Watch a wildfire spark to life in high-tech Weather Channel video

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The Weather Channel wants to put you in the middle of a wildfire. 

The channel, known for realistic depictions of storm surges during hurricanes, is now mimicking the extremes of a wildfire thanks to some high-tech graphics.

A new Weather Channel video shows meteorologist Stephanie Abrams walking viewers through the stages of a wildfire, from the first, small spark to widespread, fast-moving disaster. 

"As the climate warms, the danger is only getting worse," Abrams said, referencing how climate change can exacerbate droughts and extreme heat. 

"Wildfire season has become a year-long threat, burning twice the area now than in 1970." Read more...

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Watch a wildfire spark to life in high-tech Weather Channel video Watch a wildfire spark to life in high-tech Weather Channel video Reviewed by mimisabreena on Friday, October 19, 2018 Rating: 5

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