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Are wildfires getting worse?
Parts of Hawaii have been devastated and Canada is having its worst wildfire season on record. Are wildfires getting worse? Are they happening more frequently? BBC climate reporter Georgina Rannard explains.
Thomas Grübler, founder of Orora Tech, explains how they use AI to detect wildfires more quickly, to prevent them spreading.
With speculation on Tiktok that lasers started the wildfires in Hawaii, BBC climate disinformation reporter Merlyn Thomas does some fact-checking.
Plus, Jacqui Wakefield looks into a curious story about blond twitter bots fan-girling the United Arab Emirates.
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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: Alex Rhodes and Julia Ross-Roy
Researcher: Dan Eboka
Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks
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Parts of Hawaii have been devastated and Canada is having its worst wildfire season on record. Are wildfires getting worse? Are they happening more frequently? BBC climate reporter Georgina Rannard explains.
Thomas Grübler, founder of Orora Tech, explains how they use AI to detect wildfires more quickly, to prevent them spreading.
With speculation on Tiktok that lasers started the wildfires in Hawaii, BBC climate disinformation reporter Merlyn Thomas does some fact-checking.
Plus, Jacqui Wakefield looks into a curious story about blond twitter bots fan-girling the United Arab Emirates.
Email: [email protected]
WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6
Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: Alex Rhodes and Julia Ross-Roy
Researcher: Dan Eboka
Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks
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