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Análisis de datos ayuda a combatir incendios forestales

By Johanna Bejarano August 2, 2024

Wildfires in September 2020 burned a large swath of the Oregon Cascades. (Courtesy Oregon State University)

Investigadores de Idaho y Oregón participaron en una investigación para mejorar la base de datos sobre la ocurrencia de incendios, conocida en inglés como Fire Ocurrance Database o FPA-FOD. Esa herramienta contiene datos históricos de más de dos millones de incendios forestales ocurridos en Estados Unidos. Read More

An enhanced database helps predict wildfires

By Johanna Bejarano August 1, 2024

Boise State University's interactive wildfires visualization map.

Researchers from Idaho and Oregon participated in research to improve the Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database, or FPA-FOD, which contains historical data on more than two million wildfires in the United States. These improvements might be the key to better predicting wildfires in the Northwest.Read More

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