire tribute (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 22 February 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire research results ‘academic waffle’ (published by www.canberratimes.com.au, 21 February 2009)
- Australia: Power lines caused bushfire (published by www.watoday.com.au, 21 February 2009)
- Singapore: S’pore unaffected by haze (published by www.straitstimes.com, 21 February 2009)
- USA: Man burned in early morning grass fire (published by www.reporternews.com, 21 February 2009)
- USA: Volunteer Firefighter Dies Fighting Grass Fire (published by www.ktul.com, 21 February 2009)
- USA: Brush Fire Shuts Down SR-50 In Brevard (published by www.cfnews13.com, 21 February 2009)
- USA: Wildfire season is here (published by www.heraldtribune.com, 20 February 2009)
- USA: State to test effects of firefighting foam (published by www.republican-eagle.com, 20 February 2009)
- South Africa: South Africa: CapeNature to Receive Funding to Assist With Raging Fire (published by allafrica.com, 20 February 2009)
- Lebanon: U.S. Forest Service to Assist Lebanon with Forest Fire Management (published by www.iloubnan.info, 20 February 2009)
- China: Forest fire raging in China-India border region of Tibet (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 20 February 2009)
- India: Fresh fires in Nilgiri forest areas (published by www.hindu.com, 20 February 2009)
- USA: Discarded cigarettes spark brush fires (published by www.dailyadvance.com, 20 February 2009)
- Australia: Australia wants to fast-track fire-safe cigarettes (published by www.google.com, 20 February 2009)
- Australia: The fires of climate change (published by www.abc.net.au, 20 February 2009)
- Australia: We could have saved bushfire lives, frustrated MFB member says (published by www.theage.com.au, 20 February 2009)
- Australia: Accused fraudster ‘pretended relative killed in bushfires (published by www.abc.net.au, 20 February 2009)
- Australia: Nothing could have been done about the bushfires? Don’t believe it (published by www.livenews.com.au, 20 February 2009)
- South Africa: Cape fires may have been started by arsonists (published by www.iol.co.za, 19 February 2009)
- Indonesia: Peatland conversions conditionally approved (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 19 February 2009)
- Costa Rica: Incendios dañan zonas protegidas (published by www.aldia.cr, 19 February 2009)
- Australia: Territorial fire crews ‘hampered bushfire effort’ (published by www.abc.net.au, 19 February 2009)
- Singapore: Haze heading for S’pore (published by www.straitstimes.com, 19 February 2009)
- Singapore: Singapore Bushfires Hit Nearly Decade High In January (published by planetark.org, 19 February 2009)
- Indonesia: Indonesia lifts ban on palm oil plantations (published by www.businessgreen.com, 19 February 2009)
- Australia: Fire at Wilsons Promontory tackled from air by firefighters (published by www.news.com.au, 19 February 2009)
- The Bahamas: Bahamia residents again battling effects of bush fires (published by freeport.nassauguardian.net, 19 February 2009)
- USA: 4 p.m. burn law now in effect (published by www.orangenews.com, 19 February 2009)
- USA: Wildfire Crews Head Down Under: Massive Blazes Offer Learning Opportunity (published by www.firefightingnews.com, 19 February 2009)
- USA: Man involved in starting Corral Canyon fire sentenced (published by latimesblogs.latimes.com, 19 February 2009)
- Australia: CFS urges better bushfire readiness (published by www.abc.net.au, 19 February 2009)
- India: 300 hectares of Gir razed in fire (published by timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 19 February 2009)
- Indonesia: New Rules Allow Use of Peatland For Plantations (published by Jakarta Globe, 18 February 2009)
- Australia: Australian bush fires: second man charged with arson (published by www.telegraph.co.uk, 18 February 2009)
- Australia: As Australia fire toll hits 200, focus turns to survivors (published by www.latimes.com, 18 February 2009)
- Australia: Bushfires threaten water supplies (published by www.edie.net, 18 February 2009)
- Australia: Australian Bushfire Death Toll Hits 200 (published by planetark.org, 18 February 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire-hit businesses to get help (published by news.theage.com.au, 18 February 2009)
- Australia: David Balfour killed by falling tree battling Victorian bushfires (published by www.news.com.au, 18 February 2009)
- India: Forest fire engulfs 400 hectares in Amreli (published by www.timesnow.tv, 18 February 2009)
- Signapore: Firemen battle bush fires (published by www.straitstimes.com, 18 February 2009)
- Singapore: S’pore bush fires hit record high (published by news.asiaone.com, 17 February 2009)
- Chile: Copter Crash In Chile Forest Fire Region Kills 13 (published by planetark.org, 17 February 2009)
- Indonesia: Haze disrupts Riau flights (published by www.straitstimes.com, 17 February 2009)
- USA: Fire officials scorch stay-and-defend policy, cite death toll in Australian wildfires as proof of failure (published by eastcountymagazine.org, 17 February 2009)
- Australia: Frustration rising as tent city locals wait for homes (published by www.abc.net.au, 17 February 2009)
- Australia: Water supply moved amid bushfire threat (published by www.abc.net.au, 17 February 2009)
- Costa Rica: Forest fire burns in northwestern Costa Rica’s Barra Honda (published by www.ticotimes.net, 17 February 2009)
- Australia: Wildlife Fire Survivors Not Forgotten (published by www.enn.com, 17 February 2009)
- Austria: Köflach: Dritter Waldbrand in vier Tagen (published by oesterreich.orf.at, 16 February 2009)
- South Africa: Fireman stoned while tackling shack fire (published by www.iol.co.za, 16 February 2009)
- South Africa: Sir Lowry’s Pass blaze rages on (published by www.iol.co.za, 16 February 2009)
- Global: Burning rainforests, melting tundra could accelerate global warming well beyond current projections (published by news.mongabay.com, 16 February 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire toll hits 189 (published by www.theage.com.au, 16 February 2009)
- Australia: Wildfires last straw for parched Australian wineries (published by www.google.com, 16 February 2009)
- Australia: Telegram of condolences to the Governor-General of Australia Quentin Bryce (published by werichanel.wordpress.com, 16 February 2009)
- Australia: Fires and climate change prompt soul-searching in Australia (published by www.enn.com, 16 February 2009)
- Australia: In support of controlled burns at Wilson’s Prom (published by www.crikey.com.au, 16 February 2009)
- Singapore: Dry spell causes bush fires to surge to record numbers (published by www.channelnewsasia.com, 16 February 2009)
- UK / Australia: Scots Finding Funds For Fire Suppression From Space (published by www.satnews.com, 16 February 2009)
- Australia: Australias Bush Fires Are Huge Carbon Producer (published by www.fairhome.co.uk, 16 February 2009)
- Bhutan: Sense of ownership up, forest fires down (published by www.kuenselonline.com, 16 February 2009)
- Australia: Australia Pushing For Bushfire Early Warning System (published by planetark.org, 16 February 2009)
- Australia: Australia Mourns Bushfire Victims (published by planetark.org, 16 February 2009)
- Australia: Phone alert to be given priority (published by www.theage.com.au, 16 February 2009)
- Australia: We refuse to learn when bushfires burn (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 16 February 2009)
- Thailand: Lampang smog the thickest in the country (published by www.nationmultimedia.com, 16 February 2009)
- Singapore: S’pore bush fires hit record high (published by newpaper.asia1.com.sg, 16 February 2009)
- Chile: Copter crash in Chile forest fire region kills 14 (published by www.reuters.com, 15 February 2009)
- Australia: Legal action launched over Victoria bush fire (published by www.radionz.co.nz, 15 February 2009)
- Australia: Australian Bushfires Will Take Weeks to Put Out (published by www.bloomberg.com, 15 February 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire sightseers told to stay away (published by news.smh.com.au, 15 February 2009)
- Australia: Bushfires early warning system planned (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 15 February 2009)
- Australia: Australian bushfires: inside the mind of an arsonist (published by www.telegraph.co.uk, 15 February 2009)
- USA: Rains may set stage for busy fire season (published by www.azcentral.com, 15 February 2009)
- China: Four killed in two days in east China forest fires (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 14 February 2009)
- South Africa: Counting the cost as W Cape fires rage on (published by www.capetimes.co.za, 14 February 2009)
- Indonesia: Biofuels boom could fuel rainforest destruction, researcher warns (published by www.sciencedaily.com, 14 February 2009)
- Australia: Nerves on edge as residents battle blaze (published by www.news.com.au, 14 February 2009)
- Australia: Her beauty and her terror (published by www.theage.com.au, 14 February 2009)
- Australia: Authorities to blame for Victoria bushfires, says Germaine Greer (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 14 February 2009)
- Australia: Smoke covers Melbourne (published by www.news.com.au, 14 February 2009)
- Australia: Australian bush fires’ street of death: how fire consumed Pine Ridge Road, Kinglake (published by www.telegraph.co.uk, 14 February 2009)
- Russia: Plumes of arctic haze traced to Russia, Kazakhstan (published by www.sciencenews.org, 13 February 2009)
- India: Grass near tarmac catches fire after AI plane lands at Patna (published by www.hindu.com, 13 February 2009)
- Canada: Canada lacking investment for its national fire prevention strategy (published by www.canadianunderwriter.ca, 13 February 2009)
- Vatican: Pope prays for bushfire victims (published by news.theage.com.au, 13 February 2009)
- Australia: Bushfires reignite debate over early warning system (published by www.watoday.com.au, 13 February 2009)
- Australia: Australian bush fires: Man charged over blaze that killed 21 (published by www.telegraph.co.uk, 13 February 2009)
- Australia: Australian bushfires pump out millions of tonnes of carbon (published by www.guardian.co.uk, 13 February 2009)
- USA/Australia: U.S. wildfire fighters head to Australia (published by www.upi.comg, 13 February 2009)
- Australia: Australia Fires Spark Calls For Climate Action (published by planetark.org, 13 February 2009)
- Australia: Rudd Pledges Early Warning System as Bushfires Burn (published by www.bloomberg.com, 13 February 2009)
- Australia: One-fifth of Victoria bushfire victims lack cover (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 13 February 2009)
- Australia: Forest fire carbon footprint really big, researcher says (published by www.monstersandcritics.com, 13 February 2009)
- China: Two dead, two injured in SW China forest fires (published by english.people.com.cn, 13 February 2009)
- China: Forest still ablaze in E China’s Fujian Province (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 13 February 2009)
- China: Forest fire delays trains in east China’s Fujian, blocks highways (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 13 February 2009)
- Malaysia: Penang: Burning of padi straw to blame for haze (published by thestar.com.my, 13 February 2009)
- Indonesia: Govt to allow peatland plantations (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 13 February 2009)
- Brunei: JASTRE holds ‘Peatland Rehabilitation Project’ field trip (published by www.brunei-online.com, 12 February 2009)
- Australia: Resurgent wildfire threatens Australian town (published by www.google.com, 12 February 2009)
- Australia: Australia government limited Google’s bushfire map (published by news.cnet.com, 12 February 2009)
- USA: During A Brush Fire: To Stay Or Not To Stay (published by www.hometownstation.com, 12 February 2009)
- Indonesia: Satellite detects 12 hot spots in Riau (published by Bernama, 12 February 2009)
- Indonesia: 19 hotspots found in three regencies in Jambi (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 12 February 2009)
- Australia: Bush fires: Australia’s bare-chested national hero (published by www.telegraph.co.uk, 12 February 2009)
- Australia: Australia declares national day of mourning for wildfire victims (published by www.ynetnews.com, 12 February 2009)
- USA/Australia: 25 Northwest firefighters to help with Australian wildfires (published by www.nwcn.com, 12 February 2009)
- Australia: Kidman donates to bushfire appeal (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 12 February 2009)
- Australia: Why Global Warming May Be Fueling Australia’s Fires (published by www.enn.com, 12 February 2009)
- Australia/GFMC:“Brandstifter kann man kaum kontrollieren” (published by www.badische-zeitung.de, 12 February 2009)
- Australia: Koala Love Story Wins Hearts After Deadly Aussie Fires (published by planetark.org, 12 February 2009)
- Australia: Mass Deaths Feared In Sealed-Off Australia Town (published by planetark.org, 12 February 2009)
- Australia: Canberra bushfire group backs PM’s insurer stance (published by www.canberratimes.com.au, 12 February 2009)
- Indonesia/Australia: Indonesia commits bushfire aid (published by www.abc.net.au, 12 February 2009)
- New Zealand/Australia: Dogs join NZ bushfire team (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 12 February 2009)
- Australia: Red tape held up national bushfire warnings (published by www.abc.net.au, 12 February 2009)
- Australia: Rudd criticised over bush fire compensation (published by www.irishtimes.com, 12 February 2009)
- Australia/GFMC: Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC) proposing the establishment of fire shelters in bushfire-prone communities (interview by Sueddeutsche Zeitung, given at 10 February 2009, to be published) <in German>
- Australia: More towns under threat from bushfires (published by www.abc.net.au, 11 February 2009)
- USA/Australia: Firefighters, fire bosses are heading to Australian fire lines (published by www.oregonlive.com, 11 February 2009)
- Canada/Australia: B.C. forest fire experts called in by Australia (published by www.princegeorgecitizen.com, 11 February 2009)
- Australia: 911 Operators Tragically Heard Callers Dying in Wildfires (published by www.foxnews.com, 11 February 2009)
- Australia: UN chief “deeply saddened” about bushfire deaths in Australia (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 11 February 2009)
- Australia: Asbestos threat hampers search for bushfire victims (published by www.theage.com.au, 11 February 2009)
- Australia: Fire Conditions Comparable To Infernos Of ’98 (published by www.hernandotoday.com, 11 February 2009)
- Australia: Winds still causing problems in Victoria(published by www.newstalkzb.co.nz, 11 February 2009)
- Australia: Officials fear 300 may have died as crews still fight Victoria bush fires (published by www.theage.com.au, 11 February 2009)
- Australia: Architect calls for bunkers in fire zone homes11 February 2009 (published by www.abc.net.au, 11 February 2009)
- Australia: Australia Fears More Than 200 Dead In Bushfires (published by planetark.org, 11 February 2009)
- Australia: Could Oz wildfires be jungle jihad? (published by timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 11 February 2009)
- Australia: Climate models predicted Australian bushfires (published by www.newscientist.com, 11 February 2009)
- Australia: Koala rescued from Australia’s wildfire wasteland (published by www.google.com, 11 February 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire refugees shocked by Kinglake damage (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 11 February 2009)
- Indonesia: Haze blankets Riau (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 11 February 2009)
- South Africa: Fires put strain on water supply (published by www.news24.com, 11 February 2009)
- Australia: Australias stay and defend approach: up in smoke? (published by features.csmonitor.com, 10 February 2009)
- Australia: Forest Fire Mitigation (published by www.morungexpress.com, 10 February 2009)
- New Zealand: Kiwis rally to help bushfires victims (published by tvnz.co.nz, 10 February 2009)
- Indonesia: Fire burns forest, plantation in Dumai (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 10 February 2009)
- India: Control rooms for preventing forest fire in Sikkim (published by www.hindu.com, 10 February 2009)
- Australia: Mottaki expresses sorrow on Australian bush fire (published by www.isna.ir, 10 February 2009)
- Australia: Australia’s ‘enemy within’ (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 9 February 2009)
- Australia: Australia’s Deadliest Bushfire Kills 108 (published by planetark.org, 9 February 2009)
- Australia: Australian wildfire ferocity linked to climate change: experts (published by www.google.com, 9 February 2009)
- Australia: Australia bushfire survivors tell of escaping fire from hell (published by www.google.com, 9 February 2009)
- Australia: We’re ready to help bushfire victims: insurers (published by www.abc.net.au, 9 February 2009)
- Australia: Federal MPs united over Vic bushfires (published by news.smh.com.au, 9 February 2009)
- Australia: ‘Day of savagery’ prompts questions about bushfire warnings (published by www.abc.net.au, 9 February 2009)
- Australia: Social media rush as Victorian bushfires rage (published by www.theage.com.au, 9 February 2009)
- Australia: Police taskforce to hunt arsonists, fears bushfire toll may double (published by www.theage.com.au, 9 February 2009)
- Australia: Australian government assistance for Victorian bush fires (published by www.reliefweb.int, 8 February 2009)
- Australia: Australia’s worst bushfire disaster (published by www.abc.net.au, 8 February 2009)
- Australia: A history of fatal Australian bushfires (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 8 February 2009)
- USA: Vilonia fire sparked by fireworks, VFD says (published by www.thecabin.net, 8 February 2009)
- USA: Burn law to take effect (published by www.newsleader.com, 8 February 2009)
- USA: Girl admits starting brush fire (published by www.gvnews.com, 8 February 2009)
- Australia: States join Victoria bushfire fight (published by www.abc.net.au, 7 February 2009)
- Australia: Death toll in Australian fires rises to 25 (published by news.yahoo.com, 7 February 2009)
- Australia: 640 houses lost in Australia’s deadly fires (published by www.chron.com, 7 February 2009)
- Australia: Australian brush fires wipe out towns (published by www.marketwatch.com, 7 February 2009)
- Australia: Australian bush fires turn deadly (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 7 February 2009)
- Australia: Australia bushfires kill 14 (published by www.iht.com, 7 February 2009)
- Australia: NSW bushfires out of control (published by www.news.com.au, 7 February 2009)
- Australia: Australians battling dozens of wildfires (published by www.google.com, 7 February 2009)
- Australia: Stretched fire crews battle ‘worst ever’ conditions (published by www.abc.net.au, 7 February 2009)
- Australia: Townships under ember attack as fires rage (published by www.abc.net.au, 7 February 2009)
- South Africa: Did rain put the fires out? (published by www.capetowndailyphoto.com, 7 February 2009)
- South Africa: Ninety fires in one day (published by www.iol.co.za, 7 February 2009)
- Australia: Fire authorities warning Victorians to keep out of the bush (published by www.news.com.au, 6 February 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire risk worries SA officials (published by news.smh.com.au, 6 February 2009)
- Australia: States brace for bushfire horror in Australian heatwave (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 6 February 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire conditions ‘worse than Ash Wednesday’ (published by www.abc.net.au, 6 February 2009)
- Australia: ‘Worst ever’ fire risk threatens Vic (published by www.abc.net.au, 6 February 2009)
- Australia: Zieht nach Norden! (published by www.wissenschaft-online.de, 6 February 2009)
- Global: Les feux de végétation étroitement liés aux changements climatiques (published by www.notre-planete.info, 6 February 2009)
- China: Police: Burning cigarettes caused fatal southwest China forest fire (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 6 February 2009)
- USA: Wildfire burns 2,000 acres of brush in Calif. (published by www.google.com, 6 February 2009)
- South Africa: Fires wreak havoc in W Cape (published by www.news24.com, 6 February 2009)
- South Africa: Cape fires threatening fynbos (published by www.thetimes.co.za, 6 February 2009)
- South Africa: All I could see was thick, black smoke’ (published by www.iol.co.za, 6 February 2009)
- South Africa: New wildfire threat (published by www.iol.co.za, 5 February 2009)
- Indonesia: Biofuel euphoria ends in vain (published by thejakartapost.com, 5 February 2009)
- Indonesia: Govt shuns plans to convert more forests (published by thejakartapost.com, 5 February 2009)
- USA: Brush fire injures two (published by www2.mcdowellnews.com, 5 February 2009)
- USA: Black bear cub Lil’ Smokey released back into the wilderness today (published by latimesblogs.latimes.com, 5 February 2009)
- USA: Feds being asked for $10M for dead tree removal (published by www.mercurynews.com, 5 February 2009)
- Australia: Thousands could join action to sue authorities over 2003 firestorm (published by www.canberratimes.com.au, 5 February 2009)
- South Africa: ‘It’s a tragedy’ (published by www.news24.com, 5 February 2009)
- Australia: Alarm on catchment fire threat (published by www.weeklytimesnow.com.au, 4 February 2009)
- Germany: Roboter helfen bei gefährlichen Einsätzen (published by www.derwesten.de, 4 February 2009)
- Australia: Heatwave and bushfires cause chaos (published by www.embraceaustralia.com, 4 February 2009)
- USA: Deer Creek firefighters escape flames with tale to tell (published by www.edmondsun.com, 4 February 2009)
- Australia: Gippsland bushfires finally contained (published by www.abc.net.au, 3 February 2009)
- India: Line of control for forest fire (published by www.telegraphindia.com, 3 February 2009)
- USA: Report Released in Colorado Wildfire Crash (published by cms.firehouse.com, 3 February 2009)
- Ghana: Adaklu Kicks Against Bush Burning, Tree Felling (published by www.newtimesonline.com, 3 February 2009)
- USA: Brush fire near Sonoita, Ariz. contained (published by www.kold.com, 3 February 2009)
- USA: 2 Deer Creek firefighters injured fighting grass fire (published by newsok.com, 3 February 2009)
- USA: Two deny guilt in arson case (published by www.rutlandherald.com, 3 February 2009)
- China: Official killed in forest fire in SW China (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 2 February 2009)
- Australia: Arsonists Blamed For Oz Wildfires (published by news.sky.com, 2 February 2009)
- Australia: Rain, relief forecast for fire-ravaged Gippsland (published by www.abc.net.au, 2 February 2009)
- New Zealand. Pine forest fire blazing in Kaimaumau (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 2 February 2009)
- Indonesia: Indonesia Aims To Wrap Up Forest-Carbon Rules (published by planetark.org, 2 February 2009)
- USA: Crash Leads To Grass Fire (published by www.kcentv.com, 2 February 2009)
- Australia: Victoria fire crews still on alert (published by news.ninemsn.com.au, 1 February 2009)
- Australia: A city paralysed by heat, bushfires and blackouts (published by wagin.yourguide.com.au, 1 February 2009)
- Australia: Half of all bushfires deliberately lit: report (published by www.abc.net.au, 1 February 2009)
- Global: Unilever blocking deforestation for palm oil (published by www.sfgate.com, 1 February 2009)
- USA: After blazes, risk remains high in Oklahoma (published by newsok.com, 1 February 2009)
- USA: Brush Fire near La Tuna Canyon Park Knocked Down (published by www.myfoxla.com, 1 February 2009)
- USA: Utilities Commission sets March hearings (published by www.northcountytimes.com, 1 February 2009)