Most teenagers busy themselves with high school, games or parties. Most, but not Franco Rodriguez Viau. The then 16-year-old was subjected to the horror of watching his loved ones' homes burn in a devastating wildfire while only a sophomore. Knowing firsthand the toll such disasters take on lives, nature, and futures, the teen set out to find a solution.

Now 21, Viau, from Argentina, has become one of the most influential young innovators in the global climate tech movement. His creation—Satellites on Fire —is an AI -powered wildfire detection platform used, thus far, in 19 countries, credited with helping prevent hundreds of blazes from escalating into uncontrollable disasters that could have claimed countless lives.

“I try to not get stuck on my feelings, I try to use them as som

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