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Montana’s Supercomputer (Big Sky Blue) could help in firefighting strategy
Most experts would agree wildfires are unpredictable.
However, the Supercomputer in Butte may hold the key to giving emergency officials a better take on what these volatile blazes may do.
Earl Dodd, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Supercomputing Center http://www.rmscinc.org/ , located in the Thornton Building at 65 E. Broadway St., says he has the hardware to do just that.
In a program called Project LandView, Dodd said the supercomputer was able to produce a wildfire simulator that predicts the spread of a wildfire.
By John Grant Emeigh of The Montana standard
Full Story: http://www.mtstandard.com/news/local/article_f218d640-4aa8-11df-aab1-001cc4c002e0.html
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