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National Science Foundation: When Nature Strikes: Wildfires

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Wildfires can burn thousands of acres, devastate communities, and sometimes even claim lives. Janice Coen at the National Center for Atmospheric Research is studying how weather and fire interact in order to develop a wildfire prediction system to forecast fire behavior. [6:12]

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weather patterns, wildfires, natural disasters
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fire behavior, wildfire prediction, nsf, national science foundation, science 360, when nature strikes: wildfires
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional