Last year, wildfires burned a section of the planet the size of the EU. In the northern hemisphere, the fire season will soon be upon us - so how are innovators preparing?
Here, three leaders speak about the next generation in wildfire-fighting - Sean Triplett of Earth Fire Alliance on satellite monitoring, Osmar Bambini of climatetech company Umgrauemeio on AI detection and Felipe Borelli of RoboticsCats on converting everyday camera systems into souped-up wildfire detection networks.
A World Economic Forum white paper makes the case that wildfires are quickly outgrowing current control methods and argues for much greater investment in prevention and preparedness across governments, emergency services and industry. Read it here.
