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GFW Map: Forest and Land Fires in Siberia Turn Deadly
Forest and brush fires claimed at least 29 lives last week in the southeastern Siberian province of Khakassia, Russia. Thousands more have been displaced from their homes by the encroaching flames....
View ArticleMap of the Week: Forest and Land Fires Spike in Alaska
By James Anderson Hundreds of fires have sprung to life in Alaska’s forests and grasslands this week, according to Alaskan authorities and confirmed by satellite-based data on Global Forest Watch....
View ArticleMap of the Week: NASA Fire Alerts Detect Eruption of Indonesia’s Raung Volcano
By James Anderson and Lisa Johnston While investigating forest and bush fires in Indonesia the GFW team stumbled across a surprisingly dense cluster of NASA fire alerts on the Global Forest Watch map...
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Indonesia’s Forest Fires Reignite, Threatening Protected Areas and Peatlands
By Lisa Johnston, Tjokorda Nirarta “Koni” Samadhi, Susan Minnemeyer and Nigel Sizer Silakan membaca post ini di Bahasa Indonesia. This article originally appeared on Insights. Extreme haze caused by...
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Kebakaran Hutan di Indonesia kembali Menyala, Mengancam Kawasan yang...
Read this post in English here. Kabut asap ekstrem yang disebabkan oleh kebakaran hutan dan semak di Sumatera and Kalimantan, Indonesia merupakan masalah tidak berkesudahan yang memengaruhi kualitas...
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Kebakaran Hutan Merambah Taman Nasional Tesso Nilo di Indonesia
By Susan Minnemeyer, Tjokorda Nirarta “Koni” Samadhi, James Anderson and Mimi Gong Read this post in English here Citra satelit terbaru mengungkap adanya sekelompok titik kebakaran dalam kawasan yang...
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Zooming In: Forest Fires Blaze in Indonesia’s Tesso Nilo National Park
By Susan Minnemeyer, Tjokorda Nirarta “Koni” Samadhi, James Anderson and Mimi Gong Silakan membaca post ini di Bahasa Indonesia. This post originally appeared on Insights. New satellite imagery reveals...
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Having it All: Indonesia Can Produce Palm Oil, Protect Forests and Reap Profits
By Fred Stolle, Kemen Austin, Octavia Payne This article originally appeared on Insights. Indonesia has two big goals for 2020 that might seem contradictory: Reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
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UPDATE: New Satellite Imagery Captures Fires and Extensive Forest Loss Within...
By Susan Minnemeyer and Octavia Payne Newly acquired Digital Globe satellite imagery captures the full extent of Tesso Nilo National Park during the recent fire outbreak from late May to mid-July 2015....
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Fires Heat Up as El Nino Develops – Growing Health Concerns as Haze Worsens
By Susan Minnemeyer, Lisa Johnston, and Tania Firdausy Silakan membaca post ini di Bahasa Indonesia. Indonesia fire alerts spiked to their highest level of the year yesterday, amid forecasts that the...
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Land and Forest Fires in Indonesia Reach Crisis Levels
by Susan Minnemeyer, Tjokorda Nirarta “Koni” Samadhi and Nigel Sizer This article originally appeared on WRI Insights. Fire alerts in Indonesia have spiked dramatically in recent days, surging even...
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Leveraging the Power of the Crowd to Identify Illegal Land and Forest Fires...
by Susan Minnemeyer This article originally appeared on Insights. The land and forest fires burning across Indonesia spiked to historic highs this month, causing a thick haze of toxic smoke that...
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Indonesian Fires Create “Hazardous” Levels of Air Pollution in Singapore
By Susan Minnemeyer This post originally appeared on WRI Insights. Fires in Indonesia continue to cause smog and haze across the region, with air pollutants reaching hazardous levels overnight in...
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Indonesia’s Fire Outbreaks Producing More Daily Emissions than Entire U.S....
By Nancy Harris, Susan Minnemeyer, Fred Stolle, and Octavia Payne According to estimates released this week by Guido van der Werf on the Global Fire Emissions Database, there have been nearly 100,000...
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GFW User Profile: Craig Leisher
For this installment of GFW User Profiles, we spoke with Craig Leisher, Director of Monitoring and Evaluations in Africa for The Nature Conservancy. What organization do you work with and what do you...
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Map of the Week: Congo Basin forest fires of unprecedented extent detected by...
By the UMD Global Land Analysis and Discovery team The new UMD GLAD Landsat-based 30-m forest disturbance alerts detected one of the largest forest fires ever observed in the rainforests of Central...
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As Indonesia’s Dry Season Looms, a New Tool Can Predict Daily Forest Fire Risk
By Susan Minnemeyer, Sarah Sargent, Karyn Tabor and Greg Soter Tersedia dalam Bahasa Indonesia di sini. Karyn Tabor works at Conservation International on the development of their Firecast tool. Greg...
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Dengan Musim Kemarau di Indonesia yang Tidak Menentu, Sebuah Perangkat Baru...
Oleh Susan Minnemeyer, Sarah Sargent, Karyn Tabor dan Greg Soter Available in English here. Karyn Tabor bekerja di Conservation International, menangani pengembangan perangkat Firecast. Greg Soter...
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Map of the Week: Viewing Historic Fire Risk in Indonesia
By Sofia Soto Reyes Last year, Indonesia’s fire season was one of the worst on record. As such, vigilance in monitoring weather conditions is crucial. This task has been made easier as GFW Fires...
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PARTNER POST: A Fresh Look at Canada’s Virgin Forests
By Wynet Smith, Ryan Cheng, Peter Potapov and Susan Minnemeyer Find out more about how Canada’s IFLs have changes in the past 13 years here. The canyon and forest landscape at Ouimet Canyon Provincial...
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