Sensor system runs on electricity generated by trees ... MIT researchers and colleagues are working to find out whether energy from trees can power a network of sensors to prevent spreading forest fires.

Forest fires are one of the signs that the agents of deforestation are at work, and they are becoming worse from year to year.

It's estimated that forest fires in Germany cause millions of euro in damage every year. However, preventive measures and fire extinction cost several times this sum.

MIT senior Christopher Love and colleagues are working to find out whether energy from trees can be used to prevent forest fires.

Consequently, preventing the terrible devastation that forest fires wreak every summer must become a priority for the governments of Council of Europe member states, especially in southern Europe.

MIT researchers are experimenting to see if electricity generated by trees can power a network of sensors to prevent forest fires from spreading.

MIT researchers and colleagues are working to find out whether energy from trees can power a network of sensors to prevent spreading forest fires.

No the problem with forest fires is that people try to build in the naturally forested area. If it weren't for buildings in the paths of forest fires who would really care if or how much they burned?

Burning Issues - is an interactive multimedia program that explores fires that occur on wildlands. Click here for more details and ordering information.