Scientists Create Giant Fire Tornadoes That Could Save Our Oceans

Scientists created 17-foot fire whirls that burn oil spills faster and cleaner than conventional methods, reducing soot by 40 ...
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Scientists Suggest That Igniting Oil Spills to Create Fire Tornadoes Might Actually Be Good for the Oceans

"Our goal is to harness the chaotic nature of fire whirls as a powerful, precise restoration tool, to protect coastlines, marine ecosystems and the environment as a whole." The post Scientists Suggest ...
Chicago Tribune

Portage Township, city might create fire territory

Portage Mayor Austin Bonta has begun talks with Portage Township Trustee Brendan Clancy on creating a fire territory that would merge the city and South Haven fire departments and possibly others.
Los Angeles Times

A ‘Roomba for the forest’ could be SoCal’s next wildfire weapon

BurnBot is a huge, Zamboni-like vehicle that executes precisely controlled burns of flammable grass alongside buildings and roadways. It’s designed to create fire breaks — lines of charred land — that ...
Houston Public Media

Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire

Fragments of iron pyrite, a rock that can be used with flint to make sparks, were found by a 400,000-year-old hearth in eastern Britain. (Jordan Mansfield | Courtesy Pathways to Ancient Britain ...