Tag: Wildfire
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Wildfire experts provide guidance for new research directions
Fire experts across the nation call for a more strategic and interdisciplinary approach to pursuing wildfire research and protecting vulnerable communities.
- Air Quality,
- Climate,
- Weather
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Wildfire smoke can affect Arctic sea ice, new research shows
Emissions from North American wildfires can have impacts on sea ice thousands of miles away, scientists find.
- Climate
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Scientists use AI to update data vegetation maps for improved wildfire forecasts
A new technique developed by NCAR uses artificial intelligence to efficiently update the vegetation maps that are relied on by wildfire computer models to accurately predict fire behavior and spread.
- Weather
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Scientists develop method for seasonal prediction of western wildfires
This summer’s western wildfire season is likely to be more severe than average but not as devastating as last year’s near-record, according to an experimental prediction method developed by NCAR scientists.
- Climate,
- Weather
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Pacific Northwest wildfires alter air pollution patterns across North America
Increasingly large and intense wildfires in the Pacific Northwest are altering the seasonal pattern of air pollution and causing a spike in unhealthy pollutants in August, new research has found.
- Air Quality