FIRESTORM

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Muon Space launches FireSat prototype to enhance wildfire tracking from orbit
Mar 17, 2025 (SPX)
The FireSat satellite, entirely conceptualized and constructed by Muon Space, features an advanced six-channel multispectral infrared (IR) sensor. This state-of...
Japan's worst wildfire in 50 years brought under control: mayor
Mar 09, 2025 (AFP)
The fire had raged in the mountains around the rural region since February 26, killing at least one person, damaging at least 210 buildings and forcing more tha...
Rain checks spread of Japan wildfire
Mar 06, 2025 (AFP)
The blaze had raged around the northern city of Ofunato for more than a week, killing one person and forcing more than 4,500 residents to evacuate their homes. ...
Japan's worst wildfire in half a century spreads
Mar 04, 2025 (AFP)
White smoke billowed from a forested area around the northern city of Ofunato, aerial TV footage showed, five days after the blaze began after record low rainfa...
Japan deploys 2,000 firefighters to tackle forest blaze
Mar 03, 2025 (AFP)
One person died last week in the blaze in the northern region of Iwate, which follows record low rainfall in the area and last year's hottest summer on record a...
Japan battles biggest wildfire in decades
Mar 01, 2025 (AFP)
Flames are estimated to have spread over about 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres) in the forest of Ofunato in the northern region of Iwate since fire broke out on Wed...
When Mediterranean Landscapes Recover from Fire: Understanding Vegetation Regeneration
Mar 01, 2025 (SPX)
Led by principal investigator Macarena Ortega, the research focused on an area that had not been subject to reforestation and had experienced two significant wi...
Japan forest fire kills one, prompts evacuations
Feb 27, 2025 (AFP)
Military helicopters have been mobilised to try and douse the flames raging in forested areas of Ofunato in the northern region of Iwate. Aerial footage from pu...
Japan forest fire burns buildings, prompts evacuations
Feb 27, 2025 (AFP)
Aerial footage from public broadcaster NHK showed the bright blaze reducing several houses to charred frames in forested areas of Ofunato in the region of Iwate...
Los Angeles wildfires costliest in history: Munich Re
Feb 26, 2025 (AFP)
Munich Re, which acts as an insurer for insurers, said it expected some 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in loss claims from the fires. The estimate was "subjec...
Fewer Fires Burn in North America Today but Pose Greater Risks
Feb 18, 2025 (SPX)
The study, conducted by the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder and the U.S. Forest Servi...
NASA Tests Drones to Provide Micrometeorology, Aid in Fire Response
Feb 16, 2025 (SPX)
Wildfires are increasing in number and severity around the world, including the United States, and wind is a major factor. It leads to unexpected and unpredicta...
CSA awards $72M contract to Spire Global Canada for WildFireSat Mission
Feb 10, 2025 (SPX)
Canada allocates approximately Can$1 billion annually to combat wildfires, with indirect costs escalating due to property damage, evacuations, health expenses, ...
Almost half of remote French island hit by wildfire; Argentina's northern prairies consumed by fires
Feb 10, 2025 (AFP)
After affecting 18 percent of the small 58 square kilometre (22 square mile) Amsterdam Island on January 29, the fire is now hitting 45 percent of its territory...
Energized vortex launcher could reshape firefighting strategies
Feb 05, 2025 (SPX)
Those aerosols are propelled by donut-shaped vortex rings that shift local oxygen into ozone and generate powerful gusts of air. After release, the rings' swift...
Wildfires burning in Argentine Patagonia kills man, hundreds evacuate
Feb 03, 2025 (AFP)
"This disaster left one fatal victim, devastated thousands of hectares and caused enormous damage to our community," said Alberto Weretilneck, governor of Argen...
LA fires fully contained after burning for 3 weeks: state agency
Feb 01, 2025 (AFP)
The Palisades and Eaton fires in Southern California's Los Angeles County were the most destructive in the history of the second-largest US city, burning more t...
Thailand orders stubble burning crackdown as pollution spikes
Jan 31, 2025 (AFP)
Smoke from farmers burning crop stubble combines with vehicle and factory emissions to send air pollution in Bangkok and other cities soaring in the early month...
How satellites and AI help fight wildfires today
Jan 31, 2025 (SPX)
That technology has evolved over the years, yet some techniques are very similar to those used over 100 years ago. I have spent several decades studying combust...
Bereaved, threatened: Priest exposing Italy's toxic mafia fires
Jan 30, 2025 (AFP)
As the parish priest of Caivano, near Naples, the 69-year-old has been at the forefront of community efforts to expose and remedy the illegal disposal of indust...
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