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1、LESTanyonedoubtthespeedwithwhichabrushfirecanstrikeconsiderhowrapidlyflamesengulfedMatiaseasiderestnearAthensonJuly23rd.Lessthan90minutesafterfirewasreptedflameshadreacheddenselypopulatedareas.Hdesofpeoplefledintotheseat

2、heonlyrefugetoescape.Atleast91werekilled.如果有人置疑灌叢火災(zāi)蔓延的速度，那就想想7月23日發(fā)生在馬蒂(Mati)的火災(zāi)。那天，這個雅典附近的海濱度假勝地轉(zhuǎn)眼間就被大火吞噬。發(fā)現(xiàn)火情后不到90分鐘，大火就已經(jīng)燒到了人口密集區(qū)。大海成了唯一的避難所，成群的人涌向海里逃生。至少91人喪生。ThattollcouldhavebeenavoidedsaysGavriilXanthopoulosawildf

3、ireexpertatGreece’sMinistryofRuralDevelopmentFoodifproperusehadbeenmadeinadvanceoffiresimulationsoftware.Fedwithdataonthearea’svegetationbuildingmaterialspavedsurfacespathstotheseaweatherpatternssuchsoftwarewouldhavesugg

4、estedhesaysthoseplaceswheretreesbrushshouldhavebeenremovedroadswidened災(zāi)風險。這種模型以兩類數(shù)據(jù)為依托：某一地區(qū)的樹木、灌木和其他地被植物的類型與分布，以及該地區(qū)使用的建筑材料。Thesedataarecollectedmainlybysatellitesaircraftbutrangerscrewsoffirefighterscontributedetailfrom

5、theground.AccdingtoChrisFernerawildlfiretechnologyspecialistatEsrievenenteringthediametersoftreetrunksthesitesofcloggedculverts(whichalterpatternsofwaterflow)isgristtothesoftware’saccuracy.這些數(shù)據(jù)主要由衛(wèi)星和飛機收集，但也需要由護林員和消防隊員提供地

6、面細節(jié)。Esri的野外火災(zāi)技術(shù)專家克里斯費爾納(ChrisFerner)指出，即便錄入的是樹干直徑和堵塞的涵洞(這些涵洞會改變水流的模式)位置，都能提高軟件的準確性。Fire!Takeaim...失火了!瞄準……OnceapieceoffirefecastingsoftwaresuchasEsri’sknowshowmuchinflammablestuffthereisonthelitcanbringindataonrainfallsn