NASA airborne sensors help firefighters battle flames
As the summer blazes on, NASA-developed infrared imaging technology will once again be used to support wildfire incident commanders in California.
Environment
Aug 19, 2011
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Landsat 5 satellite helps emergency managers fight largest fire in Arizona history
The largest fire in the history of the state of Arizona continues to burn and emergency managers and responders are using satellite data from a variety of instruments to plan their firefighting containment strategies and ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 16, 2011
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Arizona blaze part of new era -- more big wildfires
(AP) -- The fires searing parts of the West are an eerie echo of the past, a frightening reminder of a once terrible danger that had been held largely at bay for decades.
Environment
Jun 15, 2011
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Obama moves to curb road-building in forests
(AP) -- The Obama administration is ordering a one-year moratorium on most road-building and other development on about 50 million acres of remote national forests.
Environment
May 29, 2009
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