As California wildfire season nears, startup BurnBot is working on a high-tech approach to prevention (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
BurnBot raised $20 million for technology and services to prevent wildfires.
Wildfires can unlock cancer-causing chemicals from the soil, new research finds (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
The searing heat from wildfires can transform metals found naturally in the soil into cancer-causing airborne particles, according to a new report.
Wildfires can unlock cancer-causing chemicals from the soil, new research finds (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
The searing heat from wildfires can transform metals found naturally in the soil into cancer-causing airborne particles, according to a new report.
Algeria: appeal trial begins for around a hundred people accused of lynching a man during the 2021 fires (globeecho.com)
The appeal trial of 102 people accused of having lynched to death Djamel Bensmaïl, a young painter who came to help put out deadly fires in Kabylia, in northern Algeria, during the summer of 2021 and wrongly taken for a arsonist, opened on Sunday October 15 in Algiers, noted an AFP journalist......
Argentina wildfires create apocalyptic scene of blazes at city’s edge (www.washingtonpost.com)
Fires that surrounded populated parts of Argentina, creating apocalyptic scenes that triggered international concern on social media, were largely brought under control Wednesday, authorities said. But the country remained under “extreme” fire danger amid dry and windy conditions....
[Analysis] Air pollution is deadlier than smoking, new study finds. (www.euronews.com)
Wildfires are exacerbating a huge threat to human health....
Can A.I. Detect Wildfires Faster Than Humans? California Is Trying to Find Out. (archive.is)
Firefighters are training a robot to scan the horizon for fires. It turns out a lot of things look like smoke.
The entire capital city of Canada's Northwest Territories has been ordered to evacuate as hundreds of wildfires scorch the region, officials say | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada’s Northwest Territories have prompted emergency declarations and the evacuation of the capital city of Yellowknife by road and air....
Conspiracy theories falsely tie Maui wildfires to 'smart cities' and tech conferences (apnews.com)
CLAIM: Maui hosted a conference about making the entire island into a “smart city” in January and will host another summit next month about using artificial intelligence to govern the island, proving recent wildfires were deliberately set to transform these ideas into reality....
Maui truthers are so dumb they’re using a Falcon 9 photo as wildfire evidence (arstechnica.com)
You can always count on conspiracy theorists to make a tragedy worse.
Smoke-spotting AI watches live video to find early signs of wildfire (archive.is)
An AI that analyses live video from California’s statewide wildfire detection system could speedily focus human attention on possible wildfires
Greek PM Thanks Egypt for Helping in Fighting Wildfires (see.news)
On Thursday, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in New Alamin City.
‘Like a blowtorch’: Mediterranean gripped by wildfires as blazes spread in Croatia and Portugal (www.theguardian.com)
‘There is no magical defence mechanism,’ says Greek prime minister as fires burn in northern Africa and southern Europe....
Plane crashes fighting wildfires on Greek island near Athens (metro.co.uk)
No details have been released on potential injuries.
‘Uncharted territory’: UN declares first week of July world’s hottest ever recorded (www.theguardian.com)
Extreme temperatures break records as scientists warn El Niño is set to get worse
Your garden doesn't like the wildfires, either. Here's how to help plants handle smoke and ash (apnews.com)
