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Fires rapidly claim more forests and peatland in Arctic
2015-11-20 18:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: David and Kristen Olesen, their two daughters, and 44 sled dogs lived at a homestead at the edge of the boreal forest on a sandy peninsula at a spot where the Hoarfrost River meets the Great Slave Lake near the Arctic Circle. In the wintertime, fog rises off the river and coats spruces in moisture that crystallizes to ice in a phenomenon called "hoarfrost." Their home was 25 miles from the closest settlement of Reliance. That summer afternoon, Kristen watched a rabbit tear out of the woods. A...
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Fires smoulder and floods soak Sumatra as RSPO calls for palm oil reform
2015-11-19 19:06:36| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Recent rain has brought a marked improvement to air pollution levels in most parts of the archipelago but localized spikes in wildfires continue to threaten air quality. The International Red Cross is implementing a three-month emergency response plan through January next year. An RSPO official calls on palm oil companies to make public all concession maps and plans for development on those concessions. The Indonesian military said on Thursday conditions in South Sumatra had improved but...
Indonesia says forest fires could be back in weeks
2015-11-13 11:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Indonesia's forest fires, which this year sent vast plumes of smoke across the region described by climate officials as a "crime against humanity", could return as early as February, the forestry minister said on Friday, but on not such a large scale. Slash-and-burn agriculture, much of it clearing land for palm oil crops, blanketed Singapore, Malaysia and northern Indonesia in a choking "haze" for months, pushing up pollution levels and disrupting flights, as it does every year. But this year...
Japan fires starting gun on sports hosting
2015-11-13 01:08:59| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Japan looks to harness the power of sport
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Research links tundra fires, thawing permafrost
2015-11-11 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Wildfires on Arctic tundra can contribute to widespread permafrost thaw much like blazes in forested areas, according to a study published in the most recent issue of the online journal Scientific Reports. The project, led by the U.S. Geological Survey, examined the effects of the massive Anaktuvuk River fire, which burned roughly 1,000 square kilometers of tundra on Alaska's North Slope in 2007. Using aerial data, researchers detected permafrost thaw in about a third of the fire's footprint, compared...
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