NASA Leader Casey Swails Learns About Wildfire Work at NASA Ames – NASA

NASA Leader Casey Swails Learns About Wildfire Work at NASA Ames – NASA

NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Casey Swails views a demonstration on screen in the Airspace Operations Laboratory at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. Researchers presented the diverse, long-running efforts in aeronautics at Ames that have helped lay the foundation for agency work related to wildfire response. These include a project to help integrate … Read more

NASA Joins Group to Advance Wildfire Coordination, Capabilities – NASA

NASA Joins Group to Advance Wildfire Coordination, Capabilities – NASA

NASA is now an associate member of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, giving the agency new opportunities to collaborate with federal agencies and other partners to better understand wildland fires and leverage technology and innovation to prevent and manage them for the benefit of humanity. The interagency group provides national leadership to enable interoperable wildland … Read more

Studying a Planned Fire – NASA

Studying a Planned Fire – NASA

Flames burn orange through green conifers and golden aspen on the slopes of Monroe Mountain in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest, sending gray and brown smoke billowing into the sky in this image from Oct. 9, 2023. This fire was intentionally set with a fire-dripping device suspended from a helicopter. The burn aimed to reintroduce fire to the Monroe Mountain … Read more

2023 in Review: Highlights from NASA in Silicon Valley – NASA

2023 in Review: Highlights from NASA in Silicon Valley – NASA

It’s been another great year at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. Join us as we review some of the highlights of the science, engineering, and innovation from 2023. Announcing a New Innovation Hub Planned for NASA Research Park at Ames Berkeley Space Center is a proposed new campus of the University of … Read more

NASA Flights Link Methane Plumes to Tundra Fires in Western Alaska – NASA

NASA Flights Link Methane Plumes to Tundra Fires in Western Alaska – NASA

Methane ‘hot spots’ in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are more likely to be found where recent wildfires burned into the tundra, altering carbon emissions from the land. In Alaska’s largest river delta, tundra that has been scorched by wildfire is emitting more methane than the rest of the landscape long after the flames died, scientists have … Read more

Hawaii starts probe into wildfire handling, as toll hits 80

Hawaii starts probe into wildfire handling, as toll hits 80

Hawaii‘s chief legal officer said Friday she was opening a probe into the handling of devastating wildfires that killed at least 80 people in the state this week, as criticism grows of the official response. The announcement and increased death toll came as residents of Lahaina were allowed back into the town for the first … Read more

Smoke from forest fires blankets northern Thailand in thick pollution | CNN

Smoke from forest fires blankets northern Thailand in thick pollution | CNN

Bangkok, Thailand CNN  —  Smoke from fires in northern Thailand is making it hard to breathe, and at least one hospital in Chiang Mai says it’s reached “full ward capacity” as people present with respiratory issues from breathing air pollution. Air pollution has been a longstanding problem in Thailand, usually caused by heavy road traffic … Read more

Chile wildfires leave at least 22 people dead, officials say | CNN

Chile wildfires leave at least 22 people dead, officials say | CNN

CNN  —  At least 22 people have died in connection with widespread forest fires in south-central Chile, according to government officials. Interior Minister Carolina Tohá confirmed during a news conference on Saturday that 22 people are dead. There are 1,429 people in shelters, 554 injured and 16 suffering severe burns who are in serious condition, … Read more

Vancouver’s air quality affected as several wildfires rage | CNN

Vancouver’s air quality affected as several wildfires rage | CNN

CNN  —  Wildfires burning in British Columbia and Washington state have triggered an air quality advisory for metro Vancouver, according to a Metro Vancouver district press release. The smoke is contributing to high concentrations of fine particulate matter in the area, which pose the greatest risk to health, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. … Read more

These were the best and worst places for air quality in 2021, new report shows | CNN

These were the best and worst places for air quality in 2021, new report shows | CNN

CNN  —  Air pollution spiked to unhealthy levels around the world in 2021, according to a new report. The report by IQAir, a company that tracks global air quality, found that average annual air pollution in every country — and 97% of cities — exceeded the World Health Organization’s air quality guidelines, which were designed … Read more