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USC researchers use artificial intelligence to predict wildfire activity
SACRAMENTO — In California, wildland firefighters need all the help they can get, and time is something that can't be wasted. One university is studying how to use artificial intelligence to predict a wildfire's next move.Year after year, wildfires have ravaged California.Assad Oberai isn't a firefighter. He's a professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Southern California, but he thought he and his team could help. He said that computer models already exist to try and predict fire movement."The problem is the things that go into these tools, like terrain, the fuel map, what are the wind...
Responder runs 1.5 miles to save puppies from Park Fire
Northern California's Park Fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate. When one resident's truck broke down in the mad dash to escape, forcing them to leave behind both the vehicle, two dogs and their litter of puppies behind, one emergency responder stepped up to save them. The Park Fire broke out on July 24 after police said a man pushed a burning car into a gully. The car quickly sparked a blaze that has turned into one of the largest wildfires in state history and that within hours of its ignition forced thousands of people to evacuate the area north of...
Los Angeles pushes back on Newsom order to clear homeless encampments
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and several county supervisors are pushing back against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) executive order to start clearing homeless encampments, arguing it’s only a temporary fix to a decades-old problem. Bass, whose first act after taking the oath of office as Los Angeles’s mayor in December 2022 was to declare a state of emergency […]
(VIDEO) Woman Escapes California Wildfire With Her Seven Dogs
Firefighters in northern California are receiving weather assistance as a massive wildfire grows larger than Los Angeles. Despite this, many, including Susan Singleton and her seven dogs, face the hardship of evacuations and the loss of their homes. Thousands of firefighters battling a wildfire in northern California are getting some...
Land Park Little League Team Chasing World Series Dream
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Sacramento baseball team is just three wins away from punching their ticket to the Little League World Series. "Land Park Pacific" is representing Northern California in the West Region Tournament. They are playing the Hawaii champions, Central Maui Little League, in the West Region Tournament....
Wildfire smoke increases dementia risk more than other forms of air pollution, landmark study finds
Exposure to wildfire smoke increases the odds of being diagnosed with dementia even more than exposure to other forms of air pollution, according to a landmark study of more than 1.2 million Californians unveiled at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference.
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