while this will be the first system of its kind in the uk, a similar system has been in place in the spanish city of valencia since 2016. and as you can see here, it s clearly proving it can save lives. that was l] in the water. better than me. we re going from the very, very wet to the very, very dry now, the complete opposite. we have watched in horror at the devastation caused by wildfires across the globe. lives and homes destroyed, wildlife displaced, all while firefighters are risking their own lives to try and stop the flames. climate scientists are warning that as heat waves get more intense and more frequent, the risk of wildfires will increase too. the question is, can technology help to get wildfires under control earlier? laura goodwin investigates.
but ultimately, the aim is the same, to detect wildfires as quickly as possible and to protect the lives they threaten. that was laura. and that s all we ve got time for. thanks for watching, see you soon. bye bye. hello. if the sky is clear sufficiently in northern scotland, there s a pretty good chance of spotting the northern lights. having said that, it has been pretty overcast across many parts of northern britain in the last few hours. let s see where the greatest chance of spotting the aurora borealis is. where you see the red colours, that s the highest probability, but northern scotland is just on the edge, so it could well be on the horizon pretty low and if the sky is clear. low pressure is still
right ok. i am ready to be rescued right now ok. i am ready to be rescued right nova right now. that looks cold. certainly- right now. that looks cold. certainly. but right now. that looks cold. certainly. but how - right now. that looks cold. certainly. but how could i right now. that looks cold. - certainly. but how could drones help rescue swimmers in distress? help rescue swimmers in distress? ., distress? and then from cold and wet to distress? and then from cold and wet to hot distress? and then from cold and wet to hot and distress? and then from cold and wet to hot and dry. - distress? and then from cold | and wet to hot and dry. laura checks out the ai watching for fire. as ca rs as cars get ever more powerful and evermore numerous, the quest for road safety is an ongoing battle. some cities like london have introduced congestion zones which reduce the amount of traffic and make things safer for pedestrians but there is also research going into how to protect
inherent is any fire like signal. the inherent risk is any fire like signal. the inherent risk of is any fire like signal. the inherent risk of wildfires means this is a space in which the tech has had to grow. across the world, different techniques are being employed, giant sprinklers in spain to infrared cameras in america. a! will have its place, but ultimately, the aim is the same, to detect wildfires as quickly as possible and to protect the lives they threaten. that was laura. and that s all we ve got time for. next are watching, see you soon. goodbye. hello. the weekend weather delivers more of the same of what we ve had over the past week, couple of weeks, actually. it ll be very mild, actually. it will feel quite warm when we get see some
more intense and more frequent, the risk of wildfires will increase two. the question is, can technology help to get wildfires under control earlier? laura goodwin investigates. it only takes one spark to start a wildfire that can spread for miles and raged for days but with climate changing and then becoming drier, it s providing the perfect conditions for wildfires to blaze and even in traditionally cooler parts of the world, wildfires are becoming more unpredictable. clouds are dominating the skyline today but back in the summer, it was very different. it had been particularly dry and this piece of moorland in west calderjust outside of edinburgh earned for three days. it took 60 firefighters and i2 appliances