The idea of extinguishing fires with sound waves is captivating, with companies like Sonic Fire Tech promoting "damage-free" suppression. While infrasound works for small flames in controlled settings, scaling it to replace traditional sprinkler systems faces huge challenges in energy, scalability, and environmental factors. It's a niche player, not a universal substitute for proven fire…

https://www.tpp.blog/o6kt1ce

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Forests, roads and mega fires
"More roads are associated with more fires"

"A problem arises when forest managers look at forests exclusively “through the lens of timber and dollar signs on trees."
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https://grist.org/wildfires/wildfire-prevention-roads-trump-repeal-roadless-rule-usda-forest-service/

Char Miller, "Burn Scars: A Documentary History of Fire Suppression, from Colonial Origins to the Resurgence of Cultural Burning" (Oregon State UP, 2024)
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https://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/burn-scars
#LoggingImpacts #LoggingIndustry #NSWLogging #roads #bushfires #timber #extractivism #thinning #PrescribedBurns #FireSuppression #megafires #colonialism #CounterNarratives #IndigenousPeoples #CulturalBurning #ecology

BonV Aero Introduce Drone Utility Pods to Tackle Critical Gaps in Remote Logistics

#TycoonWorld #BonVAero #DronePods #ModularDrones #DroneTechnology #UAV #DeepTech #RemoteLogistics #DroneLogistics #HealthcareDrones #DefenceTech #EmergencyRelief #DisasterManagement #EnvironmentalProtection #MedicalSupplies #ColdChainLogistics #FireSuppression #AerialSurveillance #CriticalSupplies #LastMileDelivery #Innovation #IndianStartup #LogisticsSolutions #Efficiency
https://tycoonworld.in/bonv-aero-launches-modular-drone-utility-pods-to-bridge-remote-logistics-gaps-across-india/

"The immense blazes that roared through much of the country are, in part, due to a legacy of poor #ForestManagement. The #LoggingIndustry has long prized #conifers and has gradually reshaped the landscape with lucrative – but highly #combustible – trees. Decades of #FireSuppression, as well as a shift away from prescribed burns practiced by Indigenous communities, has left much of the forest floor littered with flammable deadfall."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/22/canada-wildfires-forests-carbon-emissions