How meteorologists predict the next big hurricane
Hurricane Florence is heading toward the U.S. coast, right at the height of hurricane season.
Earth Sciences
Sep 12, 2018
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Managing energy demand spikes with seasonal forecasts of heatwaves and cold spells
The impact of heavy droughts, heatwaves and cold spells on energy demand and supplies would be lessened with seasonal climate forecasts that allow energy companies to better predict spikes in usage ahead of time, researchers ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 14, 2018
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Forecasting model could predict which bills get passed
When the United States pulled out of the Paris Climate Accord last year, 20 states—including New York and California—resolved to form a new, nonfederal agreement to address climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.
Social Sciences
Aug 7, 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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What's in the forecast and how do we know?
Here's what the global temperature and rainfall conditions for the rest of this year are expected to be. The Earth Institute's International Research Institute for Climate and Society's (IRI) probabilistic outlooks for temperature ...
Environment
Jul 13, 2017
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IRI unveils its new generation of climate forecasts
This spring, IRI implemented a new methodology for our seasonal temperature and precipitation forecasts around the world. We asked Simon Mason, Andrew Robertson and Tony Barnston, three of our senior climate scientists who ...
Environment
Jun 1, 2017
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Supercomputer simulations helping to improve wind predictions
A research team led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is performing simulations at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 6, 2017
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Get better election predictions by combining diverse forecasts
Imagine you are among the legions of pundits and political commentators striving to predict the outcome of November's presidential election. You're not just interested in who will win – most citizens can predict that, it ...
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2016
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New 'hotter and drier' warning for south west coastal regions
New climate modelling has found that coastal regions of south west WA (SWWA) could be hotter and drier than previously predicted.
Environment
Jul 7, 2016
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Understanding tiny droplets can make for better weather forecasts
When you see how difficult it is to get even next week's weather forecast right, you can imagine the challenges researchers are faced with when it comes to predicting the weather decades from now.
Condensed Matter
May 6, 2016
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