GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
October 2009
- USA: Station Fire raises new concerns about wildlife, city’s plans for Hahamongna (published by www.pasadenastarnews.com, 31 October 2009)
- USA: Hancock offers more classes online (published by www.lompocrecord.com, 31 October 2009)
- Ghana: Chiefs should form anti-bushfire committees- Obeng-Forson (published by www.modernghana.com, 30 October 2009)
- USA: Companies settle San Diego wildfire case (published by www.mercurynews.com, 30 October 2009)
- USA: Teddy Roosevelt And The Fire That Saved The Forests (published by www.publicbroadcasting.net, 30 October 2009)
- USA:San Diego Gas & Electric Co. to pay $14.3 million over 2007 fires (published by latimesblogs.latimes.com, 30 October 2009)
- Indonesia: Online forest fire monitoring system launched in Jakarta (published by www.antara.co.id, 30 October 2009)
- Indonesia: Indonesia to cut forest fires by 20% yearly (published by news.asiaone.com, 30 October 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire bunker standards ‘needed fast’ (published by news.theage.com.au, 30 October 2009)
- Indonesia: RI launches Indofire system to monitor forest fire hotspots (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 30 October 2009)
- Indonesia: Earth Report – Burning Bush (broadcasted by www.bbcworldnews.com, 27-30 October 2009)
- Australia: Govt to review controversial fire levy (published by www.abc.net.au, 30 October 2009)
- USA: Wilderness Warriors (published by www.nytimes.com, 29 October 2009)
- USA: Benefit of Controlled Burns Outweighs Risk, Firefighters Say (published by www.fireengineering.com, 28 October 2009)
- Russia: Interview with MikhailGiryaev, Deputy Chief, Federal Forest Service (published by Garant, 28 October 2009)
- Fiji: Rise in grass fire poses threat (published by www.radiofiji.com.fj, 28 October 2009)
- Singapore: Singapore hosts forum to create haze free ASEAN (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 28 October 2009)
- Australia: Australias Victoria Warns Fire Season Could Be Worse Than Last (published by www.bloomberg.com, 28 October 2009)
- Australia: Give locals a say in fire areas – Rudd (published by www.skynews.com.au, 28 October 2009)
- Australia: Link established between Aussie bushfires and Indian Ocean conditions (published by www.littleabout.com, 27 October 2009)
- Global: Road to Copenhagen: Helping Indonesia advance as its emissions decrease (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 27 October 2009)
- Australia: CFA head will issue public bushfire warnings under new emergency management structure (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 27 October 2009)
- USA: Cal Fire Taking Heat Over Summit Wildfire (published by www.nbcbayarea.com, 26 October 2009)
- Latvia: Suspected meteorite lands in Latvia (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 26 October 2009)
- USA: Huge Fire’s Anniversary Reignites Pulaski Legend (published by kuow.org, 26 October 2009)
- Indonesia: Forest conversion activities cause fire (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 26 October 2009)
- Singapore: Singapore To Host ASEAN Meetings On Environment (published by www.bernama.com, 26 October 2009)
- USA: Hundreds evacuated as wildfire destroys home, threatens 160 others in Santa Cruz Mountains (published by www.mercurynews.com, 26 October 2009)
- Indonesia: Emissions Cuts Make Sense, But Yudhoyono’s Numbers Dont Add Up (published by thejakartaglobe.com, 25 October 2009)
- USA: Arson-related heart attacks murder? DA says yes (published by www.google.com, 24 October 2009)
- USA: Controlled fires bring November wildflowers (published by www.miamiherald.com, 24 October 2009)
- USA: U.S. Forest Service study shows flooding possible (published by www.pe.com, 24 October 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire survivors ‘living like refugees’ (published by www.independentweekly.com.au, 23 October 2009)
- Australia: SA volunteer firefighters won’t defend the undefendable (published by www.independentweekly.com.au, 23 October 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire Ready workshop at Paskeville (published by www.ypct.com.au, 23 October 2009)
- USA: Federal investigation into the deadly 2006 Esperanza Fire drags on (published by www.pe.com, 22 October 2009)
- Spain: EU investigating threatened Spanish wetland (published by www.mlive.com, 22 October 2009)
- Spain: Spain to face EC wrath for failing to protect special areas of conservation (published by www.theleader.info, 22 October 2009)
- Spain: EU probes mismanagement in prized Spanish wetland (published by seattletimes.nwsource.com, 22 October 2009)
- USA: Sanders, chief: San Diego better prepared for wildfires (published by www.lajollalight.com, 22 October 2009)
- North Korea: Large parts of North Korea hit by forest fires – NASA (published by in.reuters.com, 22 October 2009)
- Australia: Langbroek questions Qld bushfire plan management (published by www.abc.net.au, 22 October 2009)
- Australia: Firefighters injured (published by albany.yourguide.com.au, 22 October 2009)
- Australia: Victoria rejected Russian waterbombers (published by www.abc.net.au, 21 October 2009)
- Australia: Russian jets ‘refused’ on Black Saturday (published by news.brisbanetimes.com.au, 21 October 2009)
- Spain: Spanish wetlands in serious fire situation (published by www.spanishnews.es, 21 October 2009)
- USA: Murder, arson charges in 2003 California wildfire (published by www.google.com, 21 October 2009)
- Australia: Graziers count the cost of Queensland bushfire (published by www.abc.net.au, 20 October 2009)
- India: About 7000 trees scorched in forest fire (published by timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 20 October 2009)
- Indonesia: The new Cabinet and its new climate challenge (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 20 October 2009)
- Australia: Roo cull ‘will increase city’s bushfire risk’ (published by www.canberratimes.com.au, 20 October 2009)
- USA:L.A. County to spend $6.2 million to upgrade Fire Department communications (published by latimesblogs.latimes.com, 20 October 2009)
- USA: Fire no longer fun for these teens (published by www.katu.com, 20 October 2009)
- USA: Transient charged with setting blaze 6 days before Station fire (published by www.latimes.com, 20 October 2009)
- Spain: Spanish wetlands shrouded in smoke as overfarming dries out peat (published by www.guardian.co.uk, 19 October 2009)
- Menorca: Fire destroys 25 hectares of scrubland in Binimel·là area (published by www.menorca.info, 19 October 2009)
- Australia: Tragic death of firefighter (published by www.dailyexaminer.com.au, 19 October 2009)
- USA: Where Land Slides, Trying to Learn Why (published by www.nytimes.com, 19 October 2009)
- USA: ‘The Big Burn’: the incendiary politics of a monster wildfire (published by seattletimes.nwsource.com, 18 October 2009)
- Indonesia: Action can make a difference (published by www.jakartapost.com, 18 October 2009)
- Australia: Australian bushfire sparks emergency state (published by www.euronews.net , 18 October 2009)
- Australia: $193m plan to rebuild fire areas unveiled (published by www.theage.com.au, 17 October 2009)
- Australia: Wildfires rage in Australia (published by www.euronews.net, 17 October 2009)
- Indonesia: RI as a major greenhouse gas emitter (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 16 October 2009)
- Australia: More funds for bushfire communities (published by www.abc.net.au, 16 October 2009)
- Australia: CFA fights to keep numbers (published by www.theage.com.au, 16 October 2009)
- Australia: Deaths ’empower arsonists’ (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 16 October 2009)
- Australia: Blaze menaces central Queensland homes (published by www.abc.net.au, 16 October 2009)
- Argentina: Ya son 240 mil hectáreas las quemadas en San Luis (published by cuyonoticias.com.ar, 15 October 2009)
- Spain: Underground fires raging in Spanish wetlands: expert (published by www.google.com, 14 October 2009)
- Australia: Berkeley burns: 100 fires in 10 weeks (published by www.illawarramercury.com.au, 14 October 2009)
- Australia: Elderly man dies during Qld bushfire (published by www.watoday.com.au, 14 October 2009)
- Australia: Claims about safety of fire bunkers false, warns watchdog (published by www.smh.com.au, 14 October 2009)
- USA: Stay out of the water, environmental group says (published by www.contracostatimes.com, 13 October 2009)
- USA: California storm cuts power to thousands, brings threat of slides in wildfire areas (published by blog.taragana.com, 13 October 2009)
- Greece: Hundreds of tourists evacuated in Greek forest fire (published by www.reuters.com, 13 October 2009)
- Brazil: Vale doa ao Pará equipamento para monitorar incêndio (published by oradical.uol.com.br, 13 October 2009)
- Australia: Australia braces for “highest-risk” bushfire season (published by www.alertnet.org, 12 October 2009)
- Australia: Insurers blame disasters for rises (published by www.theage.com.au, 12 October 2009)
- Australia: New fire policy: flee don’t fight (published by www.theage.com.au, 11 October 2009)
- USA: Oregon thinning project tests Obama forest policy (published by www.washingtonexaminer.com, 11 October 2009)
- USA: Beetle-killed trees change wildfire behavior in MT (published by www.kivitv.com, 11 October 2009)
- USA: Rain heads toward fire-scarred California (published by www.google.com, 10 October 2009)
- USA: After fires, will floods and mud come? (published by www.pe.com, 10 October 2009)
- USA: Southland homeowners at risk for mudslides have trouble finding insurance (published by www.latimes.com, 10 October 2009)
- ASEAN: RI and RP urged to adopt ASEAN haze deal (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 9 October 2009)
- Ukraine: Sludge fields near Kyiv are on fire, no reason for panic (published by www.kyivpost.com, 9 October 2009)
- Ukraine: Emergencies Ministry: Sludge fields outside of Kyiv burning for the third day (published by www.kyivpost.com, 8 October 2009)
- USA: Calif. Wildfire Hot Tub “Hero” (published by www.cbsnews.com, 8 October 2009)
- Sri Lanka: Bushfires destroy 4,000 acres in Sri Lanka Hill country (published by www.colombopage.com, 8 October 2009)
- Australia: Can’t ignore early warning technology (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 7 October 2009)
- USA: Grim forecast warns of mudslides in burn areas (published by www.latimes.com, 7 October 2009)
- Australia: Little work done to predict path of Marysville fire (published by www.abc.net.au, 7 October 2009)
- India: Forest fires in Bhaderwah Division engulf hundreds of green trees (published by www.punjabnewsline.com, 6 October 2009)
- Australia: Prescribed burning ‘effective’ on Black Saturday (published by www.abc.net.au, 6 October 2009)
- Australia: Marysville fire ‘covered 2kms in 5 mins’ (published by www.abc.net.au, 6 October 2009)
- China: China’s forest fire authority warns of fires (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 5 October 2009)
- Australia: Some bushfire changes delayed: Vic govt (published by news.smh.com.au, 5 October 2009)
- United Kingdom: National park set to count the cost of North Yorkshire Moors blazes near Whitby (published by www.whitbygazette.co.uk, 5 October 2009)
- Australia: Inquest begins into fatal WA bushfire (published by news.smh.com.au, 5 October 2009)
- USA: 3,500 acres burned in SoCal wildfire (published by www.upi.com, 4 October 2009)
- USA: Beetle-ravaged trees change wildfire behavior in western Montana (published by www.missoulian.com, 4 October 2009)
- USA: Months later, no review of SC fire in tourist area (published by www.google.com, 4 October 2009)
- Australia: Low flying thrill-seeker sparks Gold Coast blaze (published by www.brisbanetimes.com.au, 4 October 2009)
- Fiji Islands: Bushfire accident (published by www.fijitimes.com, 4 October 2009)
- Spain: Love letters set alight caused wildfire (published by www.iol.co.za, 2 October 2009)
- Australia: Arsonist wanted to ‘ride a firetruck’ (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 2 October 2009)
- Australia: Disaster alert radio developed in Canberra (published by www.abc.net.au, 2 October 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire risk sees sky lanterns banned (published by www.watoday.com.au, 2 October 2009)
- Australia: CFA ignored fire prediction model: analyst (published by www.abc.net.au, 2 October 2009)
- USA: After a Devastating Fire, an Intense Study of Its Effects (published by www.nytimes.com, 2 October 2009)
- Portugal: Portugal foi 3º mais fustigado pelo fogo na UE (published by jn.sapo.pt, 2 October 2009)
- USA: U.S. Forest Service launches inquiry into Station fire response (published by www.latimes.com, 1 October 2009)
- USA: Four firefighters hurt at Fremont grass fire (published by www.sfgate.com, 1 October 2009)
- Indonesia: Fires Spread Thick Haze Across Much of Southeast Asia (published by www.voanews.com, 1 October 2009)
- Australia: Victoria has world’s highest bushfire death risk: Teague (published by www.theage.com.au, 1 October 2009)
- Austrtalia: Buried bomb risk worsened by bushfires: councillor (published by www.brisbanetimes.com.au, 1 October 2009)
- USA: Last Summer’s Wildfire Leads To Water Increase! (published by www.kionrightnow.com, 1 October 2009)
