Drones, AI and goats: The new playbook to curb wildfires

An aircraft drops flame retardant on burning vegetation in Sicily's Trapani, Italy on Aug 27, 2023. Emergency and disaster management crews are deploying drones than can detect fires earlier and are even reviving traditional practices such as using sheep and goats to graze the grass. — Reuters

As the planet continues to warm, so grows the list of countries impacted by wildfires.

Turkey, Greece and Spain have all dealt with blazes this year, and this month’s wildfire in Hawaii killed at least 115 and razed the town of Lahaina.