“The sky is quite literally falling — just at a rate that’s on the scale of decades,” wrote William Parker, an MIT aerospace graduate student. “We can see this by how the drag on our ...

Teams on the Thomas Fire have been using a second aircraft, allowing for a 24-hour eye in the sky above Ventura and Santa Barbara. The drone is equipped with high-tech infrared cameras that can ...

How they helped fight fire with fire — literally. Updated: Nov. 15, 2024, ... By Sunday night the woods were ablaze, and the orange glow could be seen for miles in the night sky.