Wildfires will continue to burn across Canada in the future, but how humans prevent, monitor and extinguish them could become faster and less destructive thanks to new technology.
, have attempted to push back the fires but the dry landscape creates difficult working conditions.
Fire crews use a mixture of water and fire suppression chemicals like foam when battling blazes. These foams often have harmful polyfluoroalkyl substances ,"The foam of the future isn't really a foam, it's a gel," Quincy Emmons, a co-founder of FireRein told CTVNews.ca in an interview. It gives firefighters the capacity to push the gel and fire away from something. One issue with existing foam, Emmons said, is it can run off, contaminating drinking water.
"This exponentially improves a country's fire management system, just because you're using existing planes," he said. Regeneration Canada, a grassroots organization based in Montreal, is pushing the idea of how crops can deter the spread of a wildfire. there is a huge effect of slowing down the fire just because of how it's humid and there's lots of water in the ecosystemTo achieve moist soil, Petro says farmers need to focus on retaining roots and crop health year-round. One way to do this is by ensuring multiple species of plants can live together on the same plot of land.
Adding nutrients just prior to snowfall will keep the microorganisms alive throughout the harsh winters. Healthy soil by itself is not going to stop wildfire, but Petro says farms could play a role in slowing the spread to communities. Stakeholders told Satyam that often fires are only detected by humans calling in to emergency services or by satellites reporting heat signatures.Pano AI is a link between early detection and an alert system, Satyam said.
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