Russia Has Three-Fold Hike in Forest Fires
Posted on: Monday, 29 May 2006, 18:00 CDT
Russian environmental officials say 13,120 forest fires have broken out so far this year -- 3.2 times as any as in the same period last year.
The report said 760,000 acres of forest have been lost -- 6.9 percent more than one year ago, Itar-Tass reported Monday.
Officials said about 225 fires are currently burning, mostly in Siberia and far the eastern part of Russia. No populated areas are at risk, and access to some forests has been banned in some places, the news agency said.
The report said 70 percent of fires reported are extinguished within one day -- a 13 percent improvement over last year.
Source: United Press International
Related Articles
- Report: 50-100 Percent Jump in N.C. Electric Bills Possible if Duke, Progress Build 4 Unneeded Nuclear Plants and Duke Finishes Cliffside Coal-Fired Power Plant
- SDG&Amp;E Expects 97 Percent of Fire-Impacted Customers Restored By Nov. 4
- Fire Near Lake Tahoe 70 Percent Contained
- Northern Calif. Fire 60 Percent Contained
- Tyndall Gulch Fire 80 Percent Contained
- NYC Subway Fires Up 40 Percent in 2004
- Fires: Portugal Has Lost 25 Percent of Forests in Five Years
- ONGC Restores 70 Percent Gas Supplies at Fire-Ravaged Mumbai High
- Wildland Fire in West 30 Percent Contained
- Sun Eases Customer Upgrade Path with Sun Fire(TM) Server, StorEdge and Hardware Promotions Reducing Cost from 10 to 40 Percent
Rating: 3.2 / 5 (11 votes)
 |
 |
Rate this article:
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds