Wildfires can be tracked by their distinctive rumble

In a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, researchers have shown that they can now map distant wildfires through the rumble they make, noting that even a low-intensity grassland fire “hums” loudly enough to be monitored just by sound.

Wildfires can be tracked by their distinctive rumble

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How AI is playing a growing role in wildfire response

At a time when artificial intelligence (AI) is making inroads into a variety of industries and applications, including helping detect and monitor wildfires, researchers are exploring how it could help fire officials decide where to deploy crews across multiple fires.

How AI is playing a growing role in wildfire response

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National Fire News

The National Interagency Fire Center reported that 68 new fires, including five new large fires, cropped up nationwide on Tuesday, as 20,245 firefighters and support personnel continued to battle 84 large fires, in a year in which 52,626 wildfires have burned more than 8.2 million acres across the United States.

National Fire News

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Microsoft Donates US$5m to Help Detect & Prevent Wildfires

Following a year in which nearly 78,000 wildfires blazed across the U.S., representing a 20% increase over 2024, Microsoft is investing in AI-powered wildfire detection, as hotter temperatures, prolonged drought and expanding development increase the wildfire risk to communities and ecosystems.

Microsoft Donates US$5m to Help Detect & Prevent Wildfires

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Aus in firing line of spring ‘double-whammy’

Following a sobering forecast by the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council about the bushfire season ahead, Australians are being urged to get ready now for a hotter, drier and more dangerous spring.

Aus in firing line of spring ‘double-whammy’

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In the American West, wildfire comes for the suburbs

Following a recent study in the journal Nature Natural Hazards which found that the expansion of housing, in tandem with climate change, has quadrupled the risk of destructive wildfires in California, Grist tackles the topic of suburban wildfires which have ravaged neighborhoods in Reno, Nevada, and Spokane, Washington, this summer.

In the American West, wildfire comes for the suburbs

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Heat-fueled wildfires tear through U.S., consuming thousands of acres

Amid record heat, more than 90 wildfires are raging across the U.S., and Southern California is facing extreme heat later this week, which will cause the wildfire danger to spike, the excessive heat even affecting helicopters, which can only take off with half-loads and fly slower than usual so as not to tax their engines.

Heat-fueled wildfires tear through U.S., consuming thousands of acres

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