利用数字技术应对野火蔓延

作者：罗宾·费伦; 张梓晴

来源：英语世界, 2021, 40(05): 81-85.

<正>From the Amazon basin to northern Siberian forests, the wildfires are spreading. However, the technology used to tackle large area fires has become more sophisticated to respond to this threat.从亚马孙河流域到西伯利亚的北部森林,野火正在蔓延。不过,用于应对大面积火灾的科技已变得更加先进。野火是地球上最具破坏力的灾害之一。当大火烧入森林或荒地边缘的城镇,可能会造成重大经济损失和人员伤亡。同时,全球温度升高和极端热浪增加了野火蔓延的风险。