GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
October 2013
- USA: Missing hiker sparks brush fire in canyon (published by http://alpenhornnews.com 31 Ocotber 2013)
- USA: Wildfire smoke from distant states can affect health here (published by www.stltoday.com 31 October 2013)
- Australia: Climate change and bushfires – youre missing the point! (published by http://theconversation.com 31 October 2013)
- Australia: Bushfires aftermath: water-bombing plane’s crash site reached at last (published by www.theguardian.com 30 October 2013)
- USA: Interior aims to fight floods and fire by restoring a swamp (published by www.eenews.net 30 October 2013)
- Australia: Wildfire can provide a warm glow (published by www.psmag.com 29 October 2013)
- USA: Fighting Fires is Big Business for Private Companies (published by www.earthisland.org 29 October 2013)
- Australia: Bushfires lead to asthma spike across the State (published by www.nvi.com.au 29 October 2013)
- Australia: Regulator warns drone operators of collision danger (published by http://delimiter.com.au 29 October 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire to cost Suncorp up to $70m, one of biggest pre-summer hits in recent years (published by www.couriermail.com.au 29 October 2013)
- USA: Wildfire smoke more hazardous than smog, study finds (published by www.pe.com 29 October 2013)
- Australia: WA’s bushfire-proof housing project that’s designed to be burnt (published by www.watoday.com.au 29 October 2013)
- Scotland: Master plan created to tackle threat of wildfires in Scotland (published by www.heraldscotland.com 29 October 2013)
- USA: New satellite technology to detect wildfires an acre in size (published by www.hcn.org 28 October 2013)
- USA: Prescribed fires: Amendment would hurt national forest (published by www.news-leader.com 28 October 2013)
- USA: Ceres report highlights rising taxes due to climate change (published by www.claimsjournal.com 28 October 2013)
- Indonesia: West Bali National Park on fire (published by www.thejakartapost.com 28 October 2013)
- USA: Catastrophic wildfires ignite new CSU Center for Managing WUI Wildfire Risk (published by www.coloradoan.com 28 October 2013)
- Australia: The cost of the NSW bushfires has risen to $145 million (published by http://news.ninemsn.com.au 28 October 2013)
- Australia: Hundreds of bushfire victims ineligible for rapid-relief payments (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 28 October 2013)
- Australia: Combating bushfires with science (published by http://www.bordermail.com.au 27 October 2013)
- USA: Udall, Tipton introduce companion legislation for wildfire mitigation (published by www.summitdaily.com 27 October 2013)
- Australia: Triathlete donates prize to bushfire fund (published by http://nz.sports.yahoo.com 27 October 2013)
- USA: Park prescribes battlefield burn (published by www.eveningsun.com 27 October 2013)
- Chile/Argentina: Chubut instrumenta junto a Chile protocolo de cooperación para el combate de incendios forestales (published by www.diariocronica.com.ar 27 October 2013)
- USA: How to manage nature’s runaway freight trains (published by http://phys.org 27 October 2013)
- Australia: Firefighters gain upper hand as weather eases NSW fires threat (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 27 October 2013)
- Australia: Australian bushfires fan global warming debate (published by www.bbc.co.uk 26 October 2013)
- Australia: NSW bushfire victims denied compensation under new rules (published by www.smh.com.au 26 October 2013)
- Australia: Thousands of Animals Hurt by Wildfires in Australia (published by www.accuweather.com 26 October 2013)
- Australia: Fires put Aussie lifestyle on line (published by www.nzherald.co.nz 26 October 2013)
- USA: Wildfire smoke becoming a somber health danger across America (published by www.pentagonpost.com 26 October 2013)
- Indonesia/Malayisia: Two Malaysians named as suspects in Indonesian forest fires (published by www.thestar.com.my 25 October 2013)
- USA: Scientists develop wildfire detection satellite (published by www.dvice.com 25 October 2013)
- Australia: Alarming US map of Australian bushfires explained (published by www.theage.com.au 25 October 2013)
- Australia: Army live-fire drill starts Qld grass fire (published by www.cairnspost.com.au 25 October 2013)
- ASEAN: ASEAN leaders can act to reduce fires and haze (published by www.eco-business.com 25 October 2013)
- USA: Wildfire smoke becoming a serious health hazard (published by www.usatoday.com 25 October 2013)
- USA: Smoke but no fire? Report looks at smokiest Counties in 2011 (published by http://stateimpact.npr.org 24 October 2013)
- Indonesia: Environmentalists: Deforestation in Indonesia fueling climate change, threatening tigers and orangutans (published by www.ryot.org 24 October 2013)
- Indonesia: Sumatran tiger habitat loss blamed on plantation firms (published by www.thejakartaglobe.com 24 October 2013)
- USA: Wildfire and park shutdown decimate Yosemite tourist businesses (published by http://seattletimes.com 24 October 2013)
- USA: Sexsmith fire department adds a new Wildland Urban Interface Fire Engine to it’s fleet (published by http://hqgrandeprairie.com 24 October 2013)
- Australia: Greg Hunt uses Wikipedia research to dismiss climate change-bushfires link (published by www.theguardian.com 24 October 2013)
- New Zealand: Bushfire smoke expected to drift over NZ (published by http://tvnz.co.nz 24 October 2013)
- Australia: NSW bushfires: pilot killed in fire-fighting crash, Defence apology over Lithgow fire (published by www.abc.net.au 24 October 2013)
- Australia: Gore enters bushfire climate debate (published by http://news.ninemsn.com.au 24 October 2013)
- Australia: NSW bushfires: ‘Aggressive and high-risk strategies’ avert catastrophe (published by www.smh.com.au 23 October 2013)
- Australia: Shire wants 100% of homes bushfire ready (published by http://au.news.yahoo.com 23 October 2013)
- USA: Bushfires and the burning desire to cut public services (published by www.theguardian.com 23 October 2013)
- USA: Fire-spotting satellite designed to help snuff out wildfires (published by http://spectrum.ieee.org 23 October 2013)
- Australia: Tony Abbott says UN climate head is ‘talking through her hat’ about fires (published by www.theguardian.com 23 October 2013)
- Spain: Spanish government orders scooper plane (published by www.airmedandrescue.com)
- Indonesia: Greenpeace slams palm oil giant supplying Oreo and Gillette (published by http://news.yahoo.com 22 October 2013)
- USA: Time is ripe for fire detection satellite, say scientists (published by www.sciencedaily.com 22 October 2013)
- Australia: In the land of bushfires we need a national plan (published by www.theage.com.au 22 October 2013)
- Australia: UN climate chief Christiana Figueres calls for global action amid NSW bushfires (published by http://au.news.yahoo.com 22 October 2013)
- Australia: Direct Action dangerous, bushfires linked to climate change: UN (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 22 October 2013)
- USA: UC Berkeley proposes forest fire satellite (published by www.bizjournals.com 22 October 2013)
- Australia: ‘Learned helplessness’ leaves people in major cities unprepared to cope in natural disasters (published by www.abc.net.au 22 October 2013)
- Australia: Australian wildfires put heat on climate change skeptic Abbott (published by http://planetark.org 22 October 2013)
- Australia: Controlled burns to manage bushfires wont work: expert (published by www.afr.com 22 October 2013)
- Brazil: Global Warming Forecast for Amazon Rain Forest: Dry and Dying (published by http://news.yahoo.com 21 October 2013)
- USA: Forest and wildland fires historically have moved species (published by www.statesmanjournal.com 21 October 2013)
- USA: Wildfire rehab effort races against time after shutdown (published by www.idahostatesman.com 21 October 2013)
- Australia: Fears grow NSW Blue Mountains bushfires will merge and form a ‘mega-fire’ (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 21 October 2013)
- Australia: NSW bushfire smoke sparks health warning (published by http://news.ninemsn.com.au 21 October 2013)
- Australia: Military may join NSW firefighting effort (published by http://nz.sports.yahoo.com 21 October 2013)
- Australia: PM’s firefighting no gimmick: Liberals say (published by http://au.news.yahoo.com 21 October 2013)
- Australia: Fires not due to climate change: expert (published by http://news.ninemsn.com.au 21 October 2013)
- Australia: Australian firefighter straps a camera to his helmet to terrifying results (published by http://venturebeat.com 21 October 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire computer modelling at Wright Brothers’ level (published by www.abc.net.au 21 October 2013)
- Australia: NSW bushfire claims set to top $100m (published by www.smh.com.au 21 October 2013)
- Australia: Anatomy of a bush fire: How Australia’s explosive forest fires work (published by http://edition.cnn.com 21 October 2013)
- Australia: Emergency Services Minister Joe Francis warns of horror WA bushfire season (published by www.perthnow.com.au 20 October 2013)
- Australia: Australian State declares wildfire emergency as weather worsens (published by www.bloomberg.com 20 October 2013)
- Australia: Australia faces worst wildfire threat in 40 years (published by www.france24.com 20 October 2013)
- Australia: Critical US water bomber grounded during NSW bushfire crisis (published by www.dailytelegraph.com.au 19 October 2013)
- Australia: Australian military exercise may have started wildfires (published by www.independent.ie 19 October 2013)
- USA: Western fires singe budget for Wisconsin forest cutting (published by www.wausaudailyherald.com 19 October 2013)
- Australia: Rural Fire Service used simulation technology to help save lives in Blue Mountains inferno (published by http://www.news.com.au 19 October 2013)
- Canada: Wildfire smoke kills 339,000 a year, researchers say (published by http://online.wsj.com 19 October 2013)
- Australia: Power lines blamed for 2 of Australia’s dozens of fires (published by http://edition.cnn.com 19 October 2013)
- Indonesia: Indonesia in 2028: Permanent and irreversible climate change (published by www.thejakartaglobe.com 18 October 2013)
- USA: Wildfire rehab projects stall during shutdown (published by http://magicvalley.com 18 October 2013)
- USA: Chasing Fire: background reading (published by http://america.aljazeera.com 18 October 2013)
- Australia: Air pollution causes cancer (published by www.abc.net.au 18 October 2013)
- USA: Shutdown spoils chance for wildfire rehab in Idaho (published by http://www.wral.com 18 October 2013)
- New Zealand: Bushfire insurance claims at $30m (published by http://nz.sports.yahoo.com 18 October 2013)
- Australia: Raging Australian wilfires destroy homes, kill 1 (published by http://bigstory.ap.org 18 October 2013)
- Australia: Smoke Engulfs Sydney Skyline as Fires Rage Nearby (published by www.accuweather.com 18 October 2013)
- USA: Fire in the USA in 21 images (published by http://america.aljazeera.com 17 October 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire crisis worst in a decade (published by http://au.news.yahoo.com 17 October 2013)
- Australia: Fire authorities are assessing whether students in bushfire-hit areas of NSW should go to school on Friday. (published by http://news.ninemsn.com.au 17 October 2013)
- USA: Debt/shutdown deal has $636 million in money for wildfire operations (published by www.statesmanjournal.com 17 October 2013)
- Canada: Terminology touches on forest fire hazard (published by www.cottagecountrynow.ca 17 October 2013)
- Australia: Several fires raging around Newcastle (published by www.heraldsun.com.au 17 October 2013)
- Australia: Tasmanian government ignored warnings of devastating bushfires (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 17 October 2013)
- USA: Changes in fires, technology require constant training — even for veterans (published by http://firechief.com 16 October 2013)
- USA: Wildland urban interface fire risk threatens urban areas, too (published by www.fiercehomelandsecurity.com 16 October 2013)
- USA: Oregon wildfires in 2013 burn more land than any year since Tillamook Burn (published by www.oregonlive.com 16 October 2013)
- Australia: Tamanian bushfire report angers firies (published by http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au 16 October 2013)
- USA: Summit County forest health group pines to streamline its tree-centric mission (published by www.summitdaily.com 16 October 2013)
- Indonesia: June fires concentrated in peatlands, burned 1,500 sq km in Sumatra (published by http://news.mongabay.com 16 October 2013)
- Indonesia: Local Farmers Blamed Over Most Fires in East Kalimantan (published by www.thejakartaglobe.com 16 October 2013)
- Australia: Damning report on Tasmania’s bushfire crisis finds lives probably put at risk (published by http://www.abc.net.au 16 October 2013)
- Australia: 2013 Tasmanian Bushfires Inquiry Report (published by www.dpac.tas.gov.au 15 October 2013)
- Australia: Tas bushfires prompt social media warning (published by http://news.ninemsn.com.au 15 October 2013)
- Australia: New Bushfire alerts to follow you (published by www.thecourier.com.au 15 October 2013)
- Greece: Dendias: free volunteers are way forward to fighting forest fires (published by www.enetenglish.gr 15 October 2013)
- USA: All taxpayers are footing the rising cost of fighting high-risk wildfires (published by www.minnpost.com 15 October 2013)
- USA: Government shutdown–No impact yet on aerial firefighters (published by www.heraldonline.com 15 October 2013)
- Australia: Australian scientists develop new tools to predict bushfire behaviour (published by www.abc.net.au 15 October 2013)
- Australia: Sharing the science on bushfires to improve prevention (published by www.abc.net.au 15 October 2013)
- USA: Fire-killed timber can be saved, if Congress acts (published by www.woodworkingnetwork.com 14 October 2013)
- Australia: Australia vulnerable in a warming planet, leaked IPCC report finds (published by www.canberratimes.com.au 14 October 2013)
- USA: Research: climate change may reduce conifer regeneration after wildfire (published by http://wildfiretoday.com 14 October 2013)
- South Africa: Fight against veld fires (published by www.thenewage.co.za 14 October 2013)
- USA: Wildfires vs. Predator (published by www.defenceweb.co.za 14 October 2013)
- USA: Erickson Air-Crane announces largest contract to date supporting Australian National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC) (published by http://finance.yahoo.com 14 October 2013)
- Australia: Fire-ravaged Hunter: NSW premier visits after six homes destroyed (published by www.theguardian.com 14 October 2013)
- USA: Reclassify wildland firefighters (published by www.newsminer.com 14 October 2013)
- USA: OSU: Forests unable to grow after wildfire (published by http://naturalresourcereport.com 14 October 2013)
- USA: Disasters put emphasis on mitigation, training in Springs Fire Department budget (published by http://gazette.com 14 October 2013)
- ASEAN: Economic benefits outweigh conservation efforts in Indonesia’s Riau province (published by www.channelnewsasia.com 14 October 2013)
- Australia: NSW bushfire threat remains after six homes, 100 cars destroyed (published by http://au.news.yahoo.com 14 October 2013)
- Philippines: Forest fire razes mining firm structures, police patrol base in Surigao Sur (published by www.mindanews.com 14 October 2013)
- Australia: Properties feared lost to bushfires (published by www.theage.com.au 14 October 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire risks will get worse, research shows (published by www.smh.com.au 14 October 2013)
- Australia: Fire crews battle blazes in Queensland and NSW (published by www.abc.net.au 14 October 2013)
- Australia: Evacuation as bushfire rages (published by www.maitlandmercury.com.au 14 October 2013)
- USA: Special taxes, regulations among wildfire zone recommendations (published by www.coloradoan.com 13 October 2013)
- Australia: 43 cars destroyed in Homebush fire (published by www.smh.com.au 13 October 2013)
- Australia: ‘Wait and see’ fire response likely to put lives in danger (published by www.smh.com.au 13 October 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire warnings across eastern New South Wales (published by http://au.news.yahoo.com 13 October 2013)
- China: Eight Villagers Killed in NW China Forest Fire (published by www.english.cri.cn 13 October 2013)
- USA: Study predicts wildfires to triple by 2050 (published by http://firechief.com 12 October 2013)
- USA: WSU computer model uses Flathead County to examine fire policies (published by http://missoulian.com 12 October 2013)
- USA: Used military planes sought for firefighting (published by www.utsandiego.com 12 October 2013)
- Australia: Slash and burn program to reduce ACT fire risk (published by www.canberratimes.com.au 12 October 2013)
- USA: California environmentalists, logging industry lock horns over burned trees (published by www.foxnews.com 12 October 2013)
- Ecuador: El 8×8 de los bomberos pasó su primera prueba (published by www.elcomercio.com 11 October 2013)
- USA: Academy firefighters receive medals for Black Forest Fire efforts (published by www.usafa.af.mil 11 October 2013)
- USA: Interactive map launched to help Arizonans prepare (published by www.havasunews.com 11 October 2013)
- USA: Forest fires, extreme weather affect solar irradiance (published by www.cleanenergyauthority.com 11 October 2013)
- USA: Touring the burn: Lawmakers visit Lolo Complex fire site to discuss prevention (published by http://missoulian.com 11 October 2013)
- Australia: OPINION: Bushfire fuel must be kept in check (published by www.theherald.com.au 11 October 2013)
- USA: Grass Fire Knocks Out Power to 3,500 PG&E Customers (published by http://watsonville.patch.com 11 October 2013)
- ASEAN: Asean leaders can act to reduce fires, haze – Nigel Sizer and Fred Stolle (published by www.themalaysianinsider.com 11 October 2013)
- Australia: Comment: Reducing bushfire risk – dont forget the science (published by www.sbs.com.au 11 October 2013)
- Australia: Kimberley fire management benefiting Aboriginal culture, conservation and pastoralists (published by www.abc.net.au 10 October 2013)
- ASEAN: ASEAN Summit boosts cooperation on disaster management, haze monitoring, develops post-2015 vision (published by http://climate-l.iisd.org 10 October 2013)
- ASEAN: ASEAN leaders agree to adopt transboundary haze monitoring system (published by www.nst.com.my 10 October 2013)
- USA: 16,000 homes in San Diego County at high wildfire risk (published by www.kpbs.org 10 October 2013)
- Peru: Cajamarca: Humilde mujer murió carbonizada en incendio forestal (published by www.rpp.com.pe 10 October 2013)
- USA: Grass fire that injured man in Nebraska was set without landowner’s permission (published by www.omaha.com 10 October 2013)
- Australia: Thousands of hectares missed in South Australian prescribed burn-offs, leaving state vulnerable (published by www.couriermail.com.au 10 October 2013)
- USA: Report: $189B in Western U.S. Properties high wildfire potential (published by www.insurancejournal.com 10 October 2013)
- USA: When wildfire smoke clears, big money changes hands (published by http://america.aljazeera.com 10 October 2013)
- USA: Second jet at Chico airport for conversion to air tanker (published by www.chicoer.com 10 October 2013)
- USA: Bark beetle and wildfires kill more trees in western US than logging (published by http://environmentalresearchweb.org 09 October 2013)
- ASEAN: Southeast Asia agrees to adopt haze monitoring system (published by http://planetark.org 10 October 2013)
- Mongolia: Massive fire in Dornod Province extinguished (published by http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn 09 October 2013)
- United Kingdom: Infrared cameras tested as early warning for Northumberland wildfires (published by www.bbc.co.uk 09 October 2013)
- Australia: Be on the lookout for firebugs as temperatures rise (published by www.blacktownsun.com.au 09 October 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire research in second phase (published by www.examiner.com.au 09 October 2013)
- USA: Shutdown cripples Roanoke conference about wildfires (published by www.roanoke.com 09 October 2013)
- USA: Shutdown forces Oklahoma firm to lay off firefighters (published by http://finance.yahoo.com 08 October 2013)
- USA: Wildfire that burned about 2,200 acres on Camp Pendleton 93 percent contained (published by www.10news.com 09 October 2013)
- Australia: Delay in state of emergency legislation may leave Tasmania exposed this bushfire season (published by www.heraldsun.com.au 09 October 2013)
- USA: Wildfires: Where there’s smoke there’s illness (published by www.psmag.com 08 October 2013)
- Australia: Tas bushfire report release imminent (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 08 October 2013)
- Ghana: Beekeepers undergo ten-day training (published by www.ghanabusinessnews.com 08 October 2013)
- USA: Cal Fire truck rolls over on way to vegetation fire (published by www.redwoodtimes.com 08 October 2013)
- Australia: Under-insurance of homes a lesson from bushfires, disaster recovery chief warns Tasmanians (published by www.heraldsun.com.au 08 October 2013)
- USA: Highest priority in firefighting should be saving lives (published by http://missoulian.com 07 October 2013)
- USA: Rocky Barker: Colorado governor urges that homeowners pay for fires (published by www.idahostatesman.com 07 October 2013)
- Australia: Last round of funding for bushfire victims (published by www.abc.net.au 07 October 2013)
- Australia: Tasmanian Attorney-General wants arsonists to pay cost of fighting fires (published by http://au.news.yahoo.com 07 October 2013)
- Australia: Tas bushfire official warns on insurance (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 07 October 2013)
- Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe: 2 die in wildfires, vast areas razed (published by http://abcnews.go.com 07 October 2013)
- Lebanon: Forest fire in s. Lebanon town, school evacuated (published by www.dailystar.com.lb 07 October 2013)
- USA: Insurance companies enlist firefighter help (published by http://www.newfalconherald.com 07 October 2013)
- Australia: Koalas in Danger as Aussie Temperatures Soar (published by http://news.sudanvisiondaily.com 07 October 2013)
- Australia: Firebugs to pay cost of fighting blazes under planned tougher legislation (published by www.dailytelegraph.com.au 07 October 2013)
- USA: Marine base partially evacuates from wildfire (published by www.lompocrecord.com 07 October 2013)
- USA: Insurance won’t cover damage from wildfire in Helena’s Scratchgravel Hills (published by www.ravallirepublic.com 05 October 2013)
- USA: Feds furlough National Guard technicians who maintain firefighting aircraft (published by http://eastcountymagazine.org 05 October 2013)
- Fiji: Pine forest protection (published by www.fijitimes.com 05 October 2013)
- Australia: Risk from fires in WA will grow with budget cuts, Fire Commissioner Wayne Gregson says (published by www.dailytelegraph.com.au 05 October 2013)
- USA: Firefighting Plane Damaged in “Hard Landing” (published by www.nbclosangeles.com 05 October 2013)
- Australia: Australia hits hottest temperature yet on record (published by http://au.ibtimes.com 04 October 2013)
- USA: Veterans Service as Wildland Firefighters (published by http://firechief.com 04 October 2013)
- USA: Let It Burn: Changing Firefighting Techniques for a Warming World (published by http://science.time.com 04 October 2013)
- USA: Can privatized firefighters protect us during tight budgets? (published by http://news.yahoo.com 04 October 2013)
- USA: Tracking wildfire risk from orbit (published by www.ocregister.com 03 October 2013)
- Australia: A large bushfire threatens homes on the coast east of Taree (published by www.abc.net.au, 03 October 2013)
- Australia: Western Downs cattle property ravaged by massive bushfire (published by www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au, 03 October 2013)
- Indonesia: How an Indonesian peatland project is offering a new way to curb forest fires (published by www.theborneopost.com, 02 October 2013)
- USA: Wildfire By The Numbers; Fire Tops $13 Million In Costs (published by www.thedalleschronicle.com, 02 October 2013)
- USA: Wildland Fire Management in a Changing Climate (published by http://forestindustry.com, 02 October 2013)
- USA: Colorado firefighting air corps could be in jeopardy due to cost of flood-damage repairs (published by www.thedenverchannel.com, 02 October 2013)
- Australia: New research finds logging doesn’t increase bushfire risk (published by www.abc.net.au, 02 October 2013)
- Australia: Parliamentary investigation into Cherryville fire begins (published by www.news.com.au, 02 October 2013)
- Australia: Vehicle damaged in out-of-control blaze. (published by www.parkeschampionpost.com.au, 02 October 2013)
- South Africa: ‘Hero’ teacher dies after fighting fire (published by www.news24.com, 01 October 2013)
- USA: SDSU to monitor firefighters as they work (published by www.utsandiego.com, 01 October 2013)
- USA: Q&A: Climate Change, Wildfires And The Pacific Northwest (published by www.opb.org, 01 October 2013)
- USA: Some federal firefighters continue to work during government shutdown (published by http://wildfiretoday.com, 01 October 2013)
- USA: How Does a Republican Fight Forest Fires? (published by www.care2.com, 01 October 2013)
- Indonesia: Peatland management could prevent forest fires (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 01 October 2013)
- Australia: Australias Wildfire Season Has Started, and It Isnt Even Summer Yet (published by http://world.time.com, 01 October 2013)