GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
November 2009
- USA: Forest Service ‘Dramatically Reshaping’ Plans in Response to Climate Change (published by www.nytimes.com, 30 November 2009)
- Australia: Hepburn Wildlife Shelter’s bunker plan (published by www.thecourier.com.au, 30 November 2009)
- Australia: Australian Wildfire Scheme Said Model To Cut CO2 (published by planetark.org, 30 November 2009)
- Australia: Fire forces closure of Williamtown airport (published by www.theherald.com.au, 30 November 2009)
- Australia: Dolphin Sands ‘fire bomb’ danger (published by www.themercury.com.au, 29 November 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire trauma will not end with the news cycle (published by sl.farmonline.com.au, 29 November 2009)
- USA: Carbon credits spell new future for forests (published by www.google.com, 29 November 2009)
- USA: Winds blow clouds of ash from SoCal mountains (published by www.mercurynews.com, 29 November 2009)
- Germany/Indonesia: Peat Fires Drive Temperatures Up: Burning Rainforests Release Huge Amounts of Greenhouse Gases (published by www.sciencedaily.com, 29 November 2009)
- USA: Protecting the Forests, and Hoping for Payback (published by www.nytimes.com, 28 November 2009)
- Malaysia: Raja Musa peat swamp shows signs of new life (published by thestar.com.my, 28 November 2009)
- Canada: Marsh fire damage costly (published by www.cpheraldleader.com, 28 November 2009)
- Canada: Water-hauling heroes (published by www.lethbridgeherald.com, 27 November 2009)
- Australia: Beaches bushfire refuges named (published by manly-daily.whereilive.com.au, 27 November 2009)
- Indonesia:Indonesias peatland fires release more carbon than Germany (published by www.greenbang.com, 27 November 2009)
- China: Forest fire break out in Zaya, SE Tibet (published by chinatibet.people.com.cn, 27 November 2009)
- Australia: Only half CFA’s volunteers are active: Commission told (published by www.abc.net.au, 27 November 2009)
- Australia: heraldsun.com.au and the Herald Sun’s Patrick Carlyon win prestigious Walkley Awards for Black Saturday coverage (published by www.heraldsun.com.au, 27 November 2009)
- Australia: National bushfire warning system undergoes final tests as inquiry told lives still at risk from CFA management failure (published by www.heraldsun.com.au, 27 November 2009)
- Australia: State’s readiness for fire season under question (published by www.theage.com.au, 27 November 2009)
- Australia: Fire weather in NSW worries authorities (published by news.smh.com.au, 27 November 2009)
- Indonesia: Indonesia’s Loggers Scrutinized Ahead Of Climate Summit (published by planetark.org, 27 November 2009)
- Croatia: Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 20 Takes Great Steps To Fight Fires (published by www.insideline.com, 27 November 2009)
- Australia: Australia scorched by 50,000 bushfires a year: report (published by www.watoday.com.au, 26 November 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire locator map launches in Australia (published by www.computerworld.com.au, 26 November 2009)
- Australia: Website warning of ‘deadly’ bushfire a mistake (published by www.theage.com.au, 26 November 2009)
- United Kingdom: Children’s Forest Fire Detection System Deployed by Sony Europe! (published by www.prnewswire.com, 25 November 2009)
- Indonesia: Government In The Dark On How To Cut Emission (published by thejakartapost.com, 25 November 2009)
- Indonesia: No Concrete Action, No Emission Reduction (published by english.kompas.com, 25 November 2009)
- Indonesia: A Climate Threat Rising from Indonesias Peatlands (published by thejakartaglobe.com, 24 November 2009)
- Korea: 3 die after helicopter crashes in Jeolla lake (published by joongangdaily.joins.com, 24 November 2009)
- Australia: YP FIRES: Weary veterans – where are the young guns? (published by www.ypct.com.au, 24 November 2009)
- USA: Commissioners OK burn ban (published by www.bigspringherald.com, 24 November 2009)
- Australia: Australia fire chief: ‘I have got blood on my hands’ (published by www.firerescue1.com, 24 November 2009)
- USA: NASA Aircraft Flies California Wildfire Post-Burn Imaging Mission (published by www.spaceref.com, 24 November 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire bunker rules ‘needed ASAP’ (published by news.smh.com.au, 24 November 2009)
- USA: LA County Supes vote to push changes in US Forest Service firefighting policies (published by www.scpr.org, 24 November 2009)
- USA: Wildfire Fighter (published by appshopper.com, 24 November 2009)
- USA: The Big Pulaski (published by spectator.org, 24 November 2009)
- USA: New ‘Firewise’ signs go up in Prescott area (published by www.dcourier.com, 23 November 2009)
- USA: Sen. Udall sponsors bill to attack pine beetles (published by www.denverpost.com, 23 November 2009)
- USA: California Blames Wildfire on 5 Men (published by www.courthousenews.com, 23 November 2009)
- Australia: We’ll be watching known and suspected arsonists: authorities (published by www.smh.com.au, 23 November 2009)
- Australia: Army Reserves in Tasmania are training to provide assistance to the fire service this summer (published by www.abc.net.au, 23 November 2009)
- Spain: Fires in Spanish wetlands causing alarm (published by www.iol.co.za, 22 November 2009)
- Australia: Fire refuges rejected as CFA plays it safe (published by www.theage.com.au, 22 November 2009)
- Australia: Government denies frontline job cuts (published by www.smh.com.au, 22 November 2009)
- Australia: Insurers call for national bushfire code (published by www.smh.com.au, 22 November 2009)
- Australia: Blazes push fire crews to the limit (published by www.nzherald.co.nz, 21 November 2009)
- Australia: Hazard reduction blitz fails to dampen risk (published by www.smh.com.au, 21 November 2009)
- USA: Smokey now says: ‘Only you can prevent wildfires’ (published by www.newsherald.com, 21 November 2009)
- USA: Woman and her two teen daughters hurt in fire (published by abclocal.go.com, 21 November 2009)
- USA: Ecologist questions logging as a response to beetles (published by www.helenair.com, 20 November 2009)
- USA: Mountain emergency radio testing set for today (published by www.pe.com, 20 November 2009)
- Indonesia: Deforestation unlocking carbon reserves (published by www.thepeninsulaqatar.com, 20 November 2009)
- Australia: Brakes put on Victorian fire bunkers (published by www.abc.net.au, 20 November 2009)
- Australia: Fire-weary residents too terrified to sleep (published by www.abc.net.au, 20 November 2009)
- Australia: South Australia dodges bushfire disaster (published by news.smh.com.au, 20 November 2009)
- USA: Leadership for the Wildland Fire Officer: Leading in a Dangerous Profession (published by www.deervalleypress.com, 20 November 2009)
- Global: Inferno on Earth: Wildfires Spreading as Temperatures Rise (published by www.earth-policy.org, 19 November 2009)
- USA: UMBC Researchers Use IBM Technology to Fight Rising Threats of Forest Fires (published by www.prnewswire.com, 19 November 2009)
- USA: Nighttime Air Attack Requested for California Wildfires (published by www.firefighternation.com, 19 November 2009)
- Australia: How well prepared is Australia for 2009 bushfire season? (published by www.radioaustralia.net.au, 19 November 2009)
- Australia: Australian Firefighters Urge Passage of Climate Bill (published by www.bloomberg.com, 19 November 2009)
- Australia: Lightning sparks numerous fires in Australia (published by www.fs-world.com, 19 November 2009)
- Indonesia: A climate threat, rising from the soil (published by www.washingtonpost.com, 19 November 2009)
- USA: Forest Service says trees can slow climate change (published by www.google.com, 19 November 2009)
- USA: Forest Service should change firefighting policies, report says (published by www.latimes.com, 19 November 2009)
- Australia: Catastrophic fire warning for NSW (published by www.watoday.com.au, 18 November 2009)
- Australia: ‘Kangaroo started bushfire’ (published by www.brisbanetimes.com.au, 18 November 2009)
- Australia: Power company SP Ausnet has no plans to reduce bushfire risk (published by www.theaustralian.com.au, 18 November 2009)
- Indonesia: Letters: Floods and climate change (published by www.theaustralian.com.au, 18 November 2009)
- Global: Carbon sinks may be slowing as climate changes (published by environmentalresearchweb.org, 18 November 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire war has few generals (published by www.heraldsun.com.au, 17 November 2009)
- USA: Voltree Power Wins Popular Science’s 2009 “Best of What’s New” Award in Green Tech Category (published by www.tmcnet.com, 17 November 2009)
- USA: Utilities propose higher fees (published by www.glendalenewspress.com, 17 November 2009)
- Australia: Not enough trained staff on Black Saturday, Bushfires Royal Commission told (published by www.theage.com.au, 16 November 2009)
- USA:San Juan Capistrano fire burns 20 acres; 2 firefighters hurt (published by latimesblogs.latimes.com, 16 November 2009)
- USA: Firefighter’s Death Underscores Need For Promise Of Swift Evacuation From Fire Lines (published by www.nationalparkstraveler.com, 16 November 2009)
- South Africa: A Sustainable Provincial Disaster Management Awareness Campaign Geared for the Province (published by www.capegateway.gov.za, 16 November 2009)
- Australia: Nationals call for bushfire evacuation database (published by www.abc.net.au, 15 November 2009)
- Australia: Adelaide schools in fire danger zone (published by www.news.com.au, 15 November 2009)
- Australia: Heat is on the old and the isolated (published by www.theage.com.au, 15 November 2009)
- Australia: Bid to make bunkers safe with interim standards (published by sl.farmonline.com.au, 14 November 2009)
- Russia: Blasts rock Russian ammunition depot, 2 killed (published by www.google.com, 14 November 2009)
- USA: Earl Cooley, one of first smoke jumpers to make the leap, dies at 98 (published by www.southcoasttoday.com, 14 November 2009)
- USA: Report: Terrain, brush to blame in huge wildfire (published by www.google.com, 14 November 2009)
- USA: Rainstorm sends water, mud flowing into LA suburb (published by blog.taragana.com, 13 November 2009)
- USA:U.S. Forest Service report: Station fire terrain too steep to fight safely (published by latimesblogs.latimes.com, 13 November 2009)
- Canada: Boreal Forests Store Carbon, Need Help: Canada Study (published by planetark.org, 13 November 2009)
- Australia: Illegal fireworks spark blaze near bushfire towns (published by www.theage.com.au, 13 November 2009)
- Australia: Bandits burgle bushfire victim’s home (published by www.news.com.au, 13 November 2009)
- Australia: ‘Rushed’ fire bunker rules put spanner in works (published by www.abc.net.au, 12 November 2009)
- USA: Smokejumping trailblazer Earl Cooley dies at age 98 (published by www.missoulian.com, 12 November 2009)
- Australia: Addicted to helping bushfire victims (published by www.abc.net.au, 12 November 2009)
- South Africa: Fires: Spotted from satellites, warned by phone (published by www.scidev.net, 11 November 2009)
- Australia: Fire blackens farm (published by www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au, 11 November 2009)
- Australia: Harsh new penalties for lighting bushfires (published by express-advocate-wyong.whereilive.com.au, 11 November 2009)
- Australia: Bushfire bunker design rules revealed (published by www.news.com.au, 11 November 2009)
- USA: Californian firefighter warns of increase wildfires due to climate change (published by www.telegraph.co.uk, 11 November 2009)
- Australia: Battle to stop bushfire (published by www.theage.com.au, 10 November 2009)
- USA: California biomass plant to supply local utility (published by www.biomassmagazine.com, 10 November 2009)
- USA: The Station fire is out — or is it? (published by www.latimes.com, 10 November 2009)
- Ghana: Broaden the scope of fire service for efficiency (published by news.peacefmonline.com, 10 November 2009)
- Australia: Fires erupt as states bake (published by www.theaustralian.com.au, 9 November 2009)
- Asutralia: Tasmania facing ‘major’ bushfire threat (published by news.theage.com.au, 9 November 2009)
- USA:State recovers $27 million for victims of 2007 San Diego County wildfire (published by www.theage.com.au, 9 November 2009)
- China: Chinese vice premier stresses fire prevention efforts amid prolonged drought (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 8 November 2009)
- Australia: Giant water bomber to soak Victorian bushfires (published by www.abc.net.au, 7 November 2009)
- Australia: Vic acquires new jet for bushfire season (published by news.smh.com.au, 7 November 2009)
- Australia: Water bomber could have saved lives (published by www.abc.net.au, 7 November 2009)
- Australia: Terrorism suspect refused bail again (published by www.abc.net.au, 6 November 2009)
- Denmark: Can Peat Turn REDD in Copenhagen? (published by ecosystemmarketplace.com, 6 November 2009)
- Canada: Lowest forest fire season in the past 50 years (published by www.timminstimes.com, 6 November 2009)
- USA: Secretary of Agriculture and Interior Praise Creation of “FLAME” Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund (published by www.usda.gov, 6 November 2009)
- USA: Man catches fire while burning brush (published by www.middletownjournal.com, 6 November 2009)
- India: Forest Fire Rages in Bandipore (published by www.kashmirobserver.net, 6 November 2009)
- Australia: Reflectors can save lives in bushfire (published by hornsby-advocate.whereilive.com.au, 5 November 2009)
- Spain: Burning issue of Spain’s wetlands (published by english.aljazeera.net, 5 November 2009)
- Spain: Study finds vital peatlands neglected during climate talks (published by www.mnn.com, 5 November 2009)
- Indonesia: Study Suggests Peat CO2 Credits More Valuable (published by abcnews.go.com, 5 November 2009)
- Europe: EU is 2nd largest source of peat emissions after Indonesia, finds global peat survey (published by news.mongabay.com, 4 November 2009)
- USA: Tree-ring experts see worse drought in future without action (published by www.dcourier.com, 4 November 2009)
- USA: U.S. response to SoCal wildfire questioned (published by www.azcentral.com, 4 November 2009)
- USA: Report Details Errors That Led to The Death of A Young National Park Firefighter (published by www.nationalparkstraveler.com, 4 November 2009)
- Indonesia: Indonesia Debates Benefits, Risks of Carbon-Trading Plans (published by www.voanews.com, 4 November 2009)
- Southeast Asia: Asia peatland loss ‘helps drive warming’: scientists (published by www.google.com, 4 November 2009)
- Australia: Fire alarm rings for arid Australia (published by www.thenational.ae, 4 November 2009)
- Australia: Minister denies bushfire ‘no-go’ list (published by www.abc.net.au, 4 November 2009)
- Australia: Bush schools to close on fire-threat days (published by www.borderwatch.com.au, 4 November 2009)
- Australia/China: Chinese satellites to help spy on bushfires (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 4 November 2009)
- Australia: Alert text set to go in Ferny Creek (published by free-press-leader.whereilive.com.au, 4 November 2009)
- Tibet: Tibet to guard against forest fires (published by chinatibet.people.com.cn, 4 November 2009)
- New Caledonia: Fears for New Caledonia bushfire season (published by www.rnzi.com, 3 November 2009)
- Indonesia: Indonesia faces tough jobs to set correct climate change policies (published by www.xinhuanet.com, 3 November 2009)
- Switzerland: 100 Mann kämpften gegen Waldbrand (published by www.jungfrauzeitung.ch, 3 November 2009)
- USA: America’s Trees and Forests Get Boost in Interior Spending Bill (published by www.marketwire.com, 3 November 2009)
- USA: Authorities seek inmate who deserted Soledad fire camp (published by www.montereyherald.com, 3 November 2009)
- USA: Obama Signs Bill to Help Agencies Manage Skyrocketing Wildfire Suppression Costs (published by www.earthtimes.org, 2 November 2009)
- USA: Destructive cogongrass threatens crops, timber (published by www.montgomeryadvertiser.com, 2 November 2009)
- USA: Climate change researchers: Yosemite NP to have 19% more fires (published by www.examiner.com, 2 November 2009)
- Australia: Fire service policy change to save lives (published by www.abc.net.au, 2 November 2009)
- Australia: Calls for CFA to lead firefighting efforts (published by www.abc.net.au, 2 November 2009)
- Indonesia: Stamping out peat fires a challenge for Indonesia (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 2 November 2009)
- Australia: New boss for rural fire service (published by www.abc.net.au, 2 November 2009)
- United Nations: The United Nations says existing biofuel policies bad for the Earth – A new report calls for less damaged in the development of biofuels (published by Mother Nature Network, 2 November 2009)
- USA: Climate change will burn Yosemite (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 2 November 2009)
- Botswana: Veld fire destroys grazing land (published by www.gov.bw, 2 November 2009)
- Australia: Fire fighter blacklist (published by www.themercury.com.au, 1 November 2009)
- USA: Model-plane may have caused small blaze (published by www.montgomeryadvertiser.com, 1 November 2009)
- USA: House Votes (published by www.washingtonpost.com, 1 November 2009)