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The Importance of a Dedicated Fire Weather Network

Forest Technology Systems Ltd. (FTS) recently appointed an independent party to explore a common concern in the Fire Weather monitoring community: dedicated networks of remote automated weather stations (RAWS) for the primary purpose of predicting wildfire danger vs. repurposing existing networks of meteorological weather stations. With wildfires around the world increasing in frequency as well ...

May 23, 2014

By FTS

Bringing the Science of Weather to the Sport of Fishing / Weather Data and the Competitive Edge

Jim was raised in upstate New York where his first committed sporting endeavor was bow hunting. Jim has a natural drive to be the best he can be, so when an old timer told him that the key to superior hunting skill was to keep a journal and monitor animal habits and weather conditions, Jim took that advice to heart. By the time he was 20 Jim had moved into the world of predator fishing and ...

Feb. 1, 2015

By RainWise Inc.

Iowa Hazmat Outfits with Magellan Portable Weather Stations

Captain Robert Cox of the Des Moines Fire Department reports that the state of Iowa has set up seven WMD Hazmat teams to respond to WMD events anywhere in the state. Apparatus for each team will be outfitted with a Magellan Portable Weather Station™ and WeatherMaster Software™ from Columbia Weather Systems. Weather data will be available on all hazmat runs to ...

Oct. 6, 2010

By Columbia Weather Systems, Inc.

As fast as lightning: The new weather sensor with lightning detection

Up to now, there was little evidence to prove that damage or fires were caused by lightning. Lightning strikes can not only cause dangerous fires but can also give rise to great financial losses in the case of surge damage. This is especially critical for smart grids, solar panels and wind turbines, but also for building insurance, outdoor events and the forestry sector. “WS800”, the ...

Oct. 13, 2015

By G. Lufft Mess- und Regeltechnik GmbH

Hot summer weather exacerbating ozone pollution

Unusually high temperatures this summer may be contributing to poor air quality in many European cities. Thresholds to protect health from ground-level ozone have been exceeded across Europe in recent weeks, according to preliminary data reported to the European Environment Agency (EEA). Ozone pollution has serious effects on health, especially for older people and children, or those with ...

Aug. 14, 2013

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

New Collapsible Roof Mount Mast for Vehicle-Mount Weather Stations

If your vehicle doesn't have a place for the standard side brackets to mount your weather station mast, Columbia Weather Systems offers this new collapsible roof mount option. The pole is designed to be permanently mounted on a flat surface (such as a vehicle roof). It folds away neatly into the stored position. Applications include mobile environmental monitoring, ...

Apr. 20, 2010

By Columbia Weather Systems, Inc.

NASA Releases Visual Tour of Earth`s Fires

NASA has released a series of new satellite data visualizations that show tens of millions of fires detected worldwide from space since 2002. The visualizations show fire observations made by the MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS, instruments onboard NASA's Terra and Aqua ...

Oct. 19, 2011

By National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA

RainWise to Develop State-of-the-Art Online Weather Portal for Maine Firefighters

RainWise Inc. has been awarded a contract with the State of Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry for an online National Fire Danger Rating Weather Station Network System to be funded through federal grants from the USDA Forest Service. This state of the art technology will provide Firefighters on the ground with up-to-the-minute local weather conditions for enhanced critical ...

Jun. 25, 2014

By RainWise Inc.

Dual-Mount Weather Station Used by Oregon Hazmat Team

Gresham Fire and Emergency Services, Oregon’s Region 3 Hazmat Team, utilizes a unique dual-mount option from Columbia Weather Systems. Their weather station can be used for both vehicle-mount and portable weather station ...

Dec. 8, 2010

By Columbia Weather Systems, Inc.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports Launch of NOAA’s Next-Generation Geostationary Weather Satellite

Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD), successfully supported the launch of the next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R) for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA. The mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V ...

Nov. 19, 2016

By Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.

Fire risk in Mediterranean Europe mapped using satellite images

Satellite observations are valuable aids to detect and monitor fire activity. A recent study has investigated how satellite images of fire activity, together with information on vegetation cover and fire risk associated with long and short-term atmospheric conditions could be used to help authorities better manage the risk of wildfires in Mediterranean Europe. Wildfires, especially in southern ...

Oct. 10, 2013

By European Commission, Environment DG

Fire risk in Mediterranean Europe mapped using satellite images

Satellite observations are valuable aids to detect and monitor fire activity. A recent study has investigated how satellite images of fire activity, together with information on vegetation cover and fire risk associated with long and short-term atmospheric conditions could be used to help authorities better manage the risk of wildfires in Mediterranean Europe. Wildfires, especially in southern ...

Oct. 10, 2013

By European Commission, Environment DG

Boat Fire Spills Oil in Washington`s Gig Harbor

GIG HARBOR, Washington (ENS) - The Washington state Department of Ecology, the U.S. Coast Guard and others are responding to an oil spill at the Peninsula Yacht Basin Marina in Gig Harbor. A boat fire was reported to Ecology at 9:30 pm on Monday night. State and federal authorities immediately dispatched investigators and responders to find the 46 foot pleasure craft X-TA-SEA on ...

Feb. 8, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Coal-fired power plants help ESRL scientists and colleagues verify satellite pollution measurements

In a strange twist, polluting power plants in the West are actually helping advance air quality research. A new study by ESRL scientists and colleagues used the large pollution plumes from rural Western power plants to understand satellite measurements of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution over urban areas including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Denver, and Phoenix. There’s good news in the data: urban ...

Jul. 15, 2009

By NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Monitoring how aerosols affect climate change

Monitoring aerosols is of growing interest especially as current research has indicated that fine particulates are linked to not only adverse health effects but also climate change. It has been known for some time that fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been widely linked to adverse health effects such as asthma. Approximately 70% of particulate mass generated by, for example, bush fires is less ...

Mar. 12, 2008

By Ecotech Pty Ltd

Australian bushfires cloud air pollution problem, monitoring shows

In a presentation to the GREENHOUSE 2009 conference in Perth this week, CSIRO’s Dr Mick Meyer said measurements taken at the Bayside Air Quality Station in Melbourne’s south-east during the 2003 and 2006 bushfires provided a guide to what could be experienced as the climate changes. “While air quality standards generally appear to be improving, a future issue will be quality during times of ...

Mar. 25, 2009

By CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Natural disasters: update on EU civil protection activities

Since the end of June, the Commission's Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC) has received a total of 8 requests for assistance from Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Bulgaria and, most recently the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - to help combat the forest fires raging across Southern Europe. These requests triggered an immediate response from the MIC. Assistance was made available through the ...

Sep. 20, 2007

Local tech company lures top tech talent to Victoria

Forest Technology Systems (FTS), is pleased to welcome Keith Campden to the position of Director of Engineering. Mr. Campden brings considerable valuable expertise to FTS’ management team, with over 30 years of engineering experience and over 15 years of senior engineering management experience. Prior to his recent move to FTS, Mr. Campden was employed with global commercial sonar ...

Feb. 6, 2012

By FTS

FlowWorks Clients Now Have Direct Access to FTS Environmental Data

FlowWorks is pleased to announce that users can now connect directly to Axiom™ data loggers made by FTS. Often used for hydrology, and a prominent in North American fire weather station networks where extreme duty is required, the touch-screen enabled Axiom loggers are well known for their rugged reliability and simplicity of operation. Users of FTS loggers can now access their data ...

Sep. 7, 2011

By FlowWorks Inc.

Wildfires worse due to global warming, studies say

The devastating wildfires scorching Southern California offer a glimpse of a warmer and more fiery future, according to scientists and federal and international reports. In the past three months, at least three different studies and reports have warned that wildfires are getting bigger, that man-made climate change is to blame, and it's only going to get worse with more fires starting ...

May 18, 2014

By Associated Press

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