The phrase "land fires" can be used in written English when referring to fires that occur on land, as opposed to fires that occur on bodies of water (such as boat fires).
This phrase can also be used when distinguishing between different types of fires, such as wildfires versus building fires. Example: The dry summer weather has led to an increase in land fires across the country, causing damage to homes and natural landscapes.
"The Charlotte-Mecklenburg area is prone to flash floods the way the Southwest is prone to wild land fires," Mr. Basnight said.
Indonesians call them "land fires", not forest fires, because it's the land that's burning – in deep pits of peat, three metres down.
Eyes on the Forest reported 6,677 hot spots between June 1 and June 23, with a peak on June 19 and June 20, while the World Resources Institute said that June could be one of the worst months for forest and land fires in Indonesia since 2001.
Deforestation, forest degradation and peat land fires accounted for around 15% of global anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) between 1997 and 2006 [91].
Further, destructive synergies with extreme drought linked to El Nino Southern Oscillation increase risk of catastrophic fires, such as the 1997-98 peat land fires in Kalimantan that caused emissions estimated to represent 13-40% of global emissions originating from fossil fuels during that period [68].
Further, destructive synergies with extreme drought linked to El Nino Southern Oscillation increase risk of catastrophic fires, such as the 1997-98 peat land fires in Kalimantan that caused emissions estimated to represent 13-40% of global emissions originating from fossil fuels during that period [ 68].
A US military base remains at Kwajalein, where unarmed missiles periodically land, fired from California.
It was originally funded by resource company ConocoPhilips through the 17-year-long West Arnhem Land fire agreement.
Ten years ago the West Arnhem Land fire abatement project turned to traditional fire management practices to protect the Arnhem Land plateau environment.
Since about 1997 projects such as the West Arnhem Land Fire Abatement (Walfa) have been created to re-institute early season prescribed burns.
In Crete, he had met a young American painter who was helping to create the layout of the first "Whole Earth Catalog," and the pictures of the tools and machines for working the land fired his imagination.
