Of all the deadly ramifications of climate change, wildfires might be the most immediate. Though humans start most fires, hotter and drier conditions have led to longer “fire seasons” and a higher number of blazes that spread farther and faster.
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- ArticlesThe [Southern California Edison] camera installation was done in partnership with UC San Diego, the University of Oregon and the University of Nevada, Reno. The utility owns the equipment and feeds the images into the wider, university-run network, AlertWildfire.
- ArticlesCan big data simulations predict the path of wildfires and train firefighters to battle the next one?
- ArticlesAir Attack platforms have been around for many years. These aircraft serve a vital role in coordinating airstrikes, as well as directing firefighters on the ground as to where they need to intervene to stop wildfires from spreading. But with the FIRIS platform, air attack rises to a whole new level of effectiveness.
- VideosResearchers at UC San Diego are working on cutting edge technology to combat the constant threat of wildfires in California. The WIFIRE Lab is a collaboration between the Qualcomm Institute and the San Diego Supercomputer Center.
- VideosWIFIRE provides an end-to-end management infrastructure from data sensing and collection to modeling efforts, using a continuum of computing methods that integrate edge, cloud, and high-performance computing.
- ArticlesCalifornia fire crews abandon hand-drawn maps for up-to-date information on phones to track and extinguish blazes faster.