B.C.’s work to make forests more wildfire-proof is slow, careful and years behind
That’s a slow, deliberate process that the province is far behind on Matty Captan shoves the barrel of a propane torch deep ...
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Canada invests $72 million on satellite constellation to monitor active wildfires
Canada is investing $72 million on a novel satellite constellation that will monitor active forest fires across the country.
Trump's cuts to federal wildfire crews could have 'scary' consequences
President Donald Trump's moves to slash the federal workforce have gutted the ranks of wildland firefighters and support ...
Electronics Weekly4d
OroraTech provides thermal sensing for Canadian WildFireSat mission
OroraTech, a specialist in space-based thermal intelligence, will develop the payloads for the constellation of a WildFireSat ...
Wildfire risk ‘very much in the mind’ of CRTC as it mulls new FM licences in Yellowknife
The risk of wildfires in the Northwest Territories is one of the main reasons a new commercial FM radio licence could be granted in Yellowknife, according to an official with the Canadian ...
Scientists are racing to discover the depth of ocean damage sparked by the LA wildfires
On a recent Sunday, Tracy Quinn drove down the Pacific Coast Highway to assess damage wrought upon the coastline by the ...
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Firefighters say Trump ‘driving wildfire prevention train off the rails’ by slashing federal workforce
The Marshall Fire near Boulder in 2021. President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the federal workforce have gutted the ranks ...
Nearly Everyone in the World Breathes Bad Air. This Is What You Can Do To Lower Your Risk
Nearly the entire world — about 99% of the global population — is exposed to air at some point that doesn’t meet strict quality standards.
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Addressing the growing threat of forest fires
As wildfires swept throughout Los Angeles last month, destroying homes and causing casualties and displacements, the urgency of addressing and preventing forest fires took centre stage once again.
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Forest Service Layoffs and Frozen Funds Increase the Risk From Wildfires
This comes on top of a funding freeze also ordered by the administration that has interrupted work designed to clear national forests of vegetation that can feed wildfires. That work has grown ...
'Whose Line Is It Anyways" stars bringing show to Forest Hills Fine Art Center
There were a lot of highs and lows for the 50th Anniversary special of Saturday Night Live—billed as SNL 50—that aired Sunday ...