Australia’s recovery from increasingly severe bushfire seasons has entered a new phase with the deployment of autonomous reforestation drones known as AirSeeders. In the wake of record-breaking fires, Australian startups such as AirSeed Technologies have moved beyond pilot programs into large-scale ecosystem restoration. Their drone fleets are capable of planting up to 40,000 seed pods per day, a rate estimated to be around 25 times faster than manual planting with traditional tools. The system

Almost every summer, bushfires threaten lives and homes in Victoria. And a unique mix of elements makes the state especially vulnerable. "In terms of the most destructive bushfires, generally, the worst fires have been in Victoria," Professor Trent Penman, a bushfire risk modeller, said. Victoria does not have more fires than other Australian states and territories, but the ones that do ignite are often severe. Read more: https://ab.co/4r3CJgO Get the news that matters to you straight from the s