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===Fire fighting mechs=== | ===Fire fighting mechs=== | ||
Terrorists could use powerful lasers - in semi-trailer trucks or airplanes - to ignite many fires in vast areas in a short amount of time. | Terrorists could use powerful lasers - in semi-trailer trucks or airplanes - to ignite many fires in vast areas in a short amount of time. | ||
The WCG therefore put high-energy laser components on its monitoring list. For example that is also the case for dangerous chemicals. | |||
Water is not always readily available due to dryness. This is an increasing problem. | Water is not always readily available due to dryness. This is an increasing problem. | ||
The trend of more wild fires - by climate change or terrorism - can only be solved in a limited way. However the key component is to use very heavy machines using soil to choke fire or to quickly build fire stop barriers. It is cheaper to cut through roads and forest than to rebuild a town. | |||
The mechs would essentially use heavy high-speed drills to gather soils and rocks. | |||
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forest / \ burning forest | forest / \ burning forest | ||