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

Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

March 2012

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• Bhutan: Forest fire in two Mongar gewogs (published by www.kuenselonline.com, 31 March 2012)

• USA: Human Remains Found in Colo. Woman’s Home (published by www.firehouse.com, 31 March 2012)

• USA: Colorado wildfire claims third fatality, blaze nearly contained (published by www.chicagotribune.com, 31 March 2012)

• Ireland: Warnings that fires in Ireland’s mountains could cost lives (published by www.irishcentral.com, 31 March 2012)

• United Kingdom: Fire service blazes a trail (published by www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk, 31 March 2012)

• Australia: Parties agree to Black Saturday compensation (published by www.standard.net.au, 31 March 2012)

• Canada: Telus ordered to pay $2.1 million for forest fire caused by fallen tree (published by www.canada.com, 30 March 2012)

• United Kingdom: Grass fire call-outs double in 48 hours (published by www.thisissouthwales.co.uk, 30 March 2012)

• USA: US Forest Service orders federal burn ban in Colorado (published by www.9news.com, 30 March 2012)

• USA: When Dinosaurs Roamed, Wildfire Was a Foe (published by www.livescience.com, 30 March 2012)

• USA: DynCorp International Earns Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Diamond Award for Excellence (published by http://news.yahoo.com, 30 March 2012)

• USA: Schiff Criticizes Forest Service for Delaying Night Flight Decision (published by http://montrose.patch.com, 30 March 2012)

• Nepal: Nepal sees 86 forest fires in 24 hours (published by www.asianewsnet.net, 30 March 2012)

• Thailand: Lost in the Haze (published by www.ajc.com, 30 March 2012)

• Australia: Parks Victoria workers urged to drop bans (published by www.abc.net.au, 30 March 2012)

• United Kingdom: Stark warning over wildfire consequences (published by www.u.tv, 29 March 2012)

• USA: Company says alert system worked in Colo. wildfire (published by www.ajc.com, 29 March 2012)

• USA: Colorado fire experts defend prescribed burns (published by www.denverpost.com, 29 March 2012)

• USA: Forest Service apologizes for Colorado wildfire blamed on ‘controlled’ burn (published by www.edition.cnn.com, 29 March 2012)

• Indonesia: Aceh Forest’s Last Orangutans Could Vanish Within Months (published by www.thejakartaglobe.com, 29 March 2012)

• Indonesia: Fires in Indonesian swamp forest may have killed a third of rare orangutan population there (published by www.washingtonpost.com, 29 March 2012)

• Indonesia: Aceh, Indonesia Orangutans Threatened By Forest Fires And Land Clearing (published by www.huffingtonpost.com, 28 March 2012)

• USA: Western senators want review of Forest Service strategy for replacing aging air tanker fleet (published by www.washingtonpost.com, 28 March 2012)

• India: Forest fire comes under control after three days (published by www.deccanherald.com, 28 March 2012)

• USA: Fuel Break Squabble (published by www.independent.com, 27 March 2012)

• USA: Aerial Tanker Shortage Strains Wildland Firefighting (published by www.firehouse.com, 27 March 2012)

• USA: Colo. wildfire could be linked to controlled burn (published by www.ajc.com, 27 March 2012)

• Australia: Climate scientist warns of heatwave surge (published by www.theaustralian.com.au, 27 March 2012)

• USA: Wildfire raging near Denver kills two people (published by www.reuters.com, 27 March 2012)

• United Kingdom: Hundreds of calls tor grass fires across Wales (published by www.bbc.co.uk, 27 March 2012)

• Indonesia: NASA imagery confirms fires burning in orangutan hotspot (published by www.news.mongabay.com, 27 March 2012)

• Indonesia: Fires raging in peat forest at center of legal case in Indonesia (published by www.news.mongabay.com, 27 March 2012)

• Malaysia: ‘Control on open burning to combat haze’ (published by www.nst.com.my, 27 March 2012)

• Thailand: Northern haze threat remainse (published by www.ttrweekly.com, 27 March 2012)

• India: Man-made forest fires destroy 60 acres in Shirady-Shishila reserve forest (published by www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 27 March 2012)

• Bhutan: Forest fire crosses border into S. Bhutan (published by www.kuenselonline.com, 27 March 2012)

• USA: Forest Service in legal stew over coverup of lookout’s alleged marijuana use (published by www.sacbee.com, 27 March 2012)

• United Kingdom: Ashdown Forest fire under investigation (published by www.bbc.co.uk, 26 March 2012)

• USA: Aerial Firefighters Moving Toward Large Air Tanker Modernization (published by www.prweb.com, 26 March 2012)

• USA: N.M. Wildland Fire Burns Two Homes, Two Outbuildings (published by www.firehouse.com, 26 March 2012)

• USA: Opinion: Saving an Owl from Politics (published by www.http://the-scientist.com, 26 March 2012)

• Indonesia: Indonesia Ready to Tackle Forest Fire During National Sports Fair (published by www.malaysiandigest.com, 26 March 2012)

• United Kingdom: ‘Substantial’ rise in grass fire callouts, say South Wales Fire and Rescue (published by www.bbc.co.uk, 26 March 2012)

• USA: Women train to tackle wildfires (published by www.krqe.com, 25 March 2012)

• India: Major fire breaks out in Tapi, Dang forests (published by www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 25 March 2012)

• India: ‘Forest fire reports exaggerated’ (published by www.deccanherald.com, 25 March 2012)

• Kenya: Fire on the mountain, smoke in our eyes (published by www.theeastafrican.co.ke, 24 March 2012)

• USA: Arizona forest-restoration afoot after tough 2 years (published by www.azcentral.com, 24 March 2012)

• Trinidad and Tobago: Fondes Amandes gayap goes on despite weather (published by www.guardian.co.tt, 24 March 2012)

• Australia: Human invasion ended reign of Australia’s ‘giants’ (published by www.mnn.com, 23 March 2012)

• India: Post-forest fire, a small boost (published by www.thehindu.com, 23 March 2012)

• Kenya: Mt. Kenya fire out, but consumed 10 pct of forest (published by www.articles.boston.com, 23 March 2012)

• Lebanon: PPRD South pushes Mediterranean cooperation on investigation of wildfire causes (published by www.euromedcp.eu, 23 March 2012)

• ASEAN: ASEAN Technical Workshop – Peatland Fire Prediction and Early Warning System 20-21 March 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (published by www.aseanpeat.net, 22 March 2012)

• Thailand: Chiang Mai fights haze; low visibility, health threats continue (published by www.pattayamail.com, 22 March 2012)

• India: 3 charred to death in Maharashtra forest fire (published by www.hindustantimes.com, 22 March 2012)

• Zimbabwe: Schools urged to take environmental issues seriously (published by www.chronicle.co.zw, 22 March 2012)

• China: Fire Rekindles in SW China Forest (published by www.english.cri.cn, 22 March 2012)

• Kenya: Sh200 million set aside to combat forest fires (published by www.standardmedia.co.ke, 22 March 2012)

• Trinidad and Tobago: Fewer bush fires this dry season (published by www.newsday.co.tt, 22 March 2012)

• Canada: Wildfires over Alberta (published by www.ifandp.com, 22 March 2012)

• Australia: Plant Scientists Unlock Fire And Witchcraft Secrets Of Seed Germination (published by www.asianscientist.com, 22 March 2012)

• Nepal: 95 pc forest area prone to wildfire in Makawanpur (published by www.nepalnews.com, 21 March 2012)

• Russia: Wildfires threaten endangered leopards in Far East (published by www.rt.com, 21 March 2012)

• USA: Fire is often a welcomed visitor for native vegetation, wildlife in Corkscrew Swamp (published by http://www.marconews.com, 20 March 2012)

• Ghana: Parliament vets two nominees for Eastern and Volta Regions (published by www.ghanaweb.com, 20 March 2012)

• Uganda: Wildfires kill 10, displace 1,000 (published by www.monitor.co.ug, 20 March 2012)

• USA: Jury mulls lawsuit over 2008 copter crash that killed firefighters (published by www.katu.com, 20 March 2012)

• South Africa: No aid to fire hit North West farmers (published by www.timeslive.co.za, 20 March 2012)

• Kenya: Conflict fears as wildfires destroy pasture, cause displacement (published by www.irinnews.org, 20 March 2012)

• Kenya: Fires burning on Mount Kenya may have been set by poachers; flames rage through bamboo area (published by www.therepublic.com, 20 March 2012)

• Kenya: Sh8 billion bamboo lost in Mt Kenya Forest fire (published by www.standardmedia.co.ke, 20 March 2012)

• China: Yunnan forest fire burns to outskirts of Kunming (published by www.english.eastday.com, 20 March 2012)

• Australia: Arsonist guilty over deadly Black Saturday blaze (published by www.abc.net.au, 20 March 2012)

• USA: Forest Service has a weed problem in wilderness (published by www.heraldnet.com, 19 March 2012)

• USA: Parents’ liability limited when kids start fires (published by www.rapidcityjournal.com, 19 March 2012)

• Kenya: Aberdare, Mt Kenya Fires Rage On (published by www.allafrica.com, 19 March 2012)

• Kenya: Elephants flee as fire burns on Mount Kenya slopes (published by www.google.com, 19 March 2012)

• Kenya: Helicopters join in Mt Kenya forest fire fight (published by www.the-star.co.ke, 18 March 2012)

• China: Forest Fire Rages in SW China Province (published by www.english.cri.cn, 19 March 2012)

• USA: Experts look to U.S. on wildfire prevention (published by www.thechronicleherald.ca, 19 March 2012)

• USA: Smokey helps children learn fire safety (published by www.recorderonline.com, 19 March 2012)

• Thailand: Haze crisis returns to Thai north amid drought (published by www.mysinchew.com, 19 March 2012)

• Australia: Bushfire victims launch $10m damages claim (published by www.perthnow.com.au, 19 March 2012)

• Australia: Wattle lines drawn in campaign to save rare species from fire (published by www.smh.com.au, 19 March 2012)

• USA: N.C. takes a bath on Super Scooper (published by www.charlotteobserver.com, 18 March 2012)

• Costa Rica: Presidenta Calls For Laws To Combat Intentional Forest Fires (published by www.insidecostarica.com, 18 March 2012)

• Uganda: Fire Guts 300-Year-Old Buganda Cultural Site (published by www.allafrica.com, 17 March 2012)

• Kenya: Raging fires destroy forests on Mt Kenya and Aberdares (published by www.nation.co.ke, 17 March 2012)

• Australia: Bush wi-fi sensors to save lives (published by www.perthnow.com.au, 17 March 2012)

• Thailand: The forest supermarket (published by www.bangkokpost.com, 17 March 2012)

• Portugal: Driest February sees more forest fires than peak of last summer (published by www.theportugalnews.com, 17 March 2012)

• Indonesia: Loggers, Miners Leave Berau Forest in Shambles (published by www.thejakartaglobe.com, 16 March 2012)

• USA: GOP bill seeks to repeal Calif. rural firefighting fee (published by www.mynews4.com, 16 March 2012)

• Vietnam: Vietnam to fight forest fires manually over next ten years (published by www.english.vietnamnet.vn, 16 March 2012)

• USA: Forest Health Council examines bills that seek more state control over federal lands (published by www.dcourier.com, 15 March 2012)

• USA: Caleb Malboeuf And David Malboeuf, Arizona Wildfire Defendants, Reach Plea Agreements (published by www.huffingtonpost.com, 15 March 2012)

• USA: CSUMB earns $32M NASA grant (published by www.contracostatimes.com, 15 March 2012)

• USA: Brushfires recall I-75 crashes for rescuers (published by www.gainesville.com, 15 March 2012)

• Trinidad and Tobago: Fondes Amandes to launch annual ‘gayap’ (published by www.newsday.co.tt, 15 March 2012)

• Spain / Portugal: Troubled Spain, Portugal now desperate for rain (published by www.news.yahoo.com, 15 March 2012)

• India: Community based organizations fighting forest fire: A study on koraput forest division (published by, 15 March 2012)www.orissadiary.com

• USA: PG&E settles forest-fire suits for $29.5 million (published by www.sfgate.com, 15 March 2012)

• India: Arunachal forest fire threatens ecosystem (published by www.assamtribune.com, 14 March 2012)

• Thailand: Drought Causes Wildfire in Many Areas (published by www.thailandoutlook.tv, 14 March 2012)

• Australia: Logging to resume in Vic possum habitat (published by www.news.ninemsn.com.au,14 March 2012)

• Gambia: Forestry Officer Leads Anti-Bushfire Campaign (published by www.allafrica.com, 14 March 2012)

• India: ‘Unscientific exploitation led to depletion of medicinal plants’ (published by www.thehindu.com, 14 March 2012)

• USA: Caught hot handed: Video shows arsonist starting fire (published by www.cbs8.com, 14 March 2012)

• Nepal: Wildfires burn, govt ill-prepared (published by www.ekantipur.com, 14 March 2012)

• Australia: O’Callaghan’s reappointment on hold amid CCC probe (published by www.watoday.com.au, 14 March 2012)

• Global: Climate change could increase fires, logging, and hunting in rainforests (published by http://news.mongabay.com, 13 March 2012)

• Nepal: Wildfire rages on in Dhankuta (published by www.thehimalayantimes.com, 13 March 2012)

• Costa Rica: Forest Fires All Over Costa Rica (published by www.insidecostarica.com, 13 March 2012)

• India: Arunachal panics as bushfire rages on (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 13 March 2012)

• USA: Wildfire fight: Who does this? (published by www.semissourian.com, 13 March 2012)

• Australia: WA’s top cop under investigation (published by http://news.ninemsn.com.au, 13 March 2012)

• India: Forest Deparment fear more fire mishaps (published by http://ibnlive.in.com, 13 March 2012)

• USA: Efforts begin to put water back into Great Dismal Swamp peat bogs (published by www.washingtonpost.com, 12 March 2012)

• Brazil: Birds’ diverse traits survive Amazon fires (published by www.physorg.com, 12 March 2012)

• Spain: Forest fires in Spain come early (published by www.digitaljournal.com, 12 March 2012)

• India: After forest fires, it’s a tiger-eat-tiger world out there (published by www.bangaloremirror.com, 12 March 2012)

• Thailand: Rain clears haze in all areas but upper north (published by http://news.asiaone.com, 12 March 2012)

• Slovakia: Krasna Horka Fire: Smoking Children Burn Down Slovakia Castle (published by www.huffingtonpost.com, 11 March 2012)

• USA: Wildfire aftermath likely to leave dozens of BWCA campsites closed when season opens in MN (published by www.washingtonpost.com, 11 March 2012)

• USA: Rural homeowners irate over California’s new $150 annual fire protection fee (published by www.sacbee.com, 11 March 2012)

• Thailand: Critical haze pollution remains in Chiang Mai (published by www.mcot.net, 11 March 2012)

• USA: AVIATION: Air Tankers — Where Do We Go From Here? (published by http://wildfireworld.org, 10 March 2012)

• USA: Interactive map: Fire service fee areas (published by www.sacbee.com, 10 March 2012)

• Thailand: Northern haze costsThai tourism more than THB50bil in revenue loss (published by www.pattayamail.com, 10 March 2012)

• Thailand: Thai authorities consider evacuating children and the aged as air pollution in North worsens (published by www.news.asiaone.com, 11 March 2012)

• Spain: Planes battle forest fires in Spain (published by www.expatica.com, 10 March 2012)

• Thailand: Thailand Asks Burma to Help Tackle Haze (published by www.irrawaddy.org, 10 March 2012)

• Thailand: Study finds Thailand’s North rural people with high toxins (published by www.asiaone.com, 10 March 2012)

• Canada: Northern Air adds to firefighting fleet (published by www.townoflaronge.ca, 09 March 2012)

• Australia: Alpine grazing fight a national issue, cattlemen warn (published by www.beefcentral.com, 09 March 2012)

• USA: Disaster assistance available to producers affected by wildfires (published by www.news-journal.com, 09 March 2012)

• USA: Meth lab suspected in fire (published by www.pnj.com, 09 March 2012)

• South Africa: Support for successful ecological infrastructure scheme grows beyond R1bn (published by www.engineeringnews.co.za, 09 March 2012)

• Thailand: Forest office orders hunt for those behind fires (published by www.nationmultimedia.com, 09 March 2012)

• USA: ENERGY: SDG&E increased powerline maintenance in years leading up to wildfires (published by www.nctimes.com, 08 March 2012)

• India: Forest fire engulfs Similipal, Kuldiha areas (published by http://ibnlive.in.com, 08 March 2012)

• Australia: David slays Goliath again (published by www.bordermail.com.au, 08 March 2012)

• Australia: Natural disasters increase violence against women (published by www.abc.net.au, 08 March 2012)

• Thailand / Myanmar / Laos: Prayuth asks Myanmar, Laos to curb fires (published by www.bangkokpost.com, 07 March 2012)

• USA: Air National Guard firefighting planes could be in demand this season (published by www.vcstar.com, 07 March 2012)

• USA: Fire fee endangers California’s fire-protection system (published by http://agalert.com, 07 March 2012)

• India: Tendu contractors to be fined for forest fires (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 07 March 2012)

• Australia: Scientists warn of dangerous invader gamba grass (published by www.abc.net.au, 07 March 2012)

• Australia: Green light for Dandenong house despite risk (published by http://free-press-leader.whereilive.com.au, 07 March 2012)

• USA: Wildfires: Aerial firefighting fleet insufficient, chief says (published by www.statesman.com, 06 March 2012)

• USA: Unstoppable: anatomy of Texas’ most destructive wildfire (published by www.statesman.com, 06 March 2012)

• Viet Nam: Lao Cai park fire out of control (published by http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn, 06 March 2012)

• Thailand: PM warns governors to act on haze (published by www.nationmultimedia.com, 06 March 2012)

• Thailand: Govt to crack down on those responsible for haze in North (published by www.bangkokpost.com, 05 March 2012)

• Thailand: Northern haze continues to pose health problems (published by www.nationmultimedia.com, 05 March 2012)

• India: After fire, it’s jumbo scare (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 05 March 2012)

• India: Nation in a State: A fire in the forest (published by www.thehindu.com, 05 March 2012)

• India: Forest department to get more funds to tackle fires (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 05 March 2012)

• Costa Rica/Guatemala: Guatemala To Help Battle Costa Rica’s Chirripó Forest Fire (published by www.insidecostarica.com, 04 March 2012)

• USA: Zapping wildfires: Abilene air tanker pilot stares down the heat (published by www.reporternews.com, 04 March 2012)

• Spain: Spain wilts in driest winter for 70 years (published by http://outcomemag.com, 04 March 2012)

• Jamaica: Brigade’s burning issue – $7 billion razed in a single year (published by http://jamaica-gleaner.com, 04 March 2012)

• Global/GFMC: Warming to Ignite the Carbon Bomb (published by http://ipsnews.net, 04 March 2012)

• Thailand: Thousands may be evacuated in haze-hit Mae Sai (published by www.nationmultimedia.com, 04 March 2012)

• Thailand: Haze is poor man’s revenge (published by www.bangkokpost.com, 04 March 2012)

• Thailand: Thousands may be evacuated in haze-hit north Thailand (published by http://news.asiaone.com, 04 March 2012)

• Nigeria: Environmental Implications Of Bush Burning In Nigeria (published by http://nigerianobservernews.com, 03 March 2012)

• India: This watcher saved Nagarhole from peril (published by www.deccanherald.com 03 March 2012)

• Portugal: Portugal prays for rain as drought adds to crisis (published by www.reuters.com, 3 March 2012)

• Costa Rica: More Than 250 Firefighters Line The Chirripó Forest Fire To Prevent Its Spread (published by www.insidecostarica.com, 03 March 2012)

• Thailand: Confront this burning issue (published by www.bangkokpost.com, 03 March 2012)

• Thailand: Haze continues in Lampang (published by www.mcot.net, 03 March 2012)

• Thailand: Haze problem hits new high (published by www.bangkokpost.com, 03 March 2012)

• Bhutan: Fighting a 5-day-old forest fire (published by www.kuenselonline.com, 02 March 2012)

• Thailand: Humidity gets boost in fight against haze (published by www.bangkokpost.com, 02 March 2012)

• India: Fire devastates core area of Nagarahole National Park (published by www.thehindu.com, 02 March 2012)

• Australia: WA ultramarathon faces probe after fire disaster (published by www.smh.com.au, 02 March 2012)

• South Africa: Blaze razes labs at Hoërskool PJ Olivier (published by www.grocotts.co.za, 01 March 2012)

• USA: Wildfire trends in Northwestern California show no increase in severity over time (published by http://esciencenews.com, 01 March 2012)

• Bhutan: Fires finally ‘rained’ in (published by www.kuenselonline.com, 01 March 2012)

• India: Forest fire in Karnataka’s tiger reserves (published by http://ibnlive.in.com, 01 March 2012)

• India: Disgruntled staff started Nagarahole fire (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 01 March 2012)

• India: Blaze rips through forests of Nilambur (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 01 March 2012)

• Vietnam: Mekong sub-region tackles haze pollution (published by http://english.vietnamnet.vn, 01 March 2012)

• Australia: $50m for buyback of bushfire properties (published by www.abc.net.au, 01 March 2012)

• Australia: Keelty recommends prescribed burn overhaul (published by http://fw.farmonline.com.au, 01 March 2012)

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