Most of the more developed countries in the world, particularly in North America, Europe, Australia, and eastern Asia, have fairly accurate weather forecasts, especially in the short term. This is due largely to technological advances and the availability of weather services to use that technology to make and distribute these forecasts to users. However, most...
Can a weather forecast accuracy improvement of only 1 Celsius degree during heat waves actually save lives? According to research by Jeffrey Shrader, Laura Bakkensen, and Derek Lemoine, researchers at Columbia University and the University of Arizona, the answer is yes. They studied 12 years of weather forecasts and mortality data at the county level...
From extreme heat waves, wildfires, and rainfall, we’ve seen a lot of this extreme weather over the past several years throughout the world. With 2023 already having a 50% chance of becoming the hottest year on record, and 2024 potentially being even warmer due largely to El Niño, these events will very likely only continue...
