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Biden–Harris Admin Advances Early Wildfire Detection by Expanding Use of Satellites as Part of Investing in America Agenda

July 27, 2024 admin air quality, bipartisan infrastructure law, deb haaland, Department of the Interior, investing in america, Joe Biden, national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), NOAA, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, tom vilsack, us department of agriculture (usda), us wildfires, Wildfire, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:38:24 +0000

A collaborative agreement for use of NOAA satellites will help the Interior and Agriculture Departments detect wildfires early, track wildfires in real time, and provide data for public safety and air quality modeling The Biden–Harris administration yesterday announced it is taking additional steps to safeguard western communities in the face … [continued]

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U.S. Deploys $3.5B Boost for Grid Resilience: Major Projects Revealed

October 18, 2023 admin Business, DOE, energy innovation, engineering, flexibility, full coverage, grid resilience, iija, interconnection, microgrid, news, Policy, power industry, Renewables, Research and Development, resiliency, Smart Grid, T&D, Technology, trends, utilities, Wildfire

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 21:55:54 +0000

Fifty-eight projects spearheaded by major U.S. power stakeholders will receive up to $3.5 billion in federal funding to improve grid flexibility and boost power system resiliency against extreme weather and […]

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Upgrades to Line Sensors Support Reliability of the Power Grid

August 1, 2022 admin cameras, Canada, Greece, ICELAND, laki power, line sensors, T&D, transmission, Weather, Wildfire

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:16:36 +0000

New technologies to monitor power lines are emerging worldwide, part of continuing efforts to harden the power grid and increase reliability and resiliency. Utilities and other operators of electricity

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Public Safety Power Shutoffs: How Utilities Could Partner

February 3, 2020 admin Business, California, camp fire, Gas, Hydro, Legal & Regulatory, mitigation, news, O&M, PG&E, psps, public safety power shutoffs, Renewables, risk, risk mitigation, Safety, sce, SDG&E, Smart Grid, Solar, T&D, Wildfire, wildfire prevention plan, Wind, WPP

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 08:06:14 +0000

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Catastrophic wildfires have devastated California in recent years. This article seeks to outline a plan wherein neighboring utilities can send energy to support a utility that has shut down critical paths during wildfire mitigation efforts. On the morning of Nov. 8, 2018, the Camp Fire erupted 90 miles north of Sacramento, California (Figure 1). This fire […]

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Designing a more resilient forest: Team of scientists takes aim at source of B.C.'s catastrophic fires

January 30, 2020 admin British Columbia, climate change, forest fires, forestry, global climate change, local news, university of british columbia, Wildfire, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Randy Shore| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 01:39:31 +0000

Long-term trends toward higher temperatures, lower precipitation and the frequency of ignition events such as lightning have us moving briskly in the wrong direction

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Fighting wildfires, from northern B.C. to New South Wales, is a family affair

January 28, 2020 admin local news, Wildfire, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Gordon McIntyre| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:12:09 +0000

Jeff Austin of Williams Lake is one of the Canadians trying to tame Australia’s wildfires from the air.

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Bushfire Survivors Describe What It’s Like Fighting Flames From Their Doorstep

January 22, 2020 admin Australia, australian bushfires, Bushfire, Climate, Wildfire

Credit to Author: Gavin Butler| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:39:45 +0000

As fires swept through southern New South Wales on New Year’s Eve, hundreds of residents were issued an emergency warning: evacuate now, or stay and defend.

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