In the fight against uncontrollable wildfires, Canada’s fire forecasters will soon have a new tool at their disposal. During this year’s unprecedented fire season, provincial and federal wildfire agencies had to rely on a combination of European and NASA satellite instruments to assist in monitoring and predicting fire behavior. However, the Canadian Space Agency is now on the verge of launching what they tout as the world’s inaugural public fire-monitoring satellite into orbit.
Canada’s Space Agency Wants to Become Firefighters’ Eye in the Sky
