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Want to predict wildfire severity? Research says look to the state of vegetation

1mon 7d ago by mander.xyz/u/Gsus4 in ecology@mander.xyz from phys.org

It required research to figure this out? Seems kinda obvious...

Fire needs fuel. Glad we figured that out!

But actually, this is about developing a model of wildfire burn.
So, using satellite information gathered before previous large fires, the study reckons they have a 60% accurate model for how a wildfire will burn. (From a quick skim of the article)