European weather forecaster ECWMF develops better AI tool to predict wildfire risk—and shows why data trumps algorithms


A wildfire raging through Andong, South Korea in March.

This is a wildfire, driven by strong winds, raging through a city in South Korea last month. Researchers at the European weather forecaster ECWMF have developed a new AI algorithm that is better at predicting wildfire risk. It does so by using more and better data types than previous wildfire prediction models.

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