Researchers develop AI method to improve wildfire forecasting


JERUSALEM, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Israeli researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) method that significantly improves wildfire forecasting by adapting it to specific countries and regions, Tel Aviv University said in a statement on Tuesday.

The study, published in Nature's npj Natural Hazards, focused on the growing threat of extreme wildfires worldwide, which are becoming more frequent due to climate change.

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