Published 3 years ago

This flying fire sensor could help track wildfires from a satellite in space

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A new airborne project team hopes to develop a space solution to stop wildfires. The project could one day help future firefighters acquire "fire behavior" maps within 20 minutes of an outbreak. A typical wildfire burns for more than 20 minutes before it's reported, allowing the flames to easily spiral out of control.

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This flying fire sensor could help track wildfires from a satellite in space

As wildfires currently devastate western North America, a new airborne project team hopes to develop a space solution to stop conflagrations before they get out of control.

3 years ago·United States

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