January (All News)
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
January 2020
- AUSTRALIA – How we plan to spend the $1 million bushfire relief grant (31 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australia’s capital declares state of emergency as bush fires approach (31 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – New Jersey’s Pinelands Are Ripe for an Australia-type Wildfire (31 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Where the bloody hell is the NSW post-bushfire tourism campaign? (31 January 2020)
- THAILAND – ‘War room’ to aid haze fight (31 January 2020)
- USA – Oregon Legislature considers sweeping wildfire plan (31 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – PM’s bushfire response must include climate change: experts (30 January 2020)
- THAILAND/ASEAN – Apirat urges better Asean military ties (30 January 2020)
- USA – Across the U.S., states are bracing for more climate-related disasters (30 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Have more than a billion animals perished nationwide this bushfire season? Here are the facts (30 January 2020)
- GLOBAL – As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk (30 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Why Australia’s severe bushfires may be bad news for tree regeneration (30 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Bee industry crippled by drought and bushfires (30 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Heatwave brings dangerous fire conditions to bushfire-ravaged Australia (30 January 2020)
- INDIA – Now, women roped in to nurture saplings planted by forest department (29 January 2020)
- NEW ZEALAND/AUSTRALIA – Strong winds blowing Australia bushfire smoke across the Tasman (29 January 2020)
- INDONESIA – Indonesia’s forestry ministry ends WWF partnership over fire row (29 January 2020)
- USA – Gov. Newsom and PG&E at Odds Over Wildfire Bankruptcy Plan (29 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Aboriginal communities call for ongoing funding of cultural burning for bushfire mitigation (29 January 2020)
- TUNISIA – Seeds of hope: Young volunteers replant Tunisia forests (28 January 2020)
- USA – California Wildfire Reality: New Alert Systems and Forest Management Key as Climate Change Continues (28 January 2020)
- USA – Lawsuit filed to protect ten million acres of priceless habitat from being destroyed by Cal Fire (28 January 2020)
- USA – Bushfire smoke could cause lung problems for generations, US monkey study suggests (28 January 2020)
- USA – Trump Admin Manipulated Wildfire Science to Encourage Logging (27 January 2020)
- AMAZON – Amazon emissions lowest from indigenous and protected lands, scientists say (27 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Coping with the impact of bushfires (27 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Kindness is not enough: Australia needs a strategic national response to the bushfires (27 January 2020)
- INDIA – 400 volunteers to help fight forest fires in Kanyakumari (27 January 2020)
- USA/AUSTRALIA – Malin Moench: One continent on fire is enough (27 January 2020)
- GLOBAL – Finding Wildfire’s Fingerprint in the Atmosphere (27 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Wildfire innovation to save lives/environment (26 January 2020)
- CHILE – Wildfires ravage more than 1,000 hectares in northern Chile (26 January 2020)
- ISRAEL – Israel techies to brainstorm ideas for tackling Australia bush fire challenges (26 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA/US – Australian authorities retrieve bodies of US firefighters from crash site (25 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA/GLOBAL – Australia’s bushfire smoke is lapping the globe, and the law is too lame to catch it (25 January 2020)
- NIGERIA – Bush fire at Lagos Airport, FAAN calls for calm (25 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Queensland poised to lead new bushfire resilience standards (25 January 2020)
- USA/AUSTRALIA – US firefighters adapt and battle Australia’s bush fires (25 January 2020)
- USA – Malibu Seeks Public Input on Wildfire Protection Plan (24 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australian wildfires drive climate breakdown (24 January 2020)
- INDONESIA – Seven hot spots detected near location of Indonesia’s future capital (24 January 2020)
- CAMBODIA – Ten million riel reward for forest arsonists (24 January 2020)
- CAMBODIA – Dry weather, strong winds, cause woodland fires in Siem Reap and Pailin (23 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Survey Reveals: Bushfires Cost 1.8 million Work Days, Leave 5 Million Sick from Smoke (23 January 2020)
- GLOBAL – The effect of wildfires on sustainable development (23 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Indigenous groups tell Scott Morrison of ‘deep sorrow’ at bushfire devastation (23 January 2020)
- USA – San Diego attorney wants to send utilities CEOs to jail if they lie about wildfire prevention measures (23 January 2020)
- EUROPE – Wildfires show us how the climate emergency is already affecting Europe (22 January 2020)
- USA – Pollution in New York linked to wildfires hundreds of miles away (22 January 2020)
- USA – Wildfires report, drawn from California’s historic fires in 2017 and 2018, shares insights to help reduce future losses (22 January 2020)
- GREECE – Simiza Traganou: Ashes of 50 acres of forest (22 January 2020)
- INDIA – Most forest fires in India on account of human activity (22 January 2020)
- GLOBAL – Bushfire education is too abstract. We need to get children into the real world (21 January 2020)
- US – California lawmakers set to vote on wildfire bills (21 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Gov outlines bushfire package for small business (21 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Engineers must focus on resilience and adaptation when rebuilding after bushfires (21 January 2020)
- BRAZIL Brazilian wildfire pollution worsens air quality in distant cities (21 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Insurance Claims from Australia Wildfires at A$1.41 Billion ($970 Million) and Rising (21 January 2020)
- BRAZIL – Amazon Council Is Bolsonaro’s Answer to Global Outcry (21 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australia fires: has the rain put out the bushfires and could they flare again (21 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Councils call for more autonomy to spend bushfire recovery funds (21 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – ‘Gross mismanagement’: Green forestry policies blamed for fueling Australian bush fires (20 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Insufficient seed to reforest after hellish bushfire season: Owen Bassett (20 January 2020)
- INDIA – Himachal schemes to increase green cover bring positive results! (20 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australia sees golfball-sized hail, dust storms from severe weather as wildfire season ‘far from over’ (19 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Bushfire crisis expected to further sap confidence in the Australian economy (19 January 2020)
- CANADA/AUSTRALIA – Canadian fire personnel bring expertise in battling rapid forest fires to Australia (19 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Fires Set Stage for Irreversible Forest Losses in Australia (19 January 2020)
- USA – Sonoma County population declines sharply since 2017 wildfires (19 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA/IRELAND – Donegal company plays crucial role in tackling Australian bushfires (19 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australian wildfires prompt $11G fine for tossing lit cigarette from vehicle (19 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – The Australian Bush Fires and Climate Change denial (18 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Donations Are Pouring Into Australia. Now What? (18 January 2020)
- GLOBAL – It’s lazy to blame CO2 emissions for wildfires in Australia (18 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Setting the Record Straight on Climate Change and Arson in Australia’s Bushfires (17 January 2020)
- USA – Judge Presses PG&E on How It Will Protect Wildfire Victims’ Funds Given FEMA Demand (17 January 2020)
- CHILE – Central Chile on alert for forest fires (17 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australian wildfires take toll on telco networks (17 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australia bushfires: Heavy rains, floods provide some relief (17 January 2020)
- GLOBAL – Battling longer, more intense fire seasons (17 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – David Attenborough says Australia’s bushfires a ‘major international catastrophe’ and calls for climate action (16 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – What’s in the smoke given off by the Australian wildfires? (16 January 2020)
- USA – U.S. presidential hopeful Bloomberg unveils plan to cut wildfire losses in half (16 January 2020)
- ECUADOR – Ecuadorian firefighters seek to control forest fires on third day (16 January 2020)
- GLOBAL – Wildfire-hit countries in need of new strategies to tame burning threat (16 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australian wildfire smoke stokes health fears in cities (15 January 2020)
- USA/AUSTRALIA – James Murdoch slams family’s news outlets over Australia bush fire coverage (15 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – More mass fish deaths possible if forecast heavy rains wash bushfire ash into rivers (15 January 2020)
- JAPAN/AUSTRALIA – Japan joins Operation Bushfire Assist (15 January 2020)
- CHILE – Mega-Fires Almost Doubled Chile’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions (14 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australia softens climate change rhetoric as bushfires, and voters, rage (14 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA/GLOBAL – NASA: Smoke from Australia fires will travel ‘around the globe’ (14 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Some Coalition MPs say that arson is mostly to blame for the bushfire crisis. Here are the facts (14 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australia fires are harbinger of planet’s future, say scientists (14 January 2020)
- PERU – Peru is Protecting Machu Picchu By Planting One Million Trees to Guard Against Mudslides and Fires (14 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Victoria announces inquiry into bushfire crisis as Morrison flags royal commission (14 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Victoria announces inquiry into bushfire crisis as Morrison flags royal commission (14 January 2020)
- INDIA – Fire Free Forest collective gets into the act to tackle raging wildfires (14 January 2020)
- MALAYSIA – State governments, local authorities, land owners told to prevent forest fire (14 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Putting a price tag on a bushfire: the cost and the stimulus (14 January 2020)
- INDIA – Forest Dept. inducts fire fighting vehicles (14 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australia’s Wildfires Might Intensify Future Climate Crises (13 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Fires Australia: Bushfire crisis could cost country $5b, harm economic growth (13 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – After a bushfire, the impact on communities’ mental health can last for years, as Yarloop knows too well (13 January 2020)
- CANADA – Canadian insurer the Co-operators supports wildfire prevention programme (13 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australia fires: PM admits mistakes in handling of crisis (12 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – NSW brush fire: South NSW mega fire occurs when the wind ignites the fuel (11 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Everyday Australians step up as relentless wildfires push country to the brink (11 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – With Their Land In Flames, Aboriginals Warn Fires Show Deep Problems In Australia (11 January 2020)
- USA/AUSTRALIA – Leonardo DiCaprio’s Earth Alliance launches Australia Wildfire Fund with $3M donation (11 January 2020)
- USA – National Park Service Announces Fiscal Year 2019 Accomplishments To Reduce Wildfire Risks (10 January 2020)
- USA – Judge Rules Tennessee Wildfire Survivors Can Sue National Park Service (10 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australian bush fires fuel need for serious look at energy future (10 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – How Australian Wildfire Emissions May Impact Global Climate (10 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australia Wildfire Map Update: Fire Weather Warnings Issued as Victoria Residents Told to Evacuate (10 January 2020)
- DENMARK/AUSTRALIA – Australia declines firefighting help from Denmark (10 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – We know bushfire smoke affects health, but the long-term consequences are hazy (10 January 2020)
- RUSSIA – Sluggish climate action may see warming do Russia more harm than good (10 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australia’s Bushfires Could Surpass 2009’s Costly Season; Analysts, Insurers Comment (10 January 2020)
- USA – Gov. Newsom to propose more spending on wildfire efforts in new California budget (09 January 2020)
- USA – Gov. Newsom to propose more spending on wildfire efforts in new California budget (09 January 2020)
- USA – A Growing Threat For Military Bases In California And Beyond: Wildfires Driven By Climate Change (09 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Strength from perpetual grief: how Aboriginal people experience the bushfire crisis (09 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – The viral false claim that nearly 200 arsonists are behind the Australia fires, explained (09 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Canberra and Queanbeyan cancel Australia Day fireworks celebrations due to bushfires (09 January 2020)
- USA – Kylie Jenner donates $1M to Australia wildfire relief efforts amid social media post backlash (08 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australian architects offer free design services to bushfire victims (07 January 2020)
- USA – Trump Administration Takes On The Risk Of Forest Fire Danger Read More: Trump Administration Takes On The Risk Of Forest Fire Danger (08 January 2020)
- BRAZIL – Fires in Amazon forest rose 30% in 2019 (08 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australian architects offer free design services to bushfire victims (08 January 2020)
- NEW ZEALAND/AUSTRALIA – Army and air force to aid Australia in largest defence force firefighting deployment in NZ history (08 January 2020)
- MALAYSIA/AUSTRALIA – Cabinet gives Aussie firefighting mission the go ahead, says DPM (08 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australia wildfire damages and losses to exceed $100 billion, AccuWeather estimates (08 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Airlines cancel flights as bushfire smoke makes landing too risky (07 January 2020)
- CANADA – Experts say climate change is driving up the risk of wildfires in Canada (07 January 2020)
- USA – Grants offered for wildfire risk reduction, preparedness projects (07 January 2020)
- GLOBAL/AUSTRALIA – Australian bushfire smoke affecting South America, UN reports (07 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Over 1 billion animals feared dead in Australian wildfires (07 January 2020)
- GLOBAL – Massive plume of Australian bushfire smoke moves from New Zealand to Chile (06 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA/USA – Southern California Firefighters Are Joining the Battle Against Australia’s Devastating Fires (06 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Bushfire ash contamination prompts water warning (06 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Bushfires scare off East Gippsland tourists as businesses face struggle to stay afloat (06 January 2020)
- NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand still has the resources to deal with large wildfires, FENZ says (06 January 2020)
- USA – Human-caused ignitions spark California’s worst wildfires but get little state focus (05 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Bindi Irwin and family have saved more than 90,000 animals hurt in Australia wildfires (05 January 2020)
- NEW ZEALAND/AUSTRALIA – New Zealand defence force set to support Australian firefighting (05 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – 3,000 reservists called to help battle Australian wildfires (04 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Authorities warn Australian bushfires developing their own weather systems (04 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australian bush fire crisis: Conditions ‘may not be survivable’ (04 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australian PM Morrison faces fresh fury for bush fire ‘campaign ad (04 January 2020)
- CANADA – Manitoba firefighters head to Australia to help combat wildfires (04 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australian Prime Minister Jeered in Wildfire-Ravaged Zone (03 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australia’s bush fires reveal how Scott Morrison has lost his way (03 January 2019)
- AUSTRALIA – Bushfires NSW: State of emergency for NSW from Friday as tourists scramble out of fire zones (03 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA- Tennis, cricket stars pledge financial support for victims of bush fires in Australia (03 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Australia’s bush fires are unprecedented – what’s the link to climate change? (03 January 2020)
- USA – Military vehicle converted to firefighting machine, assigned to local VFD (02 January 2019)
- AUSTRALIA – Canberra sees worst air quality ever as Australian forest fires continue to burn (02 January 2019)
- AUSTRALIA/US – U.S. sends more than 100 firefighters to help Australia battle flames (02 January 2020)
- SINGAPORE – As haze levels in Singapore worsen, the risk of dying increases: Study (01 December 2019)
- AUSTRALIA – Scott Morrison, Anthony Albanese: New Year messages focus on brush fire (01 January 2020)
- INDIA – One-fifth of country’s forests prone to fires: study (01 January 2020)
- NEW ZEALAND/AUSTRALIA – Glaciers in New Zealand blanketed by thick smoke haze from Australia’s bushfires (01 January 2019)
- AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND – Smoke from Aussie bush fires hits NZ: Hazy skies expected for the next week (01 January 2020)
- AUSTRALIA – Grim New Year’s Day in Australia as bush fires continue to rage (01 January 2019)