Kebijakan Trump tunda pembakaran terkendali untuk pencegahan kebakaran hutan

Persyaratan federal baru yang dikaitkan dengan inisiatif imigrasi dan keberagaman telah menghambat hibah untuk pembakaran terkendali di berbagai negara bagian, sehingga menimbulkan kekhawatiran di kalangan petugas pemadam kebakaran dan pengelola lahan mengenai meningkatnya risiko kebakaran hutan pada musim ini.

Dinas Kehutanan AS menjanjikan dana lebih dari $9 juta pada Agustus lalu kepada Columbia Land Trust di Washington bagian selatan untuk pembakaran terkendali selama lima tahun. Hingga April, kelompok tersebut belum menerima dana apa pun karena adanya ketentuan baru terkait kemitraan dengan lembaga tersebut. Penundaan serupa telah memengaruhi 22 negara bagian dan dua suku yang dijanjikan dana sebesar $200 juta melalui Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program.

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Firefighters battle a massive wildfire raging for a third day in Hamyang County, South Korea, amid flames and smoke on a forested hillside.
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Wildfire in southern Hamyang County rages for third day

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A wildfire in South Korea's southern Hamyang County has raged for a third day as firefighters and forestry officials race to contain the main blaze by the end of Monday. The fire, which broke out around 9 p.m. Saturday, has burned 190 hectares, with a containment rate of 32 percent as of 5 a.m. Monday.

New research shows that prescribed burns and other fuel reduction efforts by the U.S. Forest Service deliver strong economic returns by limiting wildfire damage. The study, published in the journal Science, analyzed hundreds of fires in the Western United States. It found that every dollar spent avoided nearly four dollars in health, property, and emissions costs.

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The National Interagency Coordination Center released projections on Wednesday showing every state in the Western US at above-normal risk of wildfires this summer. Factors including drought, low snowpack, rapid snowmelt, and a recent heat wave have expanded the threat area dramatically since March. Experts warn of challenging conditions ahead.

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