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Weather forecasting

Weather forecasting is the application of current technology and science to predict the state of the atmosphere for a future time and a given location.

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AI Model Shows Promise to Generate Faster, More Accurate Weather Forecasts

Dec. 15, 2020 — A model based solely on the past 40 years of weather events uses 7,000 times less computer power than today's weather forecasting tools. An A.I.-powered model could someday provide more accurate ...

Better Weather Forecasting Through Satellite Isotope Data Assimilation

Sep. 14, 2021 — Real satellite water vapor isotope data were assimilated in a general circulation model to determine whether including these data could improve forecast accuracy at both the global and local scales. ...

Predicting and Preparing for the Impact of Approaching Storms

Feb. 18, 2022 — Climate experts and engineers have created a new model to predict the damage caused by adverse weather. This new framework for 'consequence forecasting' enables first responders to ...

New Study on the Forecasting of Extreme Rainfall Events in Mediterranean Countries

Feb. 22, 2021 — A new study identifies nine specific large-scale weather patterns that influence extreme precipitation over the Mediterranean. Making use of this connection between localized extremes and large-scale ...

Key Breakthrough Links Changes in Length-of-Day With Climate Prediction

Oct. 3, 2022 — Scientists have made a key breakthrough in the quest to accurately predict fluctuations in the rotation of the Earth and so the length of the day -- potentially opening up new predictions for the ...

Machine Learning Model Helps Forecasters Improve Confidence in Storm Prediction

Mar. 30, 2023 — When severe weather is brewing and life-threatening hazards like heavy rain, hail or tornadoes are possible, advance warning and accurate predictions are of utmost importance. Weather researchers ...

Artificial Intelligence Breakthrough Gives Longer Advance Warning of Ozone Issues

June 24, 2021 — Ozone levels in the earth's troposphere (the lowest level of our atmosphere) can now be forecasted with accuracy up to two weeks in advance, a remarkable improvement over current systems that ...

Researchers Take Aim at Weather Forecasters' Biggest Blindspot

Aug. 28, 2023 — Anyone who's been caught in an unexpected downpour knows that weather forecasting is an imperfect science. Now, researchers are taking aim at one of meteorologists' biggest blind spots: ...

Which Way Does the Solar Wind Blow?

June 3, 2021 — High performance computers are central to the quest to understand the sun's behavior and its role in space weather events. Scientists are using the Frontera supercomputer to improve the ...

Scientists Develop New Way to Measure Wind

Apr. 14, 2023 — Atmospheric scientists have developed an algorithm that uses data from water vapor movements to measure wind. This could help predict extreme events like ...

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'Shocking' Discovery: Electricity from Electric Eels May Transfer Genetic Material to Nearby Animals

Dec. 5, 2023 — Researchers have discovered that electric eels can alter the genes of tiny fish larvae with their electric shock. Their findings help to better understand electroporation, a method by which genes can ...

Geoscientists Map Changes in Atmospheric CO2 Over Past 66 Million Years

Dec. 7, 2023 — An international consortium of geoscientists has reconstructed atmosphereric levels of CO2 going back 66 million years using proxies in the geoloogical record. Today's concenteration, 420 parts per million, is higher than it's ever been in 14 ...

More Than a Meteorite: New Clues About the Demise of Dinosaurs

Dec. 4, 2023 — What wiped out the dinosaurs? A meteorite plummeting to Earth is only part of the story, a new study suggests. Climate change triggered by massive volcanic eruptions may have ultimately set the stage for the dinosaur extinction, challenging the ...

'Cooling Glass' Blasts Building Heat Into Space

Nov. 13, 2023 — Researchers aiming to combat rising global temperatures have developed a new 'cooling glass' that can turn down the heat indoors without electricity by drawing on the cold depths of space. The new technology, a microporous glass coating, can lower ...

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Underwater Vehicle AI Model Could Be Used in Other Adaptive Control Systems

Dec. 4, 2023 — Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) are used around the world to conduct difficult environmental, remote, oceanic, defense and rescue missions in often unpredictable and harsh conditions. A new ...

New Insights Into Zebra Mussel Attachment Fibers Offer Potential Solutions to Combat Invasive Species, Develop Sustainable Materials

Dec. 8, 2023 — A recent study has revealed that an unlikely event, occurring over 12 million years ago played an important role in shaping one of Canada's most ...

Protected Areas in Thailand Are at a Higher Risk of Forest Fires When Located Away from Indigenous Communities

Dec. 7, 2023 — Research has found that national parks and protected areas are at a higher risk of forest fires when located farther away from indigenous ...

When Is an Aurora Not an Aurora?

Dec. 8, 2023 — While auroras occur at high latitude, the associated phenomena Steve and the picket fence occur farther south and at lower altitude. Their emissions also differ from aurora. A physics graduate ...

Suburban Backyard Home to More Than 1,000 Species

Dec. 8, 2023 — A challenge among three housemates to identify species around their inner-Brisbane home has resulted in an academic research paper, showcasing the rich biodiversity in urban landscapes. ...

Adapting to Hypoxia: Zooplankton Influence the Efficiency of the Biological Carbon Pump in the Humboldt Current Off Peru

Dec. 8, 2023 — Marine organisms play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle. Phytoplankton absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and sequester it in organic ...

Climate Change Will Increase Wildfire Risk and Lengthen Fire Seasons

Dec. 8, 2023 — Wildfires are some of the most destructive natural disasters in the country, threatening lives, destroying homes and infrastructure, and creating air pollution. In order to properly forecast and ...

Coral Reefs in Peril from Record-Breaking Ocean Heat

Dec. 8, 2023 — Record breaking marine heatwaves will cause devastating mass coral bleaching worldwide in the next few years, according to a coral reef ...

First Global Estimate of Marine Aquarium Trade to Encourage Sustainable Practices

Dec. 7, 2023 — New research estimates 55 million marine organisms worth $2.15bn are sold in the marine aquarium trade each year, making it as valuable as global ...

Three Proposals from Researchers to Meet EU Climate Goals

Dec. 7, 2023 — The ability to meet EU climate goals is enhanced by investing in new technologies that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Although it is currently unprofitable for both companies and ...