Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo developed a new statistical method to increase the accuracy of flood risk projects across about 70% of the Earth’s landmass. They noted that extreme rainfall due to climate change is a growing concern because humans often gather around waterways. The new model expands...
In many parts of the United States, wildfires have become a year-round occurrence rather than a seasonal threat. In response to the escalating risk to communities, air quality, and the environment, scientists at NOAA’s Global Systems Laboratory have created the Hourly Wildfire Potential Index (HWP), the first wildfire behavior model that refreshes every hour. HWP...
Currently, energy traders use weather forecasts up to 15 days out and broad seasonal outlooks to buy and sell energy commodities like electricity, oil, and gas, to balance supply and demand and profit from price fluctuations. Temperature changes can affect heating and cooling needs, while wind, solar, and precipitation influence renewable energy generation and hydroelectric...
In our recently released report, Best Places to Live or Work in the United States if You Need to Know What the Weather Will Be Like Tomorrow 2025, we analyzed 793 locations in the United States to identify the cities with the highest overall average accuracy. The overall average accuracy averages forecast and persistence accuracy...
Vaisala Xweather is combining traditional radar observations with its proprietary lightning data to provide more precise hail alerts up to 60 minutes in advance, and provides updates every two minutes. Vaisala, a global leader in measurement instruments and intelligence for climate action, just announced the launch of its advanced hail forecast alerts within its Xweather...
We have just released the latest edition of our Best Places to Live or Work in the United States if You Need to Know What the Weather Will Be Like Tomorrow 2025 report! Download the full report here. Our Best Places reports are unique in that they use a combination of forecast accuracy from various...
New research led by the Met Office shows that machine learning-based weather models have the potential to revolutionize global seasonal forecasting. Existing methods to predicting seasonal forecasts, or forecasts for the next three months, involve running physics-based models multiple times to understand the likely scenarios, with probabilities then applied to different conditions. The Met Office...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has partnered with The University of Southern Mississippi and the robotics company Oshen to collect critical data and improve hurricane forecasting and research. On August 31st, NOAA launched five small uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) called C-Stars off the coast of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Two additional C-Stars are...
Chinese researchers led by Congqi Cao from Northwestern Polytechnical University have developed a new artificial intelligence system that can generate a five-day weather forecast within seconds using medical technology. The team discovered that AI models originally designed to identify tumors and analyze brain scans excel at recognizing weather patterns across regions. These medical imaging AI...
The BBC and the Met Office recently announced a new partnership that aims to deliver the most trusted and accurate weather service in the United Kingdom. The partnership brings together the BBC’s journalism and broadcasting expertise with the Met Office’s weather and climate science and intelligence to provide a better public service for all things...
