Hacker News with Generative AI: Wildfires

The Northeast is becoming fire country (newyorker.com)
Throughout the night of November 8th, my sleep was pierced by the smell of a burning forest.

Climate Change, Environment, Wildfires, New York

45 points by gregorymichael 18 hours ago | 48 comments

USFS decision to halt prescribed burns in California is history repeating (cepr.net)
Last week, the US Forest Service announced it would stop prescribed burning in California “for the foreseeable future,” stating that the decision was made as a precautionary measure to ensure the availability of staff and equipment in case of potential wildfires.

Wildfires, California, Environmental Policy, Forest Management

342 points by danboarder 17 days ago | 245 comments

The Most Desperately Needed Airplane Is Back in Production (bloomberg.com)
After the world posted its worst year for wildfires, with an area roughly the size of Nicaragua scorched in 2023, one plane model has become the most important aircraft on Earth.

Aviation, Wildfires, Climate Change, Environmental Issues, News

32 points by helsinkiandrew 67 days ago | 7 comments

An explosive California wildfire looked like a bomb went off from space (cnn.com)

Wildfires, California, Space, Natural Disasters

7 points by LinuxBender 70 days ago | 1 comments

Canada wildfires last year released more carbon than several countries (reuters.com)

Climate Change, Environment, Canada, Wildfires

38 points by will-burner 85 days ago | 10 comments

Smoke Forecast – Real time map of fires and their smoke with forecast (firesmoke.ca)

Smoke Forecast, Wildfires, Air Quality, Mapping, Canada

33 points by LinuxBender 109 days ago | 4 comments

Shoe prints lead FBI to suspect couple involved in multiple New Mexico wildfires (nbcnews.com)