Early warning

This document explains the disaster disk management mechanism in Palestine.

Could crowdsourcing hold the key to early wildfire detection?

USC researchers develop low-cost wildfire detection system to accurately detect wildfires minutes-even seconds-after they ignite.

USA: scientists deploy to New Mexico fire to enhance water monitoring

U.S. Geological Survey scientists will deploy to the active South Fork and Salt fires today to increase water data transmission from streamgages within the burn area.

USA: Science helps protect Colorado travelers

In the summer of 2021, travelers in Colorado's Glenwood Canyon were safely evacuated before massive mounds of mud and rocks buried highways and destroyed bridges, thanks to a debris flow warning system developed in part by the U.S. Geological Survey.

NASA “wildfire digital twin” pioneers new AI models

NASA’s “Wildfire Digital Twin” project will equip firefighters and wildfire managers with a superior tool for monitoring wildfires and predicting harmful air pollution events and help researchers observe global wildfire trends more precisely.

USA: New warning system could save lives during wildfires

Fighting physical fire with intellectual fire, Lindley and colleagues have been applying lessons learned through 75 years of severe weather forecasting in order to better anticipate and track firestorms.

US: Scientists focus on Lahaina Fire to improve prediction of fires

Scientists have successfully applied a pair of advanced computer models to simulate last year’s wildfire that devastated the Hawaiian town of Lahaina. The development could lay the groundwork for more detailed predictions of wildfires.

This paper contributes to research on building climate risks resilience through early warning systems to identify hidden trends and emerging technologies that can support practitioners in the design of Early Warning System (EWS) in Southern Africa.