weather forecasting
Hurricanes are changing with the climate. Our words about them may need to change, too
Although scientists have fine-tuned their forecasts, dramatically slicing hurricane track errors in half since the days of Hurricane Andrew, and more recently enlisting social science teams to tailor-make forecast graphics, our language and terminology are miring communications in the past.
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To combat climate threats, states are building their own hyperlocal weather stations
The National Weather Service can’t monitor everything, so states are creating their own weather networks to get data on floods, wildfire risks, and where to put renewable energy.
He survived Sharpiegate. Now he’s heading the Weather Service
Ken Graham -- who navigated the Hurricane Center through record-setting hurricane seasons and the weather controversy known as Sharpiegate -- was named director of the National Weather Service Tuesday.
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Rising temperatures could make weather harder to forecast longer into the future
New research raises the uncomfortable possibility that climate change will not only make weather more severe but also harder to predict, potentially giving us less time to prepare for extreme floods, storms and heat waves in the years to come.
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Slump in air travel hindered weather forecasting, study shows
A decline in air traffic during the coronavirus pandemic sharply reduced the amount of data routinely collected by commercial airliners.
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What’s going on inside the fearsome thunderstorms of Córdoba province?
Scientists are studying the extreme weather in northern Argentina to see how it works — and what it can tell us about the monster storms in our future.
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The weather is big business -- and that's tough for government forecasters
Extreme weather and climate-fueled natural disasters are a growing threat to the economy. And a business opportunity.
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