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 NASA satellite image from June 8, 2022, reflects smoke and red “hot spots” of wildfire resulting from more than a dozen active fires in southwest Alaska, as the largest tundra fire on record at the time burned hundreds of thousands of acres in the Yukon Delta. Source: NASA MODIS
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.
A fire whirl seen on the Pine Gulch Fire in Colorado. Photo by Kyle Miller, Bureau of Land Management.
Athens, Georgia — Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget Joan Mooney was in Georgia today to highlight how President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is supporting wildland fire management. During a visit to the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia, Principal Deputy Assistant … [continued]
An early photo of a huge smoke cloud from the Bootleg wildfire in Oregon. July 17, 2021.
A huge plume of smoke erupts from the Bootleg wildfire in Oregon early in its development on July 17, 2021. (Image credit: InciWeb via inciweb.nwcg.gov)
Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced the award of more than $34 million to reduce the risk to Americans’ lives and property from wildfires. This funding will be provided over five years to six research universities in NOAA’s Cooperative Institute system to support wildfire preparedness and response as … [continued]
A look at how the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program Selections will mean more reliable electric service, good-paying union jobs, and increased resilience against growing climate threats.
Are we coming to a time in which we’ll be able to simulate and prepare for extreme weather and natural disasters before they happen?
For some, all the talk about artificial intelligence sounds like science fiction, where futuristic societies are overrun by robots that begin to think for themselves. And given all the hype about AI, it is not surprising that 61 percent of respondents in a recent Reuters poll believed that AI poses … [continued]
CAMS daily mean organic matter aerosol optical depth analyses at 550nm from 1 May – 10 September 2023
The Northern Hemisphere is slowly approaching the end of the wildfire season for 2023, which normally starts in May and extends into October. In this context, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS)* data on fire emissions and smoke transport associated with wildfires provides valuable insights to evaluate the most relevant … [continued]
