How the USGS Used a Drone to Save Someone from Kilauea's Lava

Discover Magazine published a story on a drone rescue near the Kilauea lava flows in Hawaii. ​"The USGS team was able to find the resident with the drone and have them follow it out of the lava flows and vegetation to safety. Think about that: A drone used to map the flows then used that data to help guide a resident from the hazard zone! Not only that, but the drone was able to send real-time images and video of the lava flows to emergency responders to help them more efficiently help residents and know where to send people as the evacuation progressed."

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The article in its entirety can be read here.