Even in the aftermath of a fire, balloons can provide essential data on the impact of the burn. For instance, Urban Sky has previously worked with the US Geological Survey (USGS) to gather data on ...

An infrared image of the 2023 Pass Fire in New Mexico, taken by an Urban Sky balloon. Still, the most acute phase is obviously the one when the fire is actually burning. In the heat of that moment ...

Urban Sky uses its stratospheric balloons to provide infrared imagery of the recent Palisades fire in Los Angeles. Credit: Urban Sky MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Urban Sky, a company that has ...

As the sky darkened Saturday morning, the balloons kept the lights on ... making the famous "ring of fire" visible to millions of people on Saturday.