All over the world, we have been gradually recording larger and more devastating wildfires due to climate change, prolonged droughts, ever increasing temperatures, as well as human activity. The technologies currently available on the market cannot fully prevent wildfires from happening. However, we keep developing tools which might substantially limit the damage wildfires cause. The most important factor minimizing said damage is the fast reaction time of fire services. It is obvious - the faster a wildfire is spotted, the easier it is to extinguish. Therefore, early detection is key. However, even though many different wildfire detection methods are being applied all over the world, around 90% of wildfires are still reported by random passers-by. Wildfires are not only the cause of worse quality of air, excessive erosion, deforestation, or the decrease in biodiversity. Ever more often, they are responsible for human tragedies. The city's infrastructure can be severely damaged, people can lose their homes or, in worst-case scenarios, even their lives.
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