Research Topic: The Internet of Things and the Environment

For my first bit of research into "The Internet of Things", I want to take a look at the impact of IOT systems on environmental science and response to natural disasters. This is a huge topic, much too large to cover in one semester, so of particular interest to me are sensor networks being used to monitor / respond to events like forest fires, as well as those that could be used to track pollution and global warming. Being able to set up relatively cheap things to constantly send data over the Internet has increased our ability to react to changes in real time, and I want to look at how this is being used, or will be used in the future.