Name: How sound can help humans survive wildfires
Uploaded: 2026-07-17T18:40:49.766Z
Duration: 34 s
Channel: The Weather Channel
Description: Animals and insects can sense infrared radiation and micro-vibrations hours before humans see smoke.

ByAndrea Rainone•

July 19, 2026

Updated: July 19, 2026, 8:35 pm EDTPublished: July 17, 2026, 2:40 pm EDT

Animals and insects can sense infrared radiation and micro-vibrations hours before humans see smoke. When the birds and crickets stop, nature is telling you the wind is shifting your way. But that’s not the only way that sound can help people survive wildfires. Firefighters are testing new methods of fire suppression with sound waves.