Maggi Kelly

Researchers at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently developed a system that uses a satellite and drones to detect wildfires at an early stage.

A new collaborative study conducted by researchers from UC Berkeley, UC Davis and the U.S. Geological Survey shows that large trees in California’s forests are on the decline and the prevalence of smaller trees is increasing.

UC Berkeley researchers have developed an initial framework for a satellite that could one day help locate emerging fires and monitor “hot spots” in some of the most fire-prone areas of the western United States.