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NASA's High-Tech Wildfire Weapons

Unmanned aerial vehicles and images from space: Is this the future of firefighting?

By Saba Berhie Posted 10.25.2007 at 2:00 am 0 Comments

To see more pictures of Ikhana and the thermal images it's been taking of California's wildfires, launch the gallery here.

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