California is addressing the rising threat of wind-fueled wildfires exacerbated by climate change with AI-powered satellites. Recent devastating wildfires forced mass evacuations and overwhelmed firefighting efforts. The state’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is collaborating on the Firesat network, a project to launch over 50 low-orbit satellites designed to enhance real-time monitoring of wildfires. This approach aims to provide critical information faster, enabling quicker decision-making for containment, as the frequency and intensity of such fires continue to rise due to ongoing environmental challenges.
In extreme circumstances, like we see in California with wind-driven fires, you have very little time to make those critical decisions. The faster you can make them, the easier it is to contain that fire.
California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire, is partnering with a group of organizations building the Firesat network, a constellation of over 50 low-orbit satellites.
The fast-growing, wind-driven fires that devastated Los Angeles are only going to become more common as the climate crisis continues, with similar infernos breaking out in Colorado and Greece.
Current fire monitoring systems are often too slow to give firefighters a clear picture of these rapidly unfolding conflagrations.
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