Tropical Fires Add Injury To Biodiversity Insult
Oxford UK (SPX) Feb 06, 2006
El-Nino events are both worse and more frequent than before, perhaps due to global warming. The major event in 1997-1998 burned an area in Borneo larger than Switzerland. Besides causing massive air pollution throughout Southeast Asia, more than a hundred butterfly species were locally exterminated from the affected area.
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Envisat Sees Smoke From Europe's Worst Peacetime Fire
London, England (SPX) Dec 13, 2005
London is completely blanketed by the black plume of smoke from Europe's worst peacetime fire in this Envisat image, taken within five hours of the blaze beginning.
Marines Fight Fires With New Bambi Bucket
Futenma, Japan (AFPS) Dec 09, 2005
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 helicopter pilots practiced fighting fires on Okinawa Nov. 23 using a Bambi bucket, a new water delivery system that attaches to the bottom of a helicopter.
Los Angeles Fires Tamed, But Fears Of Worse To Come
Los Angeles (AFP) Oct 04, 2005
Firefighters had Tuesday all but tamed wildfires that ravaged more than 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) of suburban Los Angeles and forced hundreds of people to flee their homes last week.
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Portuguese Firefighters Battle Uncontrolled Blazes
Lisbon (AFP) Oct 03, 2005
Hundreds of firefighters struggled Monday to put out 10 uncontrolled blazes which raged across drought-hit Portugal, including one which threatened the outskirts of a central port city.
Winds Clear Haze From Indonesia's Kalimantan
Jakarta (AFP) Sep 19, 2005
Winds helped to clear the sky Monday over Indonesian Borneo which has been plagued by thick haze from forest and ground fires, officials said.
Portuguese Wildfires Take Heavy Toll On Environment
Lisbon (AFP) Aug 30, 2005
Wildfires which strike Portugal every summer have taken a lasting toll on the environment, ravaging forests, destroying the habitats of animals and increasing the risk of soil erosion and polluted water supplies, experts say.
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Fires Rage Out Of Control Across Portugal
Lisbon (AFP) Aug 23, 2005
More than 3,300 firefighters backed by hundreds of vehicles and 38 aircraft and helicopters, including several rushed in from other European countries, struggled to contain dozens of fires across Portugal on Monday.
ASEAN Open To Help From China, Japan, South Korea To Combat Haze: Official
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Aug 18, 2005
ASEAN will welcome any help from China, Japan and South Korea to combat the haze crisis caused by Indonesian forest fires, an official said Thursday ahead of talks among the dialogue partners.
Rains Clear Skies Over Indonesia's Haze-Struck Sumatra
Jakarta (AFP) Aug 18, 2005
Rains have cleared skies over Indonesia's Sumatra where fires caused a choking haze which smothered the region, officials said Thursday as probes into companies accused of being responsible were launched.
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Drought-Hit Spain And Portugal Battle Blazes In Searing Heat
Lisbon (AFP) Aug 17, 2005
Hundreds of firefighters on Wednesday battled several heat-fueled forest fires that raged across Spain and Portugal amid a severe drought that has dried reservoirs and led to water restrictions in many places.
Dutch Pilot Dies Fighting French Forest Fires As Plane Crashes
Montpellier, France (AFP) Aug 14, 2005
A Dutch pilot died while fighting forest fires in southwestern France on Sunday when his Morane biplane crashed into the sea, police said.
More Than 800 Firefighters Battle Wildfires In Parched Portugal
Lisbon (AFP) Aug 14, 2005
More than 800 firefighters in Portugal on Sunday battled wildfires which swept the parched centre and north of the country for the third consecutive day amid scorching temperatures, emergency services said.
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