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Indonesia: Fires cast doubts on Riau firms resolve
2014-03-16 16:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Asia One: The recent surge in forest fires in Riau has raised questions over the commitment of major companies to fight open burning, as satellites revealed that the current number of hot spots exceeds the number that caused last year's choking haze. The World Resources Institute (WRI) recorded that half of the fires are burning on land managed by pulpwood, palm oil, and logging companies. "(Some) of the largest fires are on fully developed plantations, despite the fact that many of these companies are...
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Fires in Indonesia at highest levels since 2013 haze emergency
2014-03-14 11:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: In early March 2014, forest and peat fires in Indonesia's Riau province, on the island of Sumatra, spiked to levels not seen since the previous Southeast Asian haze crisis of June 2013. Nearly 50,000 Indonesians are suffering respiratory ailments due to the haze, according to Indonesia's Disaster Management Agency. Dramatic satellite images of heavy smoke plumes show the large amount of pollutants being discharged to the atmosphere. The fires are extensive in areas with deep peat soils, suggesting...
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Indonesia: Fires scorch 6,000 hectares of land, forests in Riau
2014-03-03 11:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Antara: Six thousand hectares of land and forests were destroyed by fire in Riau province, according to a disaster mitigation agency official. "Based on data taken through aerial and land surveys, the land and forests that have been set on fire reached 6,000 hectares," Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the head of the data information center of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), said here on Saturday. The locations set on fire included the world nature preserves Biospher Giam Siak Kecil, Bukit Batu...
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Arrest Made in Connection With Small Fires Set in Stores in Two Queens Malls
2014-02-25 12:05:59| Apparel - Topix.net
Police have made an arrest in connection with several small fires that fire officials say were set inside stores at two separate Queens malls Monday afternoon.
Fire Districit Officials Announce New Training for Fighting Fires at Marijuana Grow Houses
2014-02-22 10:47:45| IT Services - Topix.net
By Bay City News Service- As the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responds to a growing number of fires at marijuana grow houses, the district is turning to new strategies to keep firefighters and community members safe from the unique dangers posed by these fires.
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