GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
June 2015
-
USA: NATIONAL FOREST: Grants available for landowners to lower fire risk (published by www.pe.com 30 June 2015)
-
Ukraine: Forest Fire Blazes in Chernobyl off-Limits Zone (published by http://abcnews.go.com 30 June 2015)
-
USA: Yosemite forest fire example of possible things to come (published by http://phys.org 30 June 2015)
-
USA: Washington wildfire leads to ammonia leak (published by http://kfor.com 29 June 2015)
-
Tunisia: Plusieurs hectares de foret ravagés par un incendie (published by www.shemsfm.net 29 June 2015)
-
USA: Arizona Settles Cases With Relatives of 19 Who Died Fighting Wildfire (published by www.nytimes.com 29 June 2015)
-
Australia: WA bush firefighter spruiks shield prototype designed to keep crews safe in burn over (published by www.abc.net.au 28 June 2015)
-
Spain/GFMC: Conoce el encuentro científico-profesional para la prevención y extinción de incendios forestales (published by www.ecoticias.com 25 June 2015)
-
USA: Lake fire grew after private drone flights disrupted air drops (published by www.latimes.com 25 June 2015)
-
USA: Alaska Entering New Era for Wildfires (published by www.climatecentral.org 24 June 2015)
-
Chile: Firman acuerdo para creación de centro satelital en la Región del Bío Bío (published by www.elmostrador.cl 24 June 2015)
-
USA: California’s Lake Fire Burns Massive ‘Scars’ into Forest (published by www.livescience.com 24 June 2015)
-
Ukraine: Ukrzaliznytsia holding fire trains in readiness (published by http://en.interfax.com.ua 23 June 2015)
-
Portugal: Portugal forest fires in 2015 consume almost three times area of year earlier (published by www.theportugalnews.com 23 June 2015)
-
Canada: 1,000-year-old Elaho Giant tree in danger from B.C. wildfire (published by www.vancouversun.com 23 June 2015)
-
Australia: Controversial bushfire clearing law puts native species at risk: state government (published by www.smh.com.au 23 June 2015)
-
USA: People Flying Drones Over Wildfires Causing Problems (published by www.yourcentralvalley.com 22 June 2015)
-
USA: Firefighting train used in Ariz. wildfire (published by www.firerescue1.com 21 June 2015)
-
USA: Another View: Fires create vibrant forests (published by www.sacbee.com 20 June 2015)
-
USA: Salt cedar fueling Arizona’s wildfires (published by http://tucson.com 20 June 2015)
-
Indonesia: Public-private effort in Kita-Kyushu jointly develops foam to contain fires in Indonesian peatlands (published by http://ajw.asahi.com 20 June 2015)
-
USA: Anatomy of Willows Wildfire Fight (published by www.alaskapublic.org19 June 2015)
-
Morocco: Extinction d’un incendie de forêt ayant ravagé près de 50 ha aux environs de Tétouan (published by www.lavieeco.com19 June 2015)
-
USA: How wildfires get their names (published by www.tucsonnewsnow.com 18 June 2015)
-
USA: Brush fires no match for UCF tactics (published by www.centralfloridafuture.com 18 June 2015)
-
USA: Researcher finds need for more prescribed burning (published by http://helenair.com 17 June 2015)
-
USA: Mystery solved: Why large dinosaurs avoided the tropics for millions of years (published by www.foxnews.com 17 June 2015)
-
USA: NASA’s heat shield tech could save firefighters’ lives (published by www.engadget.com 17 June 2015)
-
USA: Scientists Fly Drones to Map Sagebrush for Wildfire Strategy (published by http://abcnews.go.com 17 June 2015)
-
Greece: In a recession the big fire in Halkidiki (published by www.newsbeast.gr 17 June 2015)
-
Zimbabwe: Muzarabani villagers take lead in veld fire prevention (published by www.newsday.co.zw 16 June 2015)
-
USA: Clever infographic outlines wildfire history in the American West (published by http://ucanr.edu 16 June 2015)
-
Indonesia: Indonesia at risk from huge fires because of El Niño (published by http://theconversation.com 16 June 2015)
-
USA: Sockeye Fire destroys 20 structures; 1,700 in evacuation zone (published by www.ktuu.com 14 June 2015)
-
India/Kashmir: Wildfire engulfs forest in Kashmir (published by www.financialexpress.com 14 June 2015)
-
USA: Letter: Healthy forest management will save Oregon from serious wildfire (published by www.bendbulletin.com 14 June 2015)
-
Philippines: In Negros Oriental, forest firefighters ride on horses (published by www.rappler.com 13 June 2015)
-
USA: Westermans bill on U.S. forest management gains ground (published by https://countieswithnationalforests.wordpress.com 12 June 2015)
-
USA: VIDEO: Hundreds of Goats Deployed at Berkeley Lab (published by http://fox40.com 12 June 2015)
-
Philippines: Forest fires threaten Charmp (published by www.sunstar.com.ph 12 June 2015)
-
Angola: Angola: Official Discourages Forest Fires, Felling of Trees (published by http://allafrica.com10 June 2015)
-
USA: Sacramento Firefighters, PG&E Test Technique To Spare Utility Poles From Flames (published by http://sacramento.cbslocal.com10 June 2015)
-
USA: Southwest, Northwest could face catastrophic wildfires (published by www.mlive.com 10 June 2015)
-
India: Leopards in their backyards as forest fire spreads in Solan (published by www.tribuneindia.com 10 June 2015)
-
USA: Drones, emerging infrared tech may be future of wildfire detection (published by www.ksl.com 09 June 2015)
-
Israel/Jordan: Series of fires break out in northern Israel, one on Jordan border (published by www.ynetnews.com 09 June 2015)
-
Iran: Drones to Detect Wildfires in Iran (published by www.tasnimnews.com 09 June 2015)
-
Canada: Heavy wildfire smoke subsiding in the north, blowing east (published by www.cbc.ca 09 June 2015)
-
USA: Victims in plane crash were on a wildfire related mission (published by http://krqe.com 09 June 2015)
-
South Africa: Winds wreak fire havoc (published by www.iol.co.za 06 June 2015)
-
South Africa: Four dead in 13-vehicle Vaal River pile-up (published by www.enca.com 05 June 2015)
-
Zimbabwe: Villagers Equipped To Fight Veldt Fires (published by www.radiovop.com 04 June 2015)
-
USA: More than 750 students attended the Minnesota Wildfire Academy’s 15th event (published by www.grandforksherald.com 03 June 2015)
-
USA: If you fly, we can’t: USDA launches campaign to ground drones at wildfires (published by www.fox10phoenix.com 03 June 2015)
-
Singapore/ Indonesia: Singapore renews haze assistance package offer to Indonesia (published by www.channelnewsasia.com 03 June 2015)
-
USA: Oakland accepts divisive $4 million federal grant to cut down trees to prevent deadly fires (published by www.usnews.com 03 June 2015)
-
Australia: UNSW student recognised for bushfire detection system (published by www.startupsmart.com.au 03 June 2015)
-
USA: Americas Forests Are Facing a Wildfire Crisis (published by www.nationaljournal.com 02 June 2015)
-
India: Himachal Monitors Forest Fires Via Satellites (published by www.newindianexpress.com 02 June 2015)