December (All News)
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
December 2017
- CHILE:
Forest fire affected 120 hectares on Easter Island
(published by http://www.cooperativa.cl/ 31 December 2017) - USA: BLM to develop EISs for fuel breaks and fuel reduction (published by http://wildfiretoday.com/ 30 December 2017)
- USA: In age of wildfires, some South Carolina forest managers seeking to move to smaller controlled burns (published by https://www.postandcourier.com/ 30 December 2017)
- USA: Wildfires Prompt Cal Fire To Keep Dozens Of Stations Open In Winter (published by http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com 29 December 2017)
- INDONESIA: Indonesia unveils plan to halve forest fires by 2019 (published by https://news.mongabay.com/ 29 December 2017)
- USA: Alarming failures left many in path of California wildfires vulnerable and without warning (published by http://www.latimes.com/ 29 December 2017)
- USA : Forest Service using latest technology for post-fire recovery in Montana (published by http://www.timesrecord.com 28 December 2017)
- USA : Study Estimates Wildfire Smoke Contributes To Thousands Of Deaths Each Year (published by http://nwnewsnetwork.org/ 28 December 2017)
- RUSSIA : Charcoal remains could accelerate CO2 emissions after forest fires (published by https://phys.org/ 28 December 2017)
- USA : Only once has America seen more billion-dollar weather disasters (published by http://www.fwbusiness.com 28 December 2017)
- INDIA : Rise in cases of forest fires a result of better detection, says Maharashtra forest department (published by https://www.hindustantimes.com 27 December 2017)
- USA : Research: Many MT Forests Not Coming Back After Fires (published by http://www.publicnewsservice.org/ 26 December 2017)
- USA: The wildfires in California just keep shattering records this year (published by http://edition.cnn.com/ 26 December 2017)
- USA: The California wildfires by the numbers (published by http://edition.cnn.com/ 25 December 2017)
- USA: Dead trees in California reach new records (published by http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com 25 December 2017)
- USA: California lost 27 million trees in the last year, including many in Tahoe Basin (published by https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/ 25 December 2017)
- CAMBODIA: Forest fire spreads to timber depot (published by http://www.khmertimeskh.com/ 25 December 2017)
- CHINA: China just sent the world’s largest amphibious aircraft on its maiden flight (published by http://uk.businessinsider.com/ 24 December 2017)
- THAILAND: Cutting through the haze (published by https://www.bangkokpost.com/ 24 December 2017)
- PAKISTAN: Wildfire: One dead, five injured in forest fire (published by https://tribune.com.pk/ 24 December 2017)
- USA: David H. Greegor Jr.: Clock is ticking to reduce threat of climate change to American West (published by http://www.spokesman.com/ 23 December 2017)
- USA: California Wildfires: What Happens When Trump’s EPA Ignores Climate Change Science? (published by http://www.newsweek.com/ 23 December 2017)
- USA: California wildfire now largest in state history (published by http://www.washingtonexaminer.com 23 December 2017)
- SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka to combat forest fires with fire belts, education (published by http://www.economynext.com 23 December 2017)
- USA: U.S. launches ambitious plan to battle rangeland wildfires (published by https://www.denverpost.com 23 December 2017)
- INDIA: 64 per cent of forest area is fire prone: Govt (published by https://www.indiatoday.in 22 December 2017)
- GHANA: Bushfires decline in Volta Region (published by http://www.ghananewsagency.org 22 December 2017)
- AUSTRALIA: Firefighting national guidelines: CFA quiet on masks (published by https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au 21 December 2017)
- INDONESIA: Jakarta court rules in government’s favour in case involving pulp company April (published by http://www.straitstimes.com 21 December 2017)
- AUSTRALIA: Bill targets permit to reduce fire risk (published by https://thewest.com.au/ 21 December 2017)
- USA: Cal Fire Offers Grants For Forest Health, Urban Forestry & Fire Prevention (published by https://sierranewsonline.com/ 21 December 2017)
- USA: California utility conserves cash over potential wildfire liability (published by https://www.pressherald.com/ 20 December 2017)
- GLOBAL: Wildfires Mark the New Reality of Climate Change in 2017 (published by https://psmag.com/ 20 December 2017)
- USA: Scientists estimate 5,000 to 25,000 people die from repeat exposure to wildfire smoke each year (published by http://kdvr.com/ 19 December 2017)
- USA: Driver fatally crushed by truck while removing wildfire debris in California (published by https://www.cbsnews.com 19 December 2017)
- USA: Southern California’s Thomas Fire now second-largest in state history, may flare up with new winds (published by http://www.foxnews.com 19 December 2017)
- USA: Congress proposes $81-billion disaster aid package, including funds for California wildfires (published by http://www.latimes.com 18 December 2017)
- USA: Thomas Fire on course to become California’s largest-ever wildfire (published by http://www.erienewsnow.com/ 18 December 2017)
- AUSTRALIA: Insights into managing ‘fire crisis’ a world-first study conducted by University of Tasmania and TFS (published by http://www.examiner.com.au 17 December 2017)
- USA: Firefighter Burned, Apparatus Destroyed at TX Brush Fire (published by http://www.firehouse.com/ 15 December 2017)
- USA: California firefighter dies battling massive wildfire (published by https://www.cbsnews.com 14 December 2017)
- USA: The way Congress funds firefighting is a disaster California lawmakers should fix (published by http://www.sacbee.com 14 December 2017)
- USA: California wildfires have destroyed 1,000 structures … and counting (published by http://edition.cnn.com 13 December 2017)
- GHANA: Bushfires claim life, cause destruction to farmlands in U/W Region (published by https://www.graphic.com.gh/ 13 December 2017)
- USA: Global warming’s role in California’s wildfires (published by https://www.cbsnews.com 12 December 2017)
- INDONESIA: Global tropical peatland center to be established in Indonesia (published by https://news.mongabay.com/ 12 December 2017)
- USA: Local Home Destroyed, Family Dog Killed In Massive Fire (published by https://www.lakeexpo.com 12 December 2017)
- USA: Thomas Fire grows to 230,000 acres, becomes 5th biggest in CA history (published by http://abc7.com 11 December 2017)
- USA: NASA is using an imaging spectrometer to survey California wildfire damages (published by http://www.astronomy.com/ 11 December 2017)
- USA: Man Burned in Grassfire North of Salina (published by https://www.ksal.com/ 11 December 2017)
- RUSSIA: Russian Scientists Develop Effective Method to Extinguish Forest Fires (published by https://sputniknews.com 11 December 2017)
- USA/RUSSIA: Emergency officials say they don’t need firefighting help from Russians (published by http://lompocrecord.com 11 December 2017)
- USA: First fire-related death confirmed in Southern California (published by http://edition.cnn.com 10 December 2017)
- USA: 25 horses killed in devastating California forest fires (published by http://www.horseandhound.co.uk 09 December 2017)
- USA: Tijuana fire leaves 70 people homeless (published by http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com 08 December 2017)
- USA: Trump declares an emergency as Southern California blazes spread (published by http://www.watertowndailytimes.com 08 December 2017)
- USA: Why are California’s homes burning? It isn’t natural disaster it’s bad planning (published by http://www.latimes.com 07 December 2017)
- USA: Satellite Images Show the Ongoing Wildfire Devastation in Southern California (published by https://earther.com 06 December 2017)
- USA: Ventura County wildfire destroys more homes, reaches Pacific Ocean (published by http://www.latimes.com 06 December 2017)
- USA: Southern California wildfires did more than destroy homes. They disrupted business, freeways, schools (published by https://www.dailynews.com/ 06 December 2017)
- INDIA: Several mines explode due to forest fire (published by http://www.dailyexcelsior.com 05 December 2017)
- USA: Gov. Brown declares state of emergency as thousands flee California wildfire (published by https://www.usatoday.com/ 05 December 2017)
- In age of forest fires, Israel’s law against Palestinian goats proves self-inflicted wound for Zionism (published by http://mondoweiss.net/ 01 December 2017)
- CHINA: Using robots to detect forest fires (published by https://www.intheblack.com 01 December 2017)
- December (All News) (published by 01 December 2017)