If you're wondering about where we are in fire season in Southern California. QRF: "QRF Copter 76 April 9th at 09:00 hours on the #Coalmine incident, Orange County. Fire held at .1 acres." "Switching to IR..." #wildfires#orangecounty
Ordered an air purifier on sale. No wildfires are sending smoke into the air at the moment. But better to be prepared in case this summer resembles last summer in Ottawa.
The purifier's relatively small; it cleans up to 700 sq ft or thereabouts. My plan is to move into a studio apartment this summer, so that should be more than adequate.
Even if there's no smoke from wildfires to contend with, I don't enjoy smelling weed smoke when I'm trying to sleep and this might be a solution.
The same hotter, drier weather is driving fires in #Brazil's #Roraima state, which are threatening indigenous reserves there.
The region is in a vicious cycle in which climate change contributes to dry and hot conditions that worsen fires, with those fires in turn releasing greenhouse gases that further drive climate change, Lozada said."
US Federal firefighters have been underpaid, under-recognised, and under-resourced compared to municipal and state colleagues who can be paid up to double for the same work.
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.