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News Release 13-189
Scientists nearing forecasts of long-lived wildfires' paths
New computer modeling technique offers promise of continually updated predictions
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Scientists have developed a new computer modeling technique to predict wildfires.
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Researchers tested the model on the Little Bear Fire that burned for three weeks.
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Interactions of weather conditions, such as drought and fire, are the heart of the new technique.
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Wildfire, weather and people: often an explosive combination with far-reaching effects.
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This hillside grassfire in Rapid City, S.D., burned within 30 feet of a weather forecast office.
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Homes were destroyed near Valentine, Neb., where a canyon wildfire moved toward the city.
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