Smart irrigation model predicts rainfall to conserve water
Fresh water isn't unlimited. Rainfall isn't predictable. And plants aren't always thirsty.
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News tagged with weather prediction
NRL tropical cyclone forecast updates go live
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's updated tropical cyclone prediction software becomes operational just before the first tropical system of the season to reach the U.S. makes landfall July 13.
Environment
Jul 12, 2019
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Ice melt in Greenland and Antarctica predicted to bring more frequent extreme weather
Last week, rivers froze over in Chicago when it got colder than at the North Pole. At the same time, temperatures hit 47℃ in Adelaide during the peak of a heatwave.
Earth Sciences
Feb 7, 2019
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Predictability limit for tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific
For an atmospheric system, there exists a limit to how far ahead one can make predictions. This is referred to as atmospheric predictability. Within this limit, however, the weather forecast will still contain some uncertainty. ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 19, 2018
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Using aircraft as weather stations
To fly safely, aircraft need accurate updates on wind and temperature. But together, aircraft can also act as a sensor network that provides information to make weather models and predictions better, researchers at Delft ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 4, 2018
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Farmers and climate scientists have more in common than you may think
As the world's population increases, it will put more pressure on food resources. That makes it more important than ever to have accurate weather predictions that can help increase productivity. As a result of such demand, ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 31, 2018
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New satellite will bounce light off air to measure winds (Update)
Whichever way the wind blows, a new satellite launched Wednesday will be watching it.
Space Exploration
Aug 22, 2018
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Solar flares disrupted radio communications during September 2017 Atlantic hurricanes
An unlucky coincidence of space and Earth weather in early September 2017 caused radio blackouts for hours during critical hurricane emergency response efforts, according to a new study in Space Weather, a journal of the ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2018
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Why weather forecasters still struggle to get the big storms right
It was March 2017, and a winter storm named Stella promised to deliver up to a foot and a half of snow to New York City and parts of New Jersey. Officials pushed out blizzard warnings, suggesting the city was under imminent ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 6, 2018
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Japan forecasting breakthrough could improve weather warnings
A new project harnessing data from a Japanese satellite could improve weather forecasting and allow officials to issue life-saving warnings before natural disasters, researchers say.
Earth Sciences
Jan 17, 2018
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