Firefighting drones in the works as wildfires plague US nearly year-round

Firefighting drones in the works as wildfires plague US nearly year-round. California and XPRIZE competition tests whether drones can stop wildfires early.

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Trechos de apoio da pauta: Drones capable of spraying water and fire retardants have been practicing how to snuff out wildfires early in California and Alaska this summer—demonstrating a possible rapid-response tool for firefighting as climate change transforms wildfire season into a nearly year-round risk for much of the United States. Most drones are significantly smaller than crewed aircraft and have shorter flight ranges, meaning they cannot replace large airtankers in delivering massive payloads of water or other fire-suppressing payloads to remote wildfires.

• Ponto de atenção: firefighting.
• Ponto de atenção: drones.
• Ponto de atenção: works.

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