The Thomas Fire, which ranks as one of the largest wildfires🔥 in California history, was a sign of things to come. Sparked by power lines, the conflagration burned some 281,800 acres in December 2017, a month that normally lies outside of wildfire season.
A firefighter watches as the Bobcat Fire burns in Juniper Hills, California, in 2020. The Thomas Fire, which ranks as one of the largest wildfires in California history, was a sign of things to come. Sparked by power lines, the conflagration burned some 281,800 acres in December 2017, a month that normally lies outside of wildfire season.He points to climate change, inadequate fire management and a trend of people moving into wildland areas as factors.
“We’re building new tools. We have new observations, and we need to integrate that into fire management,” says Clements. Clement’s lab is working to develop a fire scanning and mapping technology using a Light Detection and Ranging device that can peer into smoke plumes and identify strong updrafts. Along with data from weather balloons, it can help predict how a fire will change and where it will go.
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