As wind-driven wildfires spread through the Los Angeles area[1] in January 2025, fire-spotting technology and computer models were helping firefighters understand the rapidly changing environment they were facing.
That technology has evolved over the years, yet some techniques are very similar to those used over 100 years ago[2].
I have spent...
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