This 4th of July get ready to see drones instead of fireworks

Due to mbadive forest fires in the West, threatening the lives of thousands of people, the authorities decided to replace the July 4th fireworks with drones

. The rural north, where the hot winds started feeding a forest fire that burned out of control. The resulting smoke flow was sent more than 75 miles south, reaching San Francisco Bay.

Whereas the authorities and the locals were preparing to celebrate one of the greatest days of US history, Independence Day on July 4, the same day as the day before. idea to continue with the traditional fireworks shows began to be questioned. Local concerns have begun to grow regarding the problem these shows could cause.

Therefore, no matter how spectacular these fireworks can be, cities like Carefree, Arizona, have decided to cancel them. But do not worry, because that does not mean that people will not be able to celebrate July 4th. On the contrary, the mayor of the city thought of a good idea for the show to continue. He decided to light the sky with drones.

"Well, they described it and they sent us a video and we said," Let's do it, "says Mayor Peterson

he will provide people with bright screens that will be manufactured from several hundred drones, all carrying LED lights.

This is not the first time that drones have replaced fireworks. A similar show took place in 2017 at the Super Bowl, during the presentation of Lady Gaga.

Natalie Cheung of Intel was one of the members who contributed to this drone show part time.

"Now we know exactly" Cheung said.

The same technology has been used at several events this year, such as the Olympics and the Music Festival, Coachella, and another will take place at Travis Air Force Base. , located in northern California.

The July 4th fireworks caused about 870 wildfires in California alone. According to the authorities, this is the largest number of forest fire cases in the last five years.

Source: cbsnews.com

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