Yarnell Hill Fire: Coupled Weather-Wildland Fire Modeling at NCAR (IMAGE)

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Yarnell Hill Fire: Coupled Weather-Wildland Fire Modeling at NCAR

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NCAR scientist Janice Coen used the CAWFE modeling system to create this simulation of the 2013 Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona, which killed 19 firefighters. Click here for other wildfire animations.

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