The deadly Hawaiian wildfire burned thousands of acres of land, and it won’t be the last!
Wildfires can spread at shocking speeds, burn thousands of acres of land and consume everything in their path. Hawaii is not historically known for wildfires, but just like any other country in the world, it is increasingly under siege from climate extreme events.
How GIS can be used as a response system during natural calamity
Disasters are said to be spatial in nature and in recent years we can see an increase in intensity and occurrence of disasters. Statistically, between 2000 and 2019, over 4 billion people worldwide were affected by disasters and over 1.2 million people lost their lives.