NREL’s Computing Capabilities Could Help Prevent Wildfires Caused by Fallen Power Lines Annually, tens of thousands of wildfires ravage the United States, posing significant threats to people, wildlife, and infrastructure. A percentage of those wildfires are caused by degraded or downed electrical equipment. But what if artificial intelligence (AI) could … [continued]
Wildfires have scorched more than 40,000 hectares of land so far this year across the UK — an area more than twice the size of the Scottish city of Glasgow. This is already a record amount of land burned in a single year, far exceeding the previous high, Global Wildfire Information … [continued]
Wildfire season is arriving earlier, lasting longer, and burning more intensely than ever before. Communities that once thought of wildfires as rare, late-summer events now find themselves choking on smoke as early as spring. Per FireSmoke.ca, there are over 200 wildfires burning in North America already, and it’s the beginning … [continued]
The United States, and indeed much of the rest of the world, has been transfixed by the devastation in Los Angeles over the past week. As of January 12, 2025, multiple wildfires are still burning across the Los Angeles area, consuming around 40,000 acres or 62.5 square miles. At least … [continued]
Devastating consequences of the climate crisis are being submerged by climate misinformation messengers, who are persuaded by a self-serving but very powerful minority to mistrust scientific evidence. In many cases such disbelief emerges from social media affordances, which could actually be tapped as a source for rapid public information dissemination … [continued]
Some forest fires could be avoided by earlier detection. Today, new digital and satellite tools are available to do just that.
Colorado has millions of acres of forests and numerous wildfires each year. Fifteen of Colorado’s top 20 largest wildfires have happened since 2012. The top three largest burned well over 500,000 acres combined: Cameron Peak Fire, East Troublesome Fire, and the Pine Gulch Fire. Conditions on the ground and in … [continued]
A wildfire consumed much of the town of Jasper in Alberta, Canada, yet the provincial government refuses to act to protect its citizens.
A collaborative agreement for use of NOAA satellites will help the Interior and Agriculture Departments detect wildfires early, track wildfires in real time, and provide data for public safety and air quality modeling The Biden–Harris administration yesterday announced it is taking additional steps to safeguard western communities in the face … [continued]
The insurance industry is setting buildings on fire to demonstrate techniques to mitigate the risks of wildfires.
