UH researchers turning to A.I. for help in predicting future wildfires

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This 2023 image provided by Amy Chadwick shows where her home used to stand after a wildfire in Lahaina, on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Chadwick moved to Florida where she could stretch her homeowners insurance dollars. She’s worried Maui’s exorbitant rental prices, which she blames in part on vacation rentals hogging up limited housing supply, will hollow out her tight-knit town by similarly forcing others to leave. (Amy Chadwick via AP)

Amy Chadwick

In response to the Maui disaster, a team of University of Hawaiʻi researchers is working to predict future wildfires by using artificial intelligence and machine learning.

HONOLULU (Island News) — In response to the Maui disaster, a team of University of Hawaiʻi researchers is working to predict future wildfires by using artificial intelligence and machine learning.

The new forecast system is a much-needed upgrade to the current one, which only uses data from one station at the Honolulu …

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