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

Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

February 2012

• Thailand: Haze problem cuts number of tourists in Chiang Rai (published by www.mcot.net, 29 February 2012)

• Thailand: Artificial rain helps ease haze (published by www.nationmultimedia.com, 29 February 2012))

• Thailand: 3 provinces in Thailand north still unsafe (published by http://www.asiaone.com, 29 February 2012)

• USA: Debris left by Hurricane Irene could make controlling wildfires in MD difficult (published by www.wgmd.com, 29 February 2012)

• Australia: Test for Tony Burke on grazing ban (published by www.theaustralian.com.au, 29 February 2012)

• Australia: Users flock to fire website (published by www.themercury.com.au, 29 February 2012)

• India: Forest fires: Forest Department blamed (published by www.thehindu.com, 29 February 2012)

• Bhutan: Forest fire continues to rage (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 29 February 2012)

• India: Frequent fires destroy forest land in Nilgiris (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 29 February 2012)

• Chile: Forest Fires Destroy Dozens of Homes in Chile (published by http://english.ntdtv.com, 28 February 2012)

• Thailand: Premier orders urgent action to tackle haze in North (published by www.bangkokpost.com, 28 February 2012)

• USA: Tester: Forest Service Must Modernize Airtankers For Fighting Wildfires (published by www.avionics-intelligence.com, 28 February 2012)

• USA: Aerial Firefighters Promote Large Air Tanker Modernization Plan (published by http://news.yahoo.com, 28 February 2012)

• USA: Idaho governor says logging slowdown risks major wildfire (published by http://seattletimes.nwsource.com, 28 February 2012)

• India: Karnataka: Fire destroys forest (published by http://ibnlive.in.com, 28 February 2012)

• India: Forest fire in Nagaland’s Dzukou Valley continues to raze (published by www.newkerala.com, 27 February 2012)

• India: Fire at national parks rages on (published by www.deccanherald.com, 27 February 2012)

• Rwanda: Kayonza Residents Warned Against Bush Fires (published by http://allafrica.com, 27 February 2012)

• Italy: Forest Fires Over Genoa: Canadair soon in the Air (published by www.agi.it, 27 February 2012)

• Thailand: Rainmaking launched to combat northern haze (published by www.nationmultimedia.com, 27 February 2012)

• Thailand: Haze spreads across north: Thailand (published by www.asiaone.com, 27 February 2012)

• Australia: Bushfire-prone schools plan for ‘catastrophic’ blazes(published by www.theherald.com.au, 27 February 2012)

• India: Wild fire destroy 500 acres of forest (published by www.deccanchronicle.com, 27 February 2012)

• India: The fire of concern (published by http://ibnlive.in.com, 27 February 2012)

• Israel: Israel’s Carmel Wildfire Blame Goes All the Way to the Top (published by www.greenprophet.com, 27 February 2012)

• United Kingdom: Estates gear up to fight wildfires (published by http://forargyll.com, 26 February 2012)

• India: Major fire in Singara forests in the Nilgiris (published by http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 26 February 2012)

• India: Dept ill-equipped to handle forest fires (published by http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 25 February 2012)

• Global/WHO: Forests: the fire next time (published by www.guardian.co.uk, 24 February 2012)

• Myanmar: Smoke from Forest Fire in Myanmar Diverts Flights (published by www.thailandoutlook.tv, 24 February 2012)

• United Kingdom: Walkers hampered crews at forest fire (published by www.thisissussex.co.uk, 24 February 2012)

• Guam: EPA takes step back in coral pit case (published by www.guampdn.com, 24 February 2012)

• India: Forest fires main cause of drop in green cover in AP: Survey (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 24 February 2012)

• Australia: Calls for inquiry into marathon bushfire (published by www.abc.net.au, 24 February 2012)

• Australia: New funds to aid bushfire planning (published by www.nationmultimedia.com, 24 February 2012)

• Australia: ‘Emotionally, physically exhausted’ DEC staff overworked, underpaid: inquiry (published by www.smh.com.au, 24 February 2012)

• Australia: Residents angry over bushfire compensation offer (published by www.abc.net.au, 24 February 2012)

• Global: Africa: Death Toll From Wildfire Smoke ‘Higher Than Anticipated’ (published by http://allafrica.com, 23 February 2012)

• USA: Gel formula that protects your house from fire also used in diapers(published by www.kens5.com, 23 February 2012)

• Thailand: Umpiem Refugee Camp hit by forest fire (published by www.nationmultimedia.com, 23 February 2012)

• Uganda: Kyambura Safari Lodge Destroyed By the National Park Fire (published by www.prsafe.com, 23 February 2012)

• Malaysia: Cameras Help Officials Nab Two For Starting Forest Fire (published by www.bernama.com, 23 February 2012)

• Australia: Controlled burns suspended in wake of report into Margaret River bushfire (published by www.theaustralian.com.au, 23 February 2012)

• Australia: Keelty report leads to DEC review (published by www.margaretrivermail.com.au, 23 February 2012)

• Australia: DEC failed to assess burn risk: Keelty (published by http://au.news.yahoo.com, 23 February 2012)

• USA: In the Path of the Storm (published by http://environmentmaine.org, 22 February 2012)

• USA: Livestock grazing and wildfires (published by http://silverpinyon.com, 22 February 2012)

• Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Air Force deployed to douse forest fire in Ambuluwawa mountains (published by www.colombopage.com,22 February 2012)

• India: Summer is here; No men to fight forest fires yet! (published by www.deccanherald.com, 22 February 2012)

• India: Bandipur fire spreads to areas near Kerala border (published by www.deccanherald.com, 21 February 2012)

• India: Panel to probe illegal mining in Ramanagara district: Minister (published by www.deccanherald.com, 21 February 2012)

• Australia: Govt agrees to ultramarathon fire inquiry (published by http://au.news.yahoo.com, 21 February 2012)

• China: Severe Drought Poses Fire Risks in Yunnan (published by http://english.cri.cn, 21 February 2012)

• Ghana: Afigya Sekyere Farmers Lose GH¢200,000 To Bush Fire (published by www.dailyguideghana.com, 21 February 2012)

• Cuba: Cuba Works to Prevent Fires (published by http://www.plenglish.com, 21 February 2012)

• USA: Academic tiff over wildfires rekindled (published by http://azdailysun.com, 21 February 2012)

• USA: Lompoc man wages war against pampas grass (published by http://santamariatimes.com, 21 February 2012)

• USA: Study: Beetle-killed pines burn 3 times faster than live trees (published by http://missoulian.com, 20 February 2012)

• USA: Forest Service presents “Aerial Safety Over Wildland Fires” (published by www.fireengineering.com, 20 February 2012)

• USA: New law will bill people for the fires they cause (published by www.heraldextra.com, 20 February 2012)

• USA: HEET helps horses in peril (published by www.sanluisobispo.com, 20 February 2012)

• USA: Missoula’s Neptune Aviation applauds call for new firefighting fleet (published by http://missoulian.com, 20 February 2012)

• USA: U.S. Forest Service’s plan to replace aging air tanker fleet draws criticism (published by www.orovillemr.com,20 February 2012)

• India: On the guard against wildfires (published by www.thehindu.com,20 February 2012)

• Australia: Northcliffe evacuated as fire jumps containment lines, 8km from town (published by www.perthnow.com.au, 20 February 2012)

• India: The fire-prone dry kashi grass of Shidlaghatta (published by www.deccanherald.com, 20 February 2012)

• Canada: Dramatic rise in forest fires projected for Canada’s West due to warming (published by www.theglobeandmail.com, 19 February 2012)

• Thailand: 50,000 face masks combat haze (published by www.bangkokpost.com, 19 February 2012)

• Thailand: Forest fire worsens haze, residents’ health in blanketed North (published by www.mcot.net, 19 February 2012)

• Thailand: Blanket of haze hits North (published by www.bangkokpost.com, 19 February 2012)

• Global: Wildfires kill 339,000 people per year: study (published by www.news.yahoo.com, 19 February 2012)

• USA: Outdoor fires in line for new permit rules (published by www.startribune.com, 18 February 2012)

• India: Dry grass catches fire near Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA)” (published by www.thehindu.com, 18 February 2012)

• Uganda: West Nile count the cost of dry weather as child dies in bush fire (published by www.monitor.co.ug, 18 February 2012)

• Australia: Experts disturbed by frontline bushfire strategy (published by www.abc.net.au, 18 February 2012)

• Thailand: Haze pollution remains in North (published by www.mcot.net, 18 February 2012)

• Canada: Peat fires could accelerate climate change (published by www.sciencecodex.com, 18 February 2012)

• Canada: Landscape fire smoke contributes to hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide, new research suggests (published by www.sciencecodex.com, 18 February 2012 )

• Canada: As climate change increases forest fires, smoke forecasting could help protect public health (published by www.sciencecodex.com, 18 February 2012)

• Zimbabwe: Change of land use urged for farmers in conservancies (published by www.financialgazette.co.zw, 17 February 2012)

• Indonesia: Kalimantan’s forests are doing OK: NGO (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 17 February 2012)

• Australia: Black Saturday volunteers honoured for bravery (published by www.abc.net.au, 17 February 2012)

• Australia: Collie shrouded in haze (published by http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest, 17 February 2012)

• Australia: Smoke tops pollution limit (published by http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest, 17 February 2012)

• Australia: Fatal flaws in ‘stay or go’ bushfire strategy (published by www.theaustralian.com.au, 17 February 2012)

• USA: Wildfires No Longer Seasonal or Regional Catastrophe (published by www.propertycasualty360.com, 16 February 2012)

• China: Forest fire rages in SW China (published by www.chinadaily.com.cn, 15 February 2012)

• Cuba: Guantanamo: forest fires decreases (published by www.solvision.co.cu, 15 February 2012)

• USA: Obama’s Proposed Budget Both Gives and Takes Away from the Fire Service (published by http://firechief.com, 15 February 2012)

• USA: Biomass removal targeted at summit; risk of bigger wildfires would be reduced (published by www.redding.com, 15 February 2012)

• Canada: Jump in respiratory issues linked to 2003 B.C. forest fires (published by www.canada.com, 15 February 2012)

• Ghana: Fire destroys 2500 hectares of forest reserves (published by www.gbcghana.com, 15 February 2012)

• United Kingdom: Air pollution tied to higher heart attack risk (published by www.lfpress.com, 15 February 2012)

• Australia: Telstra invests in new surveillance service (published by www.zdnet.com.au, 15 February 2012)

• India: ‘Manmade’ forest fire near Ooty (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 15 February 2012)

• USA: Obama stresses climate change and clean energy in budget that may be scratch paper for divided Congress (published by http://www.eenews.net, 14 February 2012)

• USA: Feds, county feud over managing forest (published by http://www.kasa.com, 14 February 2012)

• China: Juveniles Banned from Joining Firefighting Efforts (published by http://english.cri.cn, 14 February 2012)

• Kenya: Fire destroys section of Kakamega forest (published by www.standardmedia.co.ke, 14 February 2012)

• USA: Pitney Bowes Software Launches First U.S. National Wildfire Risk Software Solution for the Insurance Sector (published by http://eon.businesswire.com, 14 February 2012)

• USA: A look back suggests a sobering future of wildfire dangers in US west (published by www.eurekalert.org, 14 February 2012)

• USA: Statewide burn law to go in effect (published by www2.insidenova.com, 14 February 2012)

• Malaysia: Ministry all out to ensure measures to control peat fires in place — Uggah (published by www.theborneopost.com, 14 February 2012)

• Israel: Families: Yishai not to blame for Carmel fire (published by www.jpost.com, 14 February 2012)

• Canada: Forest fires blocked census on First Nations (published by www.cbc.ca, 13 February 2012)

• Ghana: MP advises Ghanaians to take precautions against wild fires during the Harmattan (published by www.businessghana.com, 13 February 2012)

• Tanzania: EA biggest coastal forest under threat (published by www.ippmedia.com, 13 February 2012)

• China: RFID on Lookout for Wildfires in China (published by www.rfidjournal.com, 13 February 2012)

• Bhutan: Yangtse dzong escapes fire (published by www.kuenselonline.com, 13 February 2012)

• South Sudan: Fire in South Sudan’s Lakes state forest kills 12 (published by www.sudantribune.com, 13 February 2012)

• Australia: Endangered possums taken to wildlife sanctuary (published by www.abc.net.au, 13 February 2012)

• USA: U.S. Forest Service’s plan to replace air tanker fleet draws criticism (published by www.redding.com, 13 February 2012)

• Australia: David Bowman: elephants could save Australia’s landscape (published by www.guardian.co.uk, 12 February 2012)

• USA: Forest Service picks up the pace in restoration plans (published by www.wmicentral.com, 12 February 2012)

• USA: Wing Inspections Clear P-2 Airtanker Fleet for Ongoing Aerial Wildfire Deployment (published by www.prweb.com, 12 February 2012)

• USA: Strange Minnesota winter continues (published by www.kare11.com, 12 February 2012)

• USA: Wing Inspections Clear P-2 Airtanker Fleet for Ongoing Aerial Wildfire Deployment (published by www.digitaljournal.com, 12 February 2012)

• USA: As wildfire season nears, the aging fleet of air tankers raises concerns (published by www.washingtonpost.com, 12 February 2012)

• USA: Forest Service seeks tankers (published by http://durangoherald.com, 11 February 2012)

• India: Mukurthi National Park intensifies Fire prevention, conservation measures (published by www.thehindu.com, 11 February 2012)

• USA: Forest Service unveils plan for replacing old slurry bombers that fight fires (published by http://billingsgazette.com, 11 February 2012)

• Uganda: Bushfire blows fuel tanker to pieces (published by www.newvision.co.ug, 11 February 2012)

• Australia: Elephants on grass: only lively debate can save Australia’s environment (published by www.theconversation.edu.au, 10 February 2012)

• Uganda: WA Denies Lighting Kyambura Lodge Fire (published by http://allafrica.com, 10 February 2012)

• Canada: Smoke from underground fire causes health problems for some Calgarians (published by www.calgaryherald.com, 10 February 2012)

• Ghana: Indiscriminate Bush Burning (published by www.gbcghana.com, 10 February 2012)

• USA: Man Sentenced To 60 Days In Jail For Starting Crystal Fire (published by http://denver.cbslocal.com, 10 February 2012)

• USA: US Forest Service announces strategy to replace large airtankers for wildfire efforts (published by www.fs.fed.us, 10 February 2012)

• Indonesia: Efforts needed to reach emissions target (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 09 February 2012)

• Russia: Scientists: this winter’s cold not unprecedented (published by http://english.ruvr.ru, 09 February 2012)

• Israel: Comptroller hands out final draft of Carmel report (published by www.jpost.com, 09 February 2012)

• USA: Large crack found in wing of Neptune slurry bomber (published by www.missoulian.com, 09 February 2012)

• Chile: Israeli to pay for Chile forest fire (published by www.skynews.com.au, 09 February 2012)

• USA: FireWhat Extends Offering of Products, including Free App for Homeowners in Fire-Prone Areas (published by www.prweb.com,08 February 2012 )

• Uganda: National park fire destroys safari lodge (published by www.eturbonews.com, 08 February 2012)

• Nepal: Nepal probes airport fire that halted flights (published by www.zeenews.india.com, 08 February 2012)

• USA: Accounting for the 2007 wildfires (published by www.utsandiego.com, 08 February 2012)

• China: Severe drought poses fire risk in NE China (published by www.chinadaily.com.cn,08 February 2012)

• India: Wildlife activists demand fire protection in jungles (published by www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com,08 February 2012)

• Barbados: Concerned about grass fires (published by www.barbadosadvocate.com, 08 February 2012)

• Mexico: Slash-and-burn `improves tropical forest biodiversity`(published by www.environmental-expert.com, 07 Februarytiömee 2012)

• United Kingdom: Volunteers needed to replant fire ravaged Swinley Forest (published by www.getbracknell.co.uk, 07 February 2012)

• Nepal: Nepal’s only int’l airport shut due to grass fire (published by www.seattlepi.com, 07 February 2012)

• Namibia: Snakes cause panic at Tubusis – by Albertina Nakale (published by www.newera.com.na, 07 February 2012)

• USA: In brief: Fire destroys windmill turbine (published by www.tribune-democrat.com, 06 February 2012)

• USA: WSU study examines forest fire suppression effects (published by www.news.wsu.edu, 06 February 2012)

• Australia: Logging threatens possum survivors: court (published by www.news.ninemsn.com.au, 06 February 2012)tiömee

• Chile: Chile blames wildfires for rats spreading hantavirus (published by www.ctv.ca , 06 February 2012)

• Australia: Callignee bushfire memorial unveiled (published by www.abc.net.au, 06 February 2012)

• Chile: Alert for Forest Fires in Central Chile (published by www.plenglish.com, 05 February 2012)

• India: The tendu leaf tussle (published by www.thehindu.com, 05 February 2012)

• India: Talks between tendu contractors, govt fruitful (published by http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 05 February 2012)

• USA: FIREFIGHTING: Backlash to rural protection fee expected (published by www.pe.com, 05 February 2012)

• USA: Anatomy of a tragedy: I-75 crashes (published by www.gainesville.com 04 February 2012)

• USA: Winter wildfires a rarity for Reno area but warming climate could make them more common (published by www.rgj.com, 04 February 2012)

• USA: Crews knock down brush fire in Osteen Cemetery (published by www.news-journalonline.com, 04 February 2012)

• India: Grass near runway catches fire (published by http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 04 February 2012)

• Chile: Forest fires re-ignite in Torres del Paine (published by http://ilovechile.cl, 03 February 2012)

• USA: Air Force works with Fish and Wildlife Service to manage wildfires (published by www.af.mil, 03 February 2012)

• Kenya: Kitale state forests destroyed by fires (published by www.the-star.co.ke, 03 February 2012)

• Israel: Firefighters oppose gov’t reform (published by www.ynetnews.com, 03 February 2012)

• India: Jhum deadline to curb Mizoram forest fires (published by http://in.news.yahoo.com, 02 February 2012)

• Philippines: Forest fires spread east of Bacolod City; 15 endemic tree species destroyed (published by http://newsinfo.inquirer.net, 02 February 2012)

• Australia: Elephants could help prevent bushfires, expert says (published by www.abc.net.au, 02 February 2012)

• USA: Few guidelines exist on when to shut down roads (published by www.cbsnews.com, 01 February 2012)

• USA: Federal disaster loans for more Reno fire victims (published by www.mercurynews.com, 01 February 2012)

• USA: State forest ranger admits setting Oklahoma fires (published by www.reuters.com, 01 February 2012)

• Australia: Australia’s deeply troubled ecology demands fresh thinking (published by www.guardian.co.uk, 01 February 2012)

• Australia: Fast-track call for power upgrade (published by www.weeklytimesnow.com.au, 01 February 2012)

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