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This Google-Backed Satellite Will Look for Wildfires From Space
FireSat is one such attempt. A collaboration between Google Research, the nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance, Silicon Valley's Muon Space, and Intel's Moore Foundation, this satellite constellation ...
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Australia's Wildfires Have Killed Over 1 Billion Animals, Expert Now Estimates
According to Today, over 1 billion animals are feared dead due to Australia’s raging wildfires, which have been burning through the country since September of last year. This bleak estimate ...
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A Google-backed weapon to battle wildfires made it into orbit
The constellation is a joint effort between Muon Space and the Earth Fire Alliance, a nonprofit supported by Google, Muon Space, the Environmental Defense Fund, the Gordon and Betty Moore ...
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Satellite launch kicks off a new effort to monitor wildfires from space
A Google-backed mission to detect wildfires from space launched a prototype satellite last week, which is now communicating with its developers on Earth. “The devastating wildfires in Los ...
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Leonardo DiCaprio's Environmental Organization Donates $3 Million to Australian Wildfire Relief
Earth Alliance, co-chaired by Leonardo DiCaprio, Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth, created the Australia Wildfire Fund Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...