The air quality index measures PM2.5, less than 2.5 microns particles, to determine the intensity of air pollution in cities.

A string of hot and stormy days has left numerous fires burning across Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia, with ...

Wildfires are growing deadlier, but AI, satellites, and tech innovations are revolutionizing early detection, suppression, ...

NOAA satellites paired with AI data analysis also generate alerts but over a wider area. They can detect heat signatures, map ...

Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human ...

Satellite imagery has captured smoke billowing from wildfires south of the border, fueled by similar conditions to the devastating blazes in Los Angeles.

Fighting around Sudan ‘s largest oil refinery set the sprawling complex ablaze, satellite data analyzed by The Associated ...

As officials probe the cause of the Palisades Fire in Southern California, investigators have focused their attention on a popular Los Angeles-area hiking trail where another fire had burned six ...

Scientists and engineers are hoping that the growing availability of satellite ... prone to wildfire outbreaks.... actively flaming and smoldering fires, as well as burnt areas and smoke and ...

As Los Angeles firefighters battle remaining hotspots more than a week into deadly blazes, scientists and engineers hope growing availability of satellite ... fires, as well as burnt areas and ...

according to an online tool that estimates countywide mortality from wildfire smoke. The experimental model, which analyzes federal air-quality data and satellite imagery, was created by Cornell ...