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Planes are dumping ocean water to fight the Los Angeles fires. Here’s why using saltwater is typically a last resort
So, when the winds are calm enough, skilled pilots flying planes ... water. In our TEMPEST test plots, we pump salty water from the nearby Chesapeake Bay into tanks, then sprinkle it on the forest ...
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This Is What Is In The Red Water Dropped By Firefighting Planes
Firefighting aircraft are currently descending on Los Angeles to tackle some of the worst forest fires ... it more difficult for a fire to spread than water alone. Planes drop fire retardant ...
Drone pilot to plead guilty in collision that grounded aircraft fighting Palisades fire
A drone that authorities say was flying in restricted airspace on Jan. 9 put a fist-sized hole in the wing of a Super Scooper ...
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Pink Fire Retardant, a Dramatic Wildfire Weapon, Poses Its Own Dangers
during the Boyles Fire in September.Credit...Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The United States Forest Service said on Thursday that nine large retardant-spraying planes, as well as 20 water-dropping ...
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Water tanks in the sky: Firefighting planes help ground crews combat California wildfires
a $30 million amphibious plane. It’s capable of scooping 1,600 gallons of water from a lake in 12 seconds and dropping it on a fire minutes later. It can release water from as low as 100 feet.
What is the flame retardant that planes are dropping on the LA fires?
As fire crews and air tankers work to block the wildfires' explosive growth, images of red clouds of fire retardant falling onto trees are common. What is it — and what's in it?
What is the pink powder fire crews are dropping on L.A., and how does it work?
Some of the visuals coming out of Los Angeles County over the past week show a vivid pink substance coating streets, cars and plants. This is fire retardant, dropped by aerial firefighting tankers in ...
DC plane crash updates: 55 victims recovered and positively identified
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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Water tanks in the sky: How firefighting planes help ground crews combat LA wildfires
a $30 million amphibious plane. It’s capable of scooping 1,600 gallons of water from a lake in 12 seconds and dropping it on a fire minutes later. It can release water from as low as 100 feet.
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This Is What Is In The Red Water Dropped By Firefighting Planes
they can prevent combustion of the fuel that is available to a blaze and they make it more difficult for a fire to spread than water alone. Planes drop fire retardant on homes in California Here ...
Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort
In emergencies, dumping ocean water on fires may be the best option. But seawater can have long-term effects on equipment and ecosystems, as a novel coastal experiment shows.