Humanity’s earliest irrational fear of forests had to do with “evil spirits,” along with anxiety over mostly harmless ...

MAYBE IN AUSTRALIA PROBLEM, BUT I LIVE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, TECHNICALLY A RAIN FOREST AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING TERRIBLE FIRE SEASONS FOR THE PAST DECADES. ASIDE CREEPING NORTHWARD INTO OREGON ...

Time is of the essence when fighting forest fires. Sensors attached to trunks “smell” tell-tale gases like hydrogen and carbon monoxide, and alert firefighters within the first hour—before ...