The outbreak of a wildfire can be detected by IoT, an emerging company's initiatives: Is the issue cost (page 1/2)?

　Flame flutters on the horizon, spreading to the valley in an incapacitated state.The flame thoroughly destroys buildings such as barns and attacks houses in residential areas.After that, smoldering houses and black -bearing property were left, and people's lives were completely destroyed.

　This is a scene that is currently occurring frequently in the western part of the United States (Reference / Guardian).The effects of the air gaps changed due to the western mountain fire were wide, and smoke generated from flames flowed to Chicago and New York, causing severe air pollution.Stopping the occurrence of a mountain fire itself exceeds the range of technology, but is it possible to alleviate the degree of seriousness?Currently, IoT -related companies that are trying to demonstrate these claims are steadily increasing, despite the small number.

　In the United States, the intensity of wildfires is increasing year by year, and the number of cases has increased, making it a very serious problem.In the last few years, intense mountain fire has been rampant in the Amazon region and Australia.

　Various discussions are being held for the reasons for the rapid increase in wildfires.For example, in addition to climate change, which has been cited as an obvious fundamental cause, a fire caused by a 5G (fifth -generation mobile communication) mobile phone base station that occurred in Colorado, and a fire due to a target shooting in Nevada.It is extensive, such as the cause of the region -specific occurrence.

　A wildfire has a catastrophic impact regardless of its cause.And the frequency of occurrence has clearly increased in recent years.According to the NAFC joint fire center (NIFC), as of July 20, 2021, 83 large forest fires have occurred in the United States, and so far have 2,585,492 acras.It was burned down.Experts also clarified the surprising results that "mountain fire accounts for about 20 % of the world's overall carbon dioxide emissions per year."

　In Oregon, a wildfire called "Bootleg Fire" is currently occurring, and forests exceeding 400,000 acres are destroyed.At the same time, Dixie Fire, a mountain fire in California, burned out the area exceeding 197,000 acras across three counties in the state.According to Calfire, California, as of July 26, 2021, only 22 % of the total was stopped.

　According to Climate Central, a third -party organization composed of scientists and journalists working on global warming -related research and reporting, "the area burned down due to wildfires is about twice the average year compared to 40 years ago.It is increasing. "

　What should I do to prevent a wildfire?Ask the "Smokey The Bear" (a mascot character in a joint forest fire prevention campaign planned by the US Forest Bureau).

　The earliest the discovery of a mountain fire, the easier it will be to stop.If a dangerous situation can be detected before a fire occurs, the authorities can stop before the catastrophe occurs.However, it is very difficult to detect fire in the forest area early.In areas where mountain fires are likely to occur, before the development of aircraft monitoring and satellite -based GPS technology, it rely on weather forecasts and forestry monitoring activities for each season as a method to prevent wildfire.I had no choice but to leave it to luck.