Are wildfires getting worse?
With devastation in Hawaii and Canada, are wildfires getting worse and how can we prevent them?
Parts of Hawaii have been devastated and Canada is having its worst wildfire season on record. Are wildfires getting worse? Are they happening more frequently? Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ climate reporter Georgina Rannard explains.
Thomas GrΓΌbler, founder of Orora Tech, explains how they use AI to detect wildfires more quickly, to prevent them spreading.
With speculation on Tiktok that lasers started the wildfires in Hawaii, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ climate disinformation reporter Merlyn Thomas does some fact-checking.
Plus, Jacqui Wakefield looks into a curious story about blond twitter bots fan-girling the United Arab Emirates.
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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: Alex Rhodes and Julia Ross-Roy
Researcher: Dan Eboka
Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks
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