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Australia declares first-ever 'Code Red' fire risk Sydney (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 
Australian officials issued their first ever "catastrophic" wildfire evacuation warning Tuesday, as a parching heatwave intensified over the country's south. Created in the wake of February's devastating Black Saturday firestorm, which killed 173 people, the new warning urges residents to flee due to conditions being at their most extreme. It replaced a "stay or go" policy allowing ... read moreAustralia warns of harsh summer as residents flee fire 
Sydney (AFP) Oct 20, 2009Concerned residents abandoned their homes and fled as wildfires closed in on hundreds of suburban properties in Australia's northeast, officials said, adding there was likely worse to come. There were no forced evacuations, but officials urged anyone not prepared to protect their property to flee as flames of up to four metres (13 feet) closed in on Rockhampton city, north of Brisbane. ... more
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Australia battles dozens of bush blazes, one dead
Sydney (AFP) Oct 17, 2009Hundreds of firefighters on Saturday battled dozens of bush blazes across Australia which have left one dead and forced some residents to evacuate their homes. About 600 firemen were fighting to contain more than 50 wildfires in the eastern state of Queensland, while 20 were burning in New South Wales along with more in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. On Friday, one firefig ... more National Bushfire Summit Urgently Needed To Protect Australia'S Bush Communities 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 18, 2009The National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI) is urgently calling on the Australian Government to convene a national bushfire summit to build a framework for bushfire prevention and management in order to minimize the devastating effects of bushfires on rural communities, industries and economies, saying bushfire management is a matter of national security. "It's time the Australian ... more Italian forest fire rages on Genoa outskirts: official 
Rome (AFP) Sept 8, 2009Firefighters backed by water-dropping aircraft Tuesday battled a raging forest fire threatening the outskirts of the northern port city of Genoa, officials said. "As we speak, the fire has affected 800 hectares (1,976 acres) and the situation is under control. But according to weather forecasts, heavy winds are expected from afternoon," said Paola Tomassone, a forest ranger said. ... more Firefighters claim victory over Athens inferno 
Athens (AFP) Aug 25, 2009Firefighters claimed victory Tuesday over a huge wildfire that ravaged the outskirts of Athens over four days, destroying scores of homes and leading to fierce criticism of the government's response. "There are no more fires currently in Greece," a fire department spokesman told AFP late Tuesday. But he added that firefighters remain mobilised "to respond to any possible resurgence of ... more |
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Climate change fueling forest fires in Europe: Greenpeace
Madrid (AFP) Aug 13, 2009 Greenpeace Thursday warned of an imminent "global emergency" as climate change fuels forest fires that have already destroyed tens of thousands of hectares in southern Europe this year. "Climate change is driving a new generation of fires with unknown social and economic consequences," said Miguel Soto, Greenpeace Spain forests campaigner. Spain, Italy, France, Greece and Portugal have ... more Summer fires claim 200,000 hectares of Europe's forests 
Brussels (AFP) Aug 10, 2009Europe has lost 200,000 hectares of forest to fires this summer, a higher rate of attrition than last year, and national governments must act as global warming takes its toll, the EU warned Monday. "During the next few days the fire danger will remain very high in many Mediterranean areas," the European Commission warned. So far this summer, Spain and Italy have been most affected becaus ... more Relief for few from western Canada fires 
Kelowna, Canada (AFP) Aug 8, 2009The battle against a wildfire near this western Canadian city was hampered Saturday by strong winds and thick smoke, keeping thousands of evacuees stranded into a second week. But elsewhere in British Columbia, despite the 793 fires still burning across the province, the center of Canada's wine industry, some people who earlier fled their homes were able to return, provincial fire department ... more Canada hopes for break in forest fires
Vancouver, Canada (AFP) Aug 5, 2009With thousands of evacuees still stranded, emergency officials were hoping Wednesday for cooler temperatures to help firefighters tame wildfires raging through Canada's westernmost province. The fires were set off during a recent heat wave, but weather forecasters called for normal temperatures of between 25 and 30 degrees Centigrade (77 and 86 degrees Fahrenheit) in the hard-hit west and in ... more |
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