ALERTCalifornia was launched to provide the necessary tools to understand and adapt to natural disasters

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The University of California San Diego recently started work ALERT CaliforniaA cooperative public safety program that provides tools to prepare for, respond to, and recover from wildfires and other natural disasters. Previously part of the ALERTWildfire Camera Network, the newly expanded statewide program manages more than 1,000 pan-tilt wildfire monitoring cameras and sensors in California. Accidents.

With this initiative, ALERTCalifornia is deploying an updated third-generation wireless camera network, and will prioritize critical research in response to increasingly frequent and severe climate-related disasters such as fires, floods, atmospheric rivers and landslides. Scientists are collecting and processing advanced data to better understand the impact of natural disasters in California on air quality, water quality, soil quality and human health. This two-dimensional camera and data-driven approach helps develop effective and time-sensitive plans for natural disaster prevention, response and mitigation.

“The program generates invaluable research and mitigation plans,” said Neil Driscoll, director of ALERTCalifornia and a geoscientist at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. “Information gained in high fire regions will greatly encourage firefighters, first responders, legislators, urban planners and scientists for years to come.”