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As wildfires intensify, UB researchers test if AI can improve fire spread prediction

Evaluation of deep learning tools underscores the strengths, limitations and opportunities for next‑generation hybrid ...
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Collaborative research team awarded $1.5 million grant to improve wildfire models across the Western U.S.

Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno and University of Washington Tacoma will collaborate to develop a new model that helps land and fire managers better predict and manage wildfires. The ...
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New prediction model could improve response to wildfires and other environmental events

The behavior of massive wildland fires is incredibly complex, but as the western U.S. experiences these events with increasing frequency, the need to better understand those systems has become crucial ...
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Optimizing Research on Experimental Prescribed Fires to Improve Understanding of Wildland Fire and Smoke Behavior

The committee will examine how research on experimental fires can be improved to strengthen fire and smoke models for prescribed burns. The committee will: Identify relevant agency research projects ...
The Conversation

How satellites and AI help firefighters battle wildfires today

John W. Daily receives funding from the Department of Defense for wildland fire research. He is affiliated with the Combustion Institute and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He ...

As wildfires intensify, researchers test if AI can improve fire spread prediction

With wildfires growing more destructive both in the United States and around the world, University at Buffalo researchers have conducted one of the most extensive evaluations to date of artificial ...