Most forests in the world may become fireproof in just ten years with this technology.
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Fires are not going away. In fact, they're escalating, and we need to become more proactive about how we deal with them. But how?
The team at WIFIRE is betting that supercomputing AI and prescribed burns can prevent the next 'megafire.'
The idea is to use low-intensity fire to clean the environment, so when a high-intensity fire comes, it's not going to have as destructive of an effect.
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Read more of our stories on fire prevention:
Predator drones are using AI to create faster fire maps
► https://www.freethink.com/environment/fire-maps
The scientists decoding the ancient mystery of fire
► https://www.freethink.com/series/just-might-work?media_id=sa2Y9PG9
Firefighting satellites help track wildfires in California
► https://www.freethink.com/environment/track-wildfires
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