More recently, the Amazon rain-forest wildfires and Australian forest fires that caused a devastating disaster in which 100s of millions of wildlife perished along with the forest cover. In near future if this remained unchecked it will have the grave consequences on the global warming and climatic change. With the forest fires on the rising trend a number of wildlife species will be endangered or extinct in near future.
Keeping this in mind, I have started a project namely "IoT and Cloud Computing based model to detect and prevent forest fires : special reference to recent Amazon and Australian Forest Fires". Interesting researchers can join the project so as to come out with a fruitful solution.
The suggestions in this regard from researchers are welcomed and encouraged.
# Global Warming is a Global Warning.
Especially the Amazon forests are the lungs of the world. They are the most important sources of oxygen to our world. Australia is also a prominent continent of our planet. It is known how valuable both are in the lives of all of us. Therefore, the damages that occur here affect all humanity. It is an undeniable fact that today, technology, communication and transportation are far ahead of the last century. These advances should be used effectively to protect such valuable world assets. From the satellite imagery, the onset of such a fire should be immediately detected. The authorities who have identified this should immediately notify the officers who will intervene. Persons in charge of responding to this fire should also quickly reach the fire place and extinguish the fire in the most effective manner. Here it is extremely important to draw a great lesson from past fire disasters. The greatest responsibility in this regard falls on the states where these valuable assets are dominated. Brazil and Australia are highly sensitive states on these issues and will do what is necessary. In today's world, if we use concepts such as artificial intelligence, robot revolution, cyber era and try to become familiar with them, we should be able to find more effective solutions to such problems from the past. We must use all means of development.
Mehmet Emir Thank you very much for your suggestions and this good piece of information .
Suggest you consult with USForest Service. They have many papers, training and educational materials as well as much experience to share on basically all aspects of is subjects of wildfire, prescribed fire, forest and fuels management, emergency response, firefighting, recovery effots, etc.
Shahbaz Afzal Sandeep Kumar
2019 Is weak El Nino year. El Niño years tend to see warmer-than-average temperatures across most of southern Australia, particularly during the second half of the year. In general, decreased cloud cover results in warmer-than-average daytime temperatures, particularly in the spring and summer months. Higher temperatures exacerbate the effect of lower rainfall by increasing evaporative demand.
This can also lead to forest fire can also look into Meteorological parameters to establish the relationship for both the Amazon forest and Australia Bushfire separately.
Although VIIRS captured very well forest fire of Australia.
Since when there was a forest fire, there was a blanket of aerosol and can check incoming radiations too, because I think aerosol will hinder incoming longwave radiations and can change the earth's surface phenomenon. Many parameters can be checked like this and can be finalized some conclusion. Love to collaborate or join your project for fruitful decision.
https://time.com/5759964/australian-bushfires-climate-change/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/01/australian-wildfires-cause-firestorms/
https://www.vox.com/2019/12/30/21039298/40-celsius-australia-fires-2019-heatwave-climate-change
Preet Lal Thank you very much for sharing your interest and presenting some insights about project. I will be in touch with you very shortly.
William F. Hansen Thank you very much sir. I will definitely look into it as and when required.
Climate change seems to be on everyones mind, as so it can contribute to the frequency, intensity and duration of severe droughts. During the large complex of wildfires within the Okefenokee Swamp and vicinity in 2007, as hydrologist assigned on the USFWL BAER team to help assess the damage, it became evident in reviewing the past severe fire and hydrology history as evidenced in the Suwanee River record, the connectivity of this and recent past fires to drought. Droughts in other areas have contributed to great human, wildlife, vegetation and land resource calamity through history. Since I mentioned the US Forest Service, it too has quite a history, some of which has been documented in books like The Big Burn that mentioned aspects of the early wildfire and hazards of firefighting history that became part of the USFS mission. These large wildfires in drought conditions can create their own weather, compounding the severity, and the amount of smoke, wind blown burning debris spreading fire and other issues. I think the main link to USFS is usfs.gov and they have always been helpful in sharing ideas and technology to help others.
LIFE FINDS A WAY: PICTURE AFTER THE AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRES (Photo Credit: Cyn Bodycote - jennybeck63 - AusJos - ijeep - max maujean)
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