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Tracking Fires from the Earth, Air and Space


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Wildfires are often discovered by aircraft pilots, drivers or spotters in observation towers but also increasingly by remote sensors, which alert authorities to fire outbreaks. Mike O'Sullivan reports that a new ground-based camera system and satellites in space are helping firefighters.

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