Increasingly destructive wildfires are one of the most consequential impacts of our changing climate, often precipitating a cascade of related disasters including landslides, debris flows, dangerous air pollution and degradation of water quality in our rivers, streams and reservoirs. Join geophysiscist Dr. Neal Driscoll as he describes how ALERTCalifornia is working to use camera systems, artificial intelligence and a variety of sophisticated remote sensing techniques to prepare, respond and recover from the ravages of wildfire on the environment. [12/2023] [Show ID: 39250]
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This is how technology like AI should be used, to protect lives, ecosystems and property. This is an excellent program, we need to up our fire prevention strategies after decades of the bad policy of no forest management, as well as the climate-change exacerbated occurrence of natural disasters. I’m glad they are employing their huge data set to other natural disasters like landslides, tsunamis and earthquakes, as well as fires.
I like the presenter all the better for acknowledging his grief at the loss of his friend and colleague, Brian. Forty-two is much too young to die! As an environmental geologist, the topic of this video is very pertinent to my field, especially erosion, and soil and water contamination from disaster-affected areas.
As path of totality moved from Oregon to Yellowstone, is it possible that the next Yellowstone major eruption will indeed be Billings Montana? The path of totality that leads to Olympus Mons is a definite. The next point of incursion leads north and east, it was Yellowstone, will it next be Billings? Our cooling cycle is on its way according to the ice core samples. Higher hots, Colder colds, but the net power of the earth is decreasing as can be seen by the Moon leaving earths orbit at 1 inch a year. We are heading towards a frozen planet in the few years. Don't cut all the CO2. Invest in indoor Hydroponics. Hot or cold, as biologics move indoors, we will still need food. Invest in Thorium reactors and build your own wind farms. When the freeze hits, the free flowing water in Washington will be frozen. We in Washington will need our power. The frozen birds won't really care if there are more wind mills per acre. Invest in your power grid. And expect Billings to be blown sky high. As there will be decades of carbon fall out in the upper atmosphere, solar will not cut the mustard. Get it done Cali.
Thank you, i am grateful that YOU made the effort to share this Knowledge.
Please, smarter, faster for all of us.
Every environmental expert the last few years keep saying this is all "beyond what was expected, at this rate"
Thank you, I'm looking forward to this.