Viralsneezer

hy can't this be implemented immediately: Detect a wildfire / bushfire almost as soon as the first sparks occur. My understanding is that satellites that can do this are already in place. It should not be too difficult to apply this available realtime data to stopping fires very quickly after they are detected, while they are very small. Automatically generate alerts and trigger launch of firefighting helicopters / drones to douse within a few minutes of detection ... Use chemical fire-stopping bombs to kill every wildfire while it is still very small AI to predict rate and direction of expansion of fire based on weather-station data [ambient temperatures, humidity, wind speed and direction, and realtime satellite thermographic analysis - to predict rate and direction of fire growth).

Re the annually recurring wildfires near west coast of USA and Canada, and the bushfires near the east coast of Auatralia: Why can't this be implemented immediately: Satellites keep constant watch on fire-prone areas. Detect a wildfire / bushfire almost as soon as the first sparks occur. Automatically generate alerts ... and trigger launch of firefighting aircraft (choppers, drones) to douse a fire within a few minutes of detection. Use AI predict rate of expansion of fire (wind speed and direction data, realtime satellite thermographic analysis to give size, expected rate and direction of fire growth). The satellites that can do this have been in place for years. USA, Canada, and Australia have the resources to implement this before the next fire season.

Why can't we prevent wildfires / bushfires?

The annually recurring wildfires near west coast of USA and Canada, and the bushfires near the east coast of Auatralia. Why can't this be implemented immediately: Satellites keep constant watch on fire-prone areas. Detect a wildfire / bushfire almost as soon as the first sparks occur. Automatically generate alerts ... and trigger launch of firefighting aircraft (choppers, drones) to douse a fire within a few minutes of detection. Use AI predict rate of expansion of fire (wind speed and direction data, realtime satellite thermographic analysis to give size, expected rate and direction of fire growth). The satellites that can do this have been in place for years. USA, Canada, and Australia have the resources to implement this before the next fire season.