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On November 11, 2024 a haboob, an intense dust storm carried by the wind of a weather front, moved through parts of California's Central Valley. It was captured on multiple ALERTCalifornia cameras. Watch UC San Diego's ALERTCalifornia network's more than 1,130 (as of November 2024) monitoring cameras live at cameras.alertcalifornia.org ALERTCalifornia's camera sensors can see 60-70 miles on a clear day and more than 120 miles on a clear night. These cameras provide emergency managers with the information they need to respond to and monitor hazards like wildfires in real time. ------- About ALERTCalifornia: ALERTCalifornia provides state-of-the-art technology that supports data-driven decisions to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters. Based at the University of California San Diego, ALERTCalifornia is a public safety program working to understand wildfires and other natural hazards, and determine short and long-term impacts on people and the environment to inform management decisions. The state-focused program manages a growing network camera sensors, and collects data that provides actionable, real-time information to inform public safety. In addition to the camera network, and in response to increasingly frequent and severe climate-driven disasters, ALERTCalifornia is prioritizing novel data collection and research. These data are shared with fellow institutions and partners. Advanced technology offers fresh insight into the cascading disasters associated with wildfires, such as post-fire debris flows, floods, and erosion. These data will lead to a greater understanding of natural disasters and their long-term pacts on air, water, and soil quality as well as human health in California. Our multidisciplinary team is based at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering, Qualcomm Institute, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. We also work closely with partners like CAL FIRE across the state. Learn more at https://alertcalifornia.org
Haboob in Central California: November 2024
The northern lights (aurora borealis) captured by ALERTCalifornia cameras in Lassen and Modoc counties in Northern California on October 10 and 11, 2024. Watch UC San Diego's ALERTCalifornia network's more than 1,100 (as of September 2024) monitoring cameras live at cameras.alertcalifornia.org ALERTCalifornia's camera sensors can see 60-70 miles on a clear day and more than 120 miles on a clear night. These cameras provide emergency managers with the information they need to respond to and monitor hazards like wildfires in real time. ------- About ALERTCalifornia: ALERTCalifornia provides state-of-the-art technology that supports data-driven decisions to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters. Based at the University of California San Diego, ALERTCalifornia is a public safety program working to understand wildfires and other natural hazards, and determine short and long-term impacts on people and the environment to inform management decisions. The state-focused program manages a growing network camera sensors, and collects data that provides actionable, real-time information to inform public safety. In addition to the camera network, and in response to increasingly frequent and severe climate-driven disasters, ALERTCalifornia is prioritizing novel data collection and research. These data are shared with fellow institutions and partners. Advanced technology offers fresh insight into the cascading disasters associated with wildfires, such as post-fire debris flows, floods, and erosion. These data will lead to a greater understanding of natural disasters and their long-term pacts on air, water, and soil quality as well as human health in California. Our multidisciplinary team is based at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering, Qualcomm Institute, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. We also work closely with partners like CAL FIRE across the state. Learn more at https://alertcalifornia.org
Northern Lights in Northern California: October 2024
Multiple views of the Line Fire in San Bernardino County captured by ALERTCalifornia's camera network showing increased activity September 29, 2024. Watch UC San Diego's ALERTCalifornia network's more than 1,100 (as of September 2024) monitoring cameras live at cameras.alertcalifornia.org ALERTCalifornia's camera sensors can see 60-70 miles on a clear day and more than 120 miles on a clear night. These cameras provide emergency managers with the information they need to respond to and monitor hazards like wildfires in real time. #calfire #ALERTCalifornia #wildfire #californiafire #sanbernardinocounty #linefire #california #firefighter ------- About ALERTCalifornia: ALERTCalifornia provides state-of-the-art technology that supports data-driven decisions to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters. Based at the University of California San Diego, ALERTCalifornia is a public safety program working to understand wildfires and other natural hazards, and determine short and long-term impacts on people and the environment to inform management decisions. The state-focused program manages a growing network camera sensors, and collects data that provides actionable, real-time information to inform public safety. In addition to the camera network, and in response to increasingly frequent and severe climate-driven disasters, ALERTCalifornia is prioritizing novel data collection and research. These data are shared with fellow institutions and partners. Advanced technology offers fresh insight into the cascading disasters associated with wildfires, such as post-fire debris flows, floods, and erosion. These data will lead to a greater understanding of natural disasters and their long-term pacts on air, water, and soil quality as well as human health in California. Our multidisciplinary team is based at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering, Qualcomm Institute, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. We also work closely with partners like CAL FIRE across the state. Learn more at https://alertcalifornia.org
Line Fire New Activity: San Bernardino County, September 29, 2024
Time-lapse of the Line Fire in San Bernardino County captured by ALERTCalifornia's Keller Peak camera September 10, 2024. The blurred area near the end of the video is the Keller Peak Fire Lookout, which is normally blurred for privacy reasons. We do not know the current status of the lookout. Watch UC San Diego's ALERTCalifornia network's more than 1,100 (as of September 2024) monitoring cameras live at cameras.alertcalifornia.org ALERTCalifornia's camera sensors can see 60-70 miles on a clear day and more than 120 miles on a clear night. These cameras provide emergency managers with the information they need to respond to and monitor hazards like wildfires in real time. #calfire #ALERTCalifornia #wildfire #californiafire #sanbernardinocounty #linefire #california #firefighter ------- About ALERTCalifornia: ALERTCalifornia provides state-of-the-art technology that supports data-driven decisions to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters. Based at the University of California San Diego, ALERTCalifornia is a public safety program working to understand wildfires and other natural hazards, and determine short and long-term impacts on people and the environment to inform management decisions. The state-focused program manages a growing network camera sensors, and collects data that provides actionable, real-time information to inform public safety. In addition to the camera network, and in response to increasingly frequent and severe climate-driven disasters, ALERTCalifornia is prioritizing novel data collection and research. These data are shared with fellow institutions and partners. Advanced technology offers fresh insight into the cascading disasters associated with wildfires, such as post-fire debris flows, floods, and erosion. These data will lead to a greater understanding of natural disasters and their long-term pacts on air, water, and soil quality as well as human health in California. Our multidisciplinary team is based at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering, Qualcomm Institute, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. We also work closely with partners like CAL FIRE across the state. Learn more at https://alertcalifornia.org
Line Fire Burns Over Mountaintop: San Bernardino County, Sept. 2024
Multiple time-lapses of the Airport Fire in Orange County, CA captured by ALERTCalifornia's camera network on September 10, 2024. The clips show the fire approach and burn past the towers located on Santiago Peak. All camera are still functional be viewed on our website. These clips are from collocated mountaintop cameras on Santiago Peak in Cleveland National Forest. Watch UC San Diego's ALERTCalifornia network's more than 1,100 (as of September 2024) monitoring cameras live at cameras.alertcalifornia.org ALERTCalifornia's camera sensors can see 60-70 miles on a clear day and more than 120 miles on a clear night. These cameras provide emergency managers with the information they need to respond to and monitor hazards like wildfires in real time. #calfire #ALERTCalifornia #wildfire #californiafire #orangecounty #AirportFire #california #firefighter #californiawildfires ------- About ALERTCalifornia: ALERTCalifornia provides state-of-the-art technology that supports data-driven decisions to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters. Based at the University of California San Diego, ALERTCalifornia is a public safety program working to understand wildfires and other natural hazards, and determine short and long-term impacts on people and the environment to inform management decisions. The state-focused program manages a growing network camera sensors, and collects data that provides actionable, real-time information to inform public safety. In addition to the camera network, and in response to increasingly frequent and severe climate-driven disasters, ALERTCalifornia is prioritizing novel data collection and research. These data are shared with fellow institutions and partners. Advanced technology offers fresh insight into the cascading disasters associated with wildfires, such as post-fire debris flows, floods, and erosion. These data will lead to a greater understanding of natural disasters and their long-term pacts on air, water, and soil quality as well as human health in California. Our multidisciplinary team is based at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering, Qualcomm Institute, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. We also work closely with partners like CAL FIRE across the state. Learn more at https://alertcalifornia.org
Airport Fire Tower Approach: Orange County, September 2024
Multiple time-lapses of the Airport Fire in Orange County, CA captured by ALERTCalifornia's camera network the evening of September 9, 2024. These clips are from collocated cameras on Santiago Peak in Cleveland National Forest just east of Laguna Niguel and other coastal towns. Watch UC San Diego's ALERTCalifornia network's more than 1,100 (as of September 2024) monitoring cameras live at cameras.alertcalifornia.org ALERTCalifornia's camera sensors can see 60-70 miles on a clear day and more than 120 miles on a clear night. These cameras provide emergency managers with the information they need to respond to and monitor hazards like wildfires in real time. #calfire #ALERTCalifornia #wildfire #californiafire #orangecounty #AirportFire #california #firefighter #californiawildfires ------- About ALERTCalifornia: ALERTCalifornia provides state-of-the-art technology that supports data-driven decisions to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters. Based at the University of California San Diego, ALERTCalifornia is a public safety program working to understand wildfires and other natural hazards, and determine short and long-term impacts on people and the environment to inform management decisions. The state-focused program manages a growing network camera sensors, and collects data that provides actionable, real-time information to inform public safety. In addition to the camera network, and in response to increasingly frequent and severe climate-driven disasters, ALERTCalifornia is prioritizing novel data collection and research. These data are shared with fellow institutions and partners. Advanced technology offers fresh insight into the cascading disasters associated with wildfires, such as post-fire debris flows, floods, and erosion. These data will lead to a greater understanding of natural disasters and their long-term pacts on air, water, and soil quality as well as human health in California. Our multidisciplinary team is based at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering, Qualcomm Institute, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. We also work closely with partners like CAL FIRE across the state. Learn more at https://alertcalifornia.org
Airport Fire Sunset: Orange County, Sept. 9, 2024
Two overnight time-lapses of the Line Fire in San Bernardino County captured by ALERTCalifornia's camera network on September 5 and 6, 2024. See conditions live by checking the Dunlap Acres 1 and Running Springs 2 cameras. Watch UC San Diego's ALERTCalifornia network's more than 1,100 (as of September 2024) monitoring cameras live at cameras.alertcalifornia.org ALERTCalifornia's camera sensors can see 60-70 miles on a clear day and more than 120 miles on a clear night. These cameras provide emergency managers with the information they need to respond to and monitor hazards like wildfires in real time. #calfire #ALERTCalifornia #wildfire #californiafire #sanbernardinocounty #linefire #california #firefighter ------- About ALERTCalifornia: ALERTCalifornia provides state-of-the-art technology that supports data-driven decisions to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters. Based at the University of California San Diego, ALERTCalifornia is a public safety program working to understand wildfires and other natural hazards, and determine short and long-term impacts on people and the environment to inform management decisions. The state-focused program manages a growing network camera sensors, and collects data that provides actionable, real-time information to inform public safety. In addition to the camera network, and in response to increasingly frequent and severe climate-driven disasters, ALERTCalifornia is prioritizing novel data collection and research. These data are shared with fellow institutions and partners. Advanced technology offers fresh insight into the cascading disasters associated with wildfires, such as post-fire debris flows, floods, and erosion. These data will lead to a greater understanding of natural disasters and their long-term pacts on air, water, and soil quality as well as human health in California. Our multidisciplinary team is based at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering, Qualcomm Institute, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. We also work closely with partners like CAL FIRE across the state. Learn more at https://alertcalifornia.org
Line Fire Overnight: San Bernardino County September 2024
Time-lapse that includes nearly a full day of footage of the Coffee Pot Fire in Tulare County, California on August 19, 2024. The ALERTCalifornia Blue Ridge 1 camera has monitored this fire in Sequoia National Park since the start in early August. Watch UC San Diego's ALERTCalifornia network's more than 1,090 (as of August 2024) monitoring cameras live at cameras.alertcalifornia.org ALERTCalifornia's camera sensors can see 60-70 miles on a clear day and more than 120 miles on a clear night. These cameras provide emergency managers with the information they need to respond to and monitor hazards like wildfires in real time. #calfire #ALERTCalifornia #wildfire #californiafire #tularecounty #CoffeePotFire #california #firefighter ------- About ALERTCalifornia: ALERTCalifornia provides state-of-the-art technology that supports data-driven decisions to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters. Based at the University of California San Diego, ALERTCalifornia is a public safety program working to understand wildfires and other natural hazards, and determine short and long-term impacts on people and the environment to inform management decisions. The state-focused program manages a growing network of monitoring cameras and sensor arrays, and collects data that provides actionable, real-time information to inform public safety. In addition to the camera network, and in response to increasingly frequent and severe climate-driven disasters, ALERTCalifornia is prioritizing novel data collection and research. These data are shared with fellow institutions and partners. Advanced technology offers fresh insight into the cascading disasters associated with wildfires, such as post-fire debris flows, floods, and erosion. These data will lead to a greater understanding of natural disasters and their long-term pacts on air, water, and soil quality as well as human health in California. Our multidisciplinary team is based at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering, Qualcomm Institute, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. We also work closely with partners like CAL FIRE across the state. Learn more at https://alertcalifornia.org
Coffee Pot Fire: Tulare County, August 2024
Compilation of time-lapse videos from UC San Diego's ALERTCalifornia camera network of fire vortex behavior and pyrocumulus growth. These clips were captured on the Morgan Summit and Colby Mtn 2 cameras and run from the afternoon through sunset on August 6, 2024. Watch ALERTCalifornia's more than 1,090 (as of August 2024) monitoring cameras live at https://cameras.alertcalifornia.org ALERTCalifornia's camera sensors can see 60-70 miles on a clear day and more than 120 miles on a clear night. These cameras provide emergency managers with the information they need to respond to and monitor hazards like wildfires in real time. #calfire #ALERTCalifornia #wildfire #californiafire #ParkFire #california #firefighter ------- About ALERTCalifornia: ALERTCalifornia provides state-of-the-art technology that supports data-driven decisions to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters. Based at the University of California San Diego, ALERTCalifornia is a public safety program working to understand wildfires and other natural hazards, and determine short and long-term impacts on people and the environment to inform management decisions. The state-focused program manages a growing network of more than 1,087 monitoring cameras and sensor arrays (as of July 2024), and collects data that provides actionable, real-time information to inform public safety. In addition to the camera network, and in response to increasingly frequent and severe climate-driven disasters, ALERTCalifornia is prioritizing novel data collection and research. These data are shared with fellow institutions and partners. Advanced technology offers fresh insight into the cascading disasters associated with wildfires, such as post-fire debris flows, floods, and erosion. These data will lead to a greater understanding of natural disasters and their long-term pacts on air, water, and soil quality as well as human health in California. Our multidisciplinary team is based at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering, Qualcomm Institute, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. We also work closely with partners like CAL FIRE across the state. Learn more at https://alertcalifornia.org
Park Fire: Vortex and Pyrocumulus Growth August 6, 2024
Compilation of time-lapse videos of the growth of the Park Fire in California on the afternoon of August 5, 2024 captured by UC San Diego ALERTCalifornia cameras. ALERTCalifornia's camera sensors can see 60-70 miles on a clear day and more than 120 miles on a clear night. These cameras provide emergency managers with the information they need to respond to and monitor hazards like wildfires in real time. Watch ALERTCalifornia's more than 1,080 (as of July 2024) monitoring cameras live at https://cameras.alertcalifornia.org #calfire #ALERTCalifornia #wildfire #californiafire #buttecounty #ParkFire #california #firefighter ------- About ALERTCalifornia: ALERTCalifornia provides state-of-the-art technology that supports data-driven decisions to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters. Based at the University of California San Diego, ALERTCalifornia is a public safety program working to understand wildfires and other natural hazards, and determine short and long-term impacts on people and the environment to inform management decisions. The state-focused program manages a growing network of more than 1,087 monitoring cameras and sensor arrays (as of July 2024), and collects data that provides actionable, real-time information to inform public safety. In addition to the camera network, and in response to increasingly frequent and severe climate-driven disasters, ALERTCalifornia is prioritizing novel data collection and research. These data are shared with fellow institutions and partners. Advanced technology offers fresh insight into the cascading disasters associated with wildfires, such as post-fire debris flows, floods, and erosion. These data will lead to a greater understanding of natural disasters and their long-term pacts on air, water, and soil quality as well as human health in California. Our multidisciplinary team is based at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering, Qualcomm Institute, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. We also work closely with partners like CAL FIRE across the state. Learn more at https://alertcalifornia.org
Park Fire Afternoon Growth: August 5, 2024
Time-lapse of the Nixon Fire in Riverside County, California captured by the ALERTCalifornia camera network. The High Point 1 camera captured the start and rapid growth of the fire through the afternoon of July 29, 2024. Watch UC San Diego's ALERTCalifornia network's more than 1,090 (as of July 2024) monitoring cameras live at cameras.alertcalifornia.org ALERTCalifornia's camera sensors can see 60-70 miles on a clear day and more than 120 miles on a clear night. These cameras provide emergency managers with the information they need to respond to and monitor hazards like wildfires in real time. #calfire #ALERTCalifornia #wildfire #californiafire #riversidecounty #NixonFire #california #firefighter ------- About ALERTCalifornia: ALERTCalifornia provides state-of-the-art technology that supports data-driven decisions to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters. Based at the University of California San Diego, ALERTCalifornia is a public safety program working to understand wildfires and other natural hazards, and determine short and long-term impacts on people and the environment to inform management decisions. The state-focused program manages a growing network of more than 1,087 monitoring cameras and sensor arrays (as of July 2024), and collects data that provides actionable, real-time information to inform public safety. In addition to the camera network, and in response to increasingly frequent and severe climate-driven disasters, ALERTCalifornia is prioritizing novel data collection and research. These data are shared with fellow institutions and partners. Advanced technology offers fresh insight into the cascading disasters associated with wildfires, such as post-fire debris flows, floods, and erosion. These data will lead to a greater understanding of natural disasters and their long-term pacts on air, water, and soil quality as well as human health in California. Our multidisciplinary team is based at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering, Qualcomm Institute, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. We also work closely with partners like CAL FIRE across the state. Learn more at https://alertcalifornia.org
Nixon Fire: Riverside County July 2024
Three time-lapse videos of the Borel Fire in Kern County, California captured by the ALERTCalifornia camera network. The clips show the fires growth on the afternoon of July 26 and burning into the night. Watch UC San Diego's ALERTCalifornia network's more than 1,090 (as of July 2024) monitoring cameras live at cameras.alertcalifornia.org ALERTCalifornia's camera sensors can see 60-70 miles on a clear day and more than 120 miles on a clear night. These cameras provide emergency managers with the information they need to respond to and monitor hazards like wildfires in real time. #calfire #ALERTCalifornia #wildfire #californiafire #kerncounty #BorelFire #california #firefighter ------- About ALERTCalifornia: ALERTCalifornia provides state-of-the-art technology that supports data-driven decisions to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters. Based at the University of California San Diego, ALERTCalifornia is a public safety program working to understand wildfires and other natural hazards, and determine short and long-term impacts on people and the environment to inform management decisions. The state-focused program manages a growing network of more than 1,087 monitoring cameras and sensor arrays (as of July 2024), and collects data that provides actionable, real-time information to inform public safety. In addition to the camera network, and in response to increasingly frequent and severe climate-driven disasters, ALERTCalifornia is prioritizing novel data collection and research. These data are shared with fellow institutions and partners. Advanced technology offers fresh insight into the cascading disasters associated with wildfires, such as post-fire debris flows, floods, and erosion. These data will lead to a greater understanding of natural disasters and their long-term pacts on air, water, and soil quality as well as human health in California. Our multidisciplinary team is based at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering, Qualcomm Institute, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. We also work closely with partners like CAL FIRE across the state. Learn more at https://alertcalifornia.org
Borel Fire Compilation: Kern County July 2024
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Neal Driscoll

Principal Investigator

Dr. Neal Driscoll is the principal investigator of the ALERTCalifornia program at the University of California San Diego, where he is a professor of geology and geophysics at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Driscoll’s background in natural hazard research traces back more than 35 years. He has published more than 120 manuscripts in high impact peer-reviewed journals, including Science, Nature Geoscience, Geology, and the Journal of Geophysical Research on subjects ranging from earthquake hazards to devastating wildfires., He has received multiple awards during his career, including the Heezen and Storke Awards for excellence in research and UC San Diego’s inaugural Undergraduate Teaching Award. Driscoll has also appeared in articles published by The Associated Press, The New York Times, CBS News, The Los Angeles Times, KGTV, KPBS and other notable news outlets.

Driscoll received his Ph.D. in geology and geophysics from Columbia University and worked as an associate research scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, MA before joining UC San Diego in 2000. His research interests at Scripps Oceanography include landscape and seascape evolution in response to tectonic deformation, sea-level fluctuations, climate, neotectonics, and geohazards.