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Early warning systems are essential for reducing the impacts of wildfires by enabling timely action and helping communities prepare, respond and protect lives and livelihoods.

By combining fire monitoring, risk information, forecasting, communication and community preparedness, effective early warning can support faster decision-making and safer evacuations. Explore the latest research, insights and resources on wildfire early warning systems and the measures needed to strengthen preparedness and resilience.

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Research briefs
Scientists focus on Lahaina Fire to improve prediction of wildland-urban fires

Scientists have successfully applied a pair of advanced computer models to simulate last year’s wildfire that devastated the Hawaiian town of Lahaina. The development could lay the groundwork for more detailed predictions of wildfires.

National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR)
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Documents and publications
Climate risks resilience development: A bibliometric analysis of climate-related early warning systems in Southern Africa

This paper contributes to research on building climate risks resilience through early warning systems to identify hidden trends and emerging technologies that can support practitioners in the design of Early Warning System (EWS) in Southern Africa.

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Wildfire Whittier California 2017
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SERVIR Amazon fire tracking tool revamped ahead of El Niño

To better monitor fires, NASA scientist Douglas Morton revamped the Amazon Fire Dashboard. Created with co-investigator Niels Andela from BeZero Carbon, this web tool uses NASA satellite data to detect, classify, and monitor fires in near-real time.

Climatelinks
Bushfire, Australia
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World-first warning system can help predict extreme fires

A new warning system developed by a UNSW Canberra researcher could help firefighters better understand the severity of upcoming fire seasons.

University of New South Wales
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Cornell expands wildfire smoke sensor network for New York

Installing smoke sensors in all New York counties will allow state and federal agencies to observe smoke plumes in real time, collect data and issue precise, timely alerts to the public.

Cornell University
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Rating Australia’s resilience

The newly-launched Bushfire Resilience Rating is a world-first rating system that assesses how vulnerable a specific house is to bushfire.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The threat of wildfires is rising. So are new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them

Firefighters, utilities and governments are scrambling to get ahead of the flames by tapping into the latest AI technology—which has stirred both fear and excitement for its potential to transform life.

PhysOrg, Omicron Technology Ltd
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CAL FIRE and University of California San Diego’s ALERTCalifornia program join forces to enhance wildfire response with artificial intelligence implementation trial

By harnessing the power of AI, they have the opportunity to revolutionize the firefighting strategies by analyzing vast amounts of data, predicting fire behavior, and providing real-time insights to firefighters on the ground.

University of California, San Diego
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