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Earth Sciences Sep 6, 2023

How AI models are transforming weather forecasting: A showcase of data-driven systems

Developments in machine learning are continuing at breathtaking pace, both inside and outside of weather forecasting. To help assess machine learning weather forecasts from different sources, we now show a range of them in ...

Earth Sciences Aug 28, 2023

Researchers take aim at weather forecasters' biggest blind spot

Anyone who's been caught in an unexpected downpour knows that weather forecasting is an imperfect science. Now, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology are taking aim at one of meteorologists' biggest blind spots: ...

Earth Sciences Aug 24, 2023

Greenhouse gases are changing air flow over the Pacific Ocean, raising Australia's risks of extreme weather

After a rare three-year La Niña event brought heavy rain and flooding to eastern Australia in 2020-22, we're now bracing for the heat and drought of El Niño at the opposite end of the spectrum.

Environment Aug 24, 2023

Brazil experiencing winter heat wave

Brazil is enduring a heat wave in the middle of the southern hemisphere's winter, with the metropolis of Sao Paulo close to breaking records for August and for the year 2023.

Earth Sciences Aug 22, 2023

NASA maps key heat wave differences in Southern California

No stranger to hot weather, the Southern California region is facing more humid heat waves that test the adaptability of its residents. But different areas feel different effects.

Environment Aug 22, 2023

A billion people in Africa are at a climate risk blind spot

Disasters related to the weather or climate are becoming more common. Since 1970, there has been a five-fold increase in the number of weather-related disasters, causing economic damages that have surged a staggering 70 times ...

Earth Sciences Aug 16, 2023

China's ongoing efforts in combating air pollution yield air quality improvements

A new study has been conducted to understand whether the recent changes in China's air quality were driven by meteorological influences or air pollutant emission reduction efforts. It was led by Prof. Yinchang Feng from the ...

Earth Sciences Aug 16, 2023

Team compares reanalysis datasets with Advanced Himawari Imager measurements over East Asia

Today's weather satellites provide scientists with a unique opportunity to evaluate the abilities of various reanalysis datasets to depict multilayer tropospheric water vapor. A research team undertook a study to assess multilayer ...

Earth Sciences Aug 14, 2023

Death tolls from climate disasters will 'balloon' without investment in Africa's weather stations, experts warn

The climate crisis is increasing the frequency and intensity of floods, droughts and heat waves, with Africa expected to be among the global regions hit hardest.

Environment Aug 11, 2023

How El Nino could impact health, food and the economy

The El Niño weather phenomenon is just warming up, according to scientists, potentially paving the way for higher temperatures and extreme weather events in a year that has already seen plenty of both.

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