Drone technology is changing the game for firefighters in high-risk areas like California. These aren’t the small, photo-taking drones you’ve seen people use for leisure at the beach or the park, either. The drones that are helping firefighting efforts are a whole new breed designed specifically to help save homes … Read more

The wildfires that are widespread and damaging enough to make the national news often take place in California. In 2020 — the state’s worst wildfire season on record — 4,092,151 acres burned, accounting for 4.10% of the large state’s total area.  Many homes and commercial buildings, wildlife habitats and ecosystems, … Read more

If you’ve caught any wildfire news over the past couple of years, you’ll have noticed that fires are burning more intensely and for longer these days. Take the Cameron Peak Fire in Colorado in 2020, for instance. It raged on from August to December as scores of firefighters struggled to … Read more

Unfortunately, the recent trend of regular, devastating wildfires isn’t going anywhere. According to the latest scientific evidence, they’re a problem that’s only going to get worse as time goes on.  The UN Environment Program (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal, an environmental education nonprofit, released a report together earlier this year on the … Read more