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EU funds multi-nation forest firefighting exercise in Sardinia Loiri Porto San Paolo, Italy (AFP) April 19, 2008 
Firefighters from five southern European nations battled with language barriers as well as flames during European Union-funded joint exercises this weekend. Around 600 firefighters from France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Greece were concluding exercises on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, Italy, on Saturday -- using new guidelines drawn up in English. The training is a part of an EU ... read more |
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Mediterranean forest fires set to become 'norm': green group
Athens (AFP) April 17, 2008Greece's lethal forest fires of last year are set to become the norm across the Mediterranean thanks to climate change, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) warned Thursday. Nearly 70 people were killed and 150,000 hectares (370,000 acres) of forest burnt to the ground in last August's fires, which were exacerbated by failings in the Greek firefighting emergency services. "The most immediate an ... more Spanish drought sees land-fire damage soar: ministry 
Madrid (AFP) April 8, 2008Fires destroyed more than twice as much land in drought-hit Spain during the first three months of 2008 as over the corresponding period last year, the government said Tuesday. 17,364 acres (6,945 hectares) of land were lost between January and March as Spain endured its worst drought in decades, figures from the environment ministry showed. However, the area of forest, scrub and pasture ... more Indonesia confident of curbing fires as haze season looms 
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) April 8, 2008Indonesia said Tuesday it was confident of reducing the number of illegal fires or "hotspots" this year, as the region braces for the annual dry-season haze crisis. Indonesia's environment minister Rachmat Witoelar said hotspots had been reduced by 51 percent in 2007 in key provinces and this pace of improvement should continue. "We are consolidating our efforts and working together with ... more Analysis: Fire kills nine, shocks millions 
Berlin (UPI) Feb 8, 2008 A house fire in Germany that killed nine Turkish tenants has sparked serious tensions between German officials and the country's Turkish community, which suspects a racial motive behind the blaze. It's a shocking image: A baby in a striped jumpsuit is being dropped from the third story of a burning brownstone house. His uncle is looking on as the baby boy, his arms outstretched and eyes ... more Coal-Fires Science: Ready To Ignite Around The World 
Boulder CO (SPX) Jan 24, 2008In spite of the human suffering and environmental dangers they cause around the world, naturally burning coal fires and coal fires ignited by human activities receive little attention from the media, compared to other environmental catastrophes. Unfortunately, few university geoscience curricula devote time to the study of these fires. A new volume published by the Geological Society of America ... more |
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Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 06, 2007Large-scale fires in a western or southeastern state can pump as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in a few weeks as the state's entire motor vehicle traffic does in a year, according to newly published research by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the University of Colorado at Boulder. The paper, "Estimates of CO2 from fires in the United States: ... more Schwarzenegger warns of new fire threat as winds loom 
Los Angeles (AFP) Oct 31, 2007California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday ordered firefighters to prepare for renewed wildfires ahead of powerful flame-fuelling gusts forecast for next weekend. Only three of the 23 fires that ravaged California remain active after calm winds and cooler weather allowed firefighters to tame flames which left seven people dead, destroyed 2,000 homes and led to 640,000 evacuations ... more Victory in sight for firefighters battling California blazes
Los Angeles (AFP) Oct 29, 2007Firefighters have tamed the handful of wildfires still burning in California, but officials on Monday warily stopped short of declaring outright victory in their battle with the blazes. The devastating wildfires which erupted on October 21 were among the worst in Californian history, leaving seven people dead, destroying 2,000 homes and displacing 640,000 people as they tore through tinder-d ... more Lessons from past disasters help combat California blaze 
Los Angeles (AFP) Oct 28, 2007Lessons learned from previous disasters helped save lives in California's wildfire crisis but better pre-emptive strategies could have helped douse the flames earlier, analysts say. As California smolders one week after the outbreak of wildfires that scorched several hundred thousand acres, destroyed 1,800 homes and left seven people dead, experts say the scale of destruction could have been ... more Retreating California fires leave smoke hazard 
San Diego, California (AFP) Oct 28, 2007Firefighters tightened their grip on California's wildfires with the help of cooler weather, although a health threat remained Sunday from choking smoke and lingering ash over the region. Cooler temperatures, calmer winds and spots of drizzle allowed firefighters to staunch or contain most of the 23 fires that have erupted since last Sunday, leaving seven dead, destroying 1,800 homes and dis ... more |
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Los Angeles (AFP) Oct 23, 2007More than half a million people across California were ordered to evacuate Tuesday as wildfires raged for a third day, destroying nearly 1,300 buildings and threatening to overwhelm firefighters. Wind-driven infernos have so far scorched at least 166,000 hectares (412,000 acres) of tinder-dry forest and brush, making the blaze one of the worst wildfire crises in Californian history. One ... more California: a victim of climate and its own success
Los Angeles (AFP) Oct 23, 2007Wildfires ravaging California are the result of the region's unique climate and geography combining with a burgeoning population that is increasingly encroaching on rural areas, experts say. As thousands of firefighters battled multiple fires that have forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people, experts said the crisis could be blamed on months of dry weather, high temperatures ... more More than 500,000 flee as California fires rage for third day 
Los Angeles (AFP) Oct 23, 2007More than half a million people were ordered to evacuate across California on Tuesday as wildfires raged for a third day, razing over 1,000 homes and threatening to overwhelm weary firefighters. Wind-driven infernos have so far scorched at least 335,000 acres (1,355 square kilometers) of tinder-dry brush, making the blaze one of the worst wildfire crises in Californian history. One perso ... more US military mobilizes aircraft, helicopters to fight fires 
Washington (AFP) Oct 23, 2007The US military mobilized firefighting aircraft and helicopters and put active duty troops on alert to help contain wind-driven wildfires threatening southern California, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Pentagon officials said they have taken steps to meet anticipated needs without waiting for formal requests from state authorities, mindful of the lessons of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. "One of ... more Hundreds of thousands flee California wildfires 
Los Angeles (AFP) Oct 22, 2007Hundreds of thousands of people fled as out-of-control wind-whipped wildfires raged across California on Monday, threatening homes and stretching emergency services to breaking point. At least 13 fires were blazing throughout southern California with thousands of firefighters struggling to contain flames that have ripped through tinder-try hillsides and parkland following months of record-lo ... more
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