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Firewatcher in the Sky
Research institutions and startup companies around the world are developing new satellite, drone, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing technologies to aid in wildfire prevention and mitigation efforts.
Researchers from Rice University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are looking to tree rings, sediment layers in blue holes, as well as coastal ponds to help extend the Atlantic hurricane record back further in time.
A multidisciplinary research program hopes to improve the warning lead time for the next big geomagnetic storm, which has the potential to wreck havoc on power and communications systems around the world.