Fighting Wildfires Goes High Tech With Laser Drones, Sensors and Satellites
Australia’s fire season looms and researchers are looking to move beyond ‘detecting fires with people in towers and binoculars’ Global satellite data indicate wildfires are becoming bigger and more intense. WSJ talks with NASA’s Doug Morton to understand the science behind what’s making the planet more flammable and making fires harder to control. Noah Berger/Associated Press By Dec. 14, 2020 5:30 am ET
SYDNEY In October, a sensor mounted on a 28-foot pole in the Australian countryside detected small particles in the air near a timber plantation and sent out an alert.