AI Beats Traditional Weather Models in Forecasting Wildfires

Artificial intelligence is improving the accuracy of fire forecasts made by Europe’s top intergovernmental weather center.

Traditional fire forecasts are largely based on weather models that predict temperature, humidity, wind speed and precipitation. By contrast, the Probability of Fire model used by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is powered by AI algorithms that analyze fire patterns, potential fuel sources and human activity.