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Smoke from wildfires in Canada and the West Coast spreads across North America
Intense wildfires in western Canada have sent huge plumes of smoke sweeping across North America in recent days — pollution that has been captured in images by NASA satellites, aircraft and ...
NASA demonstrates new wildland fire airspace management system
NASA researchers conducted initial validation of a new airspace management system designed to enable crews to use aircraft to ...
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NASA Ames researchers working on technology to improve firefighting from the air
On Tuesday, NASA researchers performed their first wildfire test flight mission, using their new airspace management technology. In the beautiful Salinas foothills, NASA researchers based out of ...
200 employees of NASA's JPL lost homes in the Eaton Fire. Now the lab is working to protect LA
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which was threatened by the flames of a recent LA wildfire, is working with the state of California on new technologies to monitor the air and water surrounding ...
A Google-backed weapon to battle wildfires made it into orbit
The constellation will keep a close eye on wildfires, eventually imaging nearly all of the Earth’s surface once every 20 ...
Insurance Business America10d
Canada's mining sector feels the heat as wildfires disrupt operations
Insured losses from wildfires across Canada last year were staggering, with damages exceeding $8 billion. The Jasper wildfire ...
The Conversation26d
Wildfire season is changing in Canada — posing even greater risks to the nation’s communities and ecosystems
University of Ottawa provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Wildfire season in Canada has historically spanned from late April to August — with the most damaging of these fires ...