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A firefighter watches the flames from the Palisades Fire burning homes on the Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

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Climate

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Flames overtake the intersection of Temescal Canyon and Pacific Coast Highway Fire at the Palisades Fire.

Climate

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Pacific Palisades, CA - January 07: A Super Scooper plane drops water on the Palisades fire on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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Firefighters battle the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

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A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire while it burns homes at Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Apps

Watch Duty surpasses ChatGPT as top free app on App Store as California fires spread

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Space

OroraTech’s space-based wildfire detection brings in $25M to put more imaging satellites in orbit

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In Brief

New sensors co-developed by Google aim to detect wildfires everywhere much faster

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Featured

Why these investors think saving the trees isn’t just for protesters anymore

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Power lines running through a forest in British Columbia, Canada.

Climate

Overstory snags $14M Series A to use AI to help utilities cut their wildfire risk

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Electricity cables running through a forest.

Climate

Vibrant Planet raises $15M Series A to help PG&E and others trim their wildfire risk

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Climate

Investors take note: Wildfire smoke will spark a surge in East Coast climate tech startups

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Convective Capital’s $35 million answer to the increasing threat of wildfires

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Startups

Pano has a burning desire to apply AI smarts to wildfire detection

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Using tech to transform vegetation management in the wake of the Dixie Fire

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Google beefs up wildfire tracking, tree cover and Plus Codes in Maps

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Startups

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Startups

OroraTech’s space-based early wildfire warnings spark $7M investment

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Startups

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Media & Entertainment

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Startups

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