Wildfires

Gadgets

6 Tools That Are Saving Arizona From The Wildfires

2:30AM June 30, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Now that summer is heating up in the US, certain parts of the world are prone to one heat specific disaster: wildfires. They’re not fun, and they can destroy many lives in a flash. But it’s also an area where a lot of groundbreaking technology is put to use. Here are six of our favourite firefighting technologies: More »

Firefighting ATV Concept: Twin Water Cannons, Gull Wing Doors

1:40AM December 4, 2009 | Danny Allen

Dubbed the Amatoya, this concept recon buggy would allow a two-person crew to zip around hotspots and fire fronts to collect intel faster, and more safely than the modified Toyota Landcruisers and light tankers being used today. More »

Cameras

Five Shocking Time-Lapse Videos Of The Los Angeles Wildfire

11:00AM September 5, 2009 | Sean Fallon

After 11 days, Firefighters believe they have finally made progress battling the arson fire that has ravaged 148,258 acres of Angeles National Forest. That is a herculean feat, as these frighting time-lapse videos illustrate. More »

Science

LA Smouldering From Space

1:40AM September 3, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

The LA fires have actually exploded to double the 245 kilometres they cover in this photo taken Sunday morning by NASA’s Terra satellite. I imagine this is sort of what LA will look like from space mid-apocalypse. [NASA via BoingBoing]