Magali Gauthier

1 month ago | almanacnews.com | Magali Gauthier

At the start of the year, local fire officials received a message notifying them of smoke in Woodside. But the alert didn’t come from a person who had seen a fire. Rather, a sensor powered by artificial intelligence sent it after detecting smoke from a road flare used by law enforcement during a traffic accident on Highway 280. The sensor, also called an N5 sensor, had done its job: to detect a potential wildfire before it became visible to a person or a camera.

1 month ago | paloaltoonline.com | Magali Gauthier

At the start of the year, local fire officials received a message notifying them of smoke in Woodside. But the alert didn’t come from a person who had seen a fire. Rather, a sensor powered by artificial intelligence sent it after detecting smoke from a road flare used by law enforcement during a traffic accident on Highway 280. The sensor, also called an N5 sensor, had done its job: to detect a potential wildfire before it became visible to a person or a camera.

2 months ago | paloaltoonline.com | Magali Gauthier

Deep pink warrior’s plume, red Toyon berries and white coast silktassels are among the many flowers and berries that bloom on the Peninsula each winter. Though kaleidoscopic displays of wildflowers are a more common sight in spring, California’s rare Mediterranean climate — one of only five in the world —  lends itself to colorful blooms other times of the year.

Jan 10, 2025 | almanacnews.com | Magali Gauthier

This November, researchers discovered an aggressive new lineage of the pathogen that causes sudden oak death in Woodside and Burlingame. The previously discovered form of the disease, which has killed about 50 million trees in California since the 1990s, typically emerged at low temperatures and during wet winters. The spread slowed during droughts. However, this new genetic lineage thrives in dry, warmer weather.

Jan 10, 2025 | paloaltoonline.com | Magali Gauthier

This November, researchers discovered an aggressive new lineage of the pathogen that causes sudden oak death in Woodside and Burlingame. The previously discovered form of the disease, which has killed about 50 million trees in California since the 1990s, typically emerged at low temperatures and during wet winters. The spread slowed during droughts. However, this new genetic lineage thrives in dry, warmer weather.