Central to many of the more recent technologies is the ability to predict the influence of Australia’s eucalyptus trees on a given fire. This phenomenon is known as “spotting,” and it is one of the most challenging problems in predicting a fire’s behaviour. Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, has developed computer software called Spark, which aims to improve upon Phoenix. Faced with live fires, firefighters need to decide within a matter of minutes what to defend. Alpine ash trees die in high-intensity fires, regenerating from seeds left in the ground.

Source: bd News24 April 22, 2020 08:15 UTC