Find uplifting stories about heroes, innovations, and solutions
6815 results for "severe weather"
Emergency crews across Oʻahu pulled more than 200 people to safety during severe weather that battered the island Friday. The massive rescue effort unfolded as dangerous conditions forced the city to close offices and evacuate residents from harm's way.
The team behind beloved Dark Sky has returned with a new weather app that shows multiple possible forecasts at once, helping you understand when predictions are reliable. Instead of pretending weather forecasting is perfect, Acme Weather embraces uncertainty with transparency.
More than 1,200 volunteer scientists are advancing weather and climate research through the American Meteorological Society, organizing conferences, reviewing groundbreaking research, and making critical weather predictions possible. These behind-the-scenes heroes are building the next generation of meteorologists while strengthening communities against extreme weather.
Your weather app might say sunny, but you step outside to rain. A new network of 78 weather stations across Wisconsin is fixing that problem by measuring conditions right where you live.
A startup launched by Stanford students is beating Europe's top weather agency at predictions using AI and 400 weather balloons. Their forecasts are now as accurate five days ahead as traditional models are just one day out.
A weather tech company just secured $175 million to launch satellites that will revolutionize how we predict storms and plan for the future. The new constellation will help everyone from farmers to delivery drivers make smarter decisions about weather.
The UAE just gave its top weather scientist a ministerial role to fight climate chaos with artificial intelligence. Dr. Abdulla Al Mandous will deploy cutting-edge AI systems to protect the nation from increasingly wild weather patterns.
A Finnish designer created Current Rothko, a weather app that matches your local forecast to one of 89 abstract paintings by artist Mark Rothko. Instead of just showing temperature and rain chances, it tells you what the day actually feels like.
When severe weather forced Moroccan schools to close, the government had a solution ready: a free digital platform that keeps students learning safely from home. Best part? It doesn't even use their internet data.
A weather intelligence company is launching a powerful new satellite constellation that could revolutionize how we predict storms, plan supply chains, and save lives. The AI-powered system will gather atmospheric data at a scale never before possible.
Chinese researchers built a quantum weather prediction system that matches the performance of massive AI centers costing $100 million or more, using just nine quantum spins at under 1% of the cost. The breakthrough could reshape how we think about the future of computing infrastructure.
New artificial intelligence models can predict weather in seconds instead of hours, making life-saving forecasts accessible to more communities worldwide. The technology is free and open to everyone.
Namibia's latest weather forecast brings both a challenge and an opportunity for compassion. Meteorologists are asking residents to prepare for seven days of rainfall by protecting not just their crops and livestock, but their beloved pets too.
A new satellite just reached its permanent home 1 million miles from Earth, where it will protect our planet from dangerous solar storms. SOLAR-1 is now standing guard between the sun and Earth, ready to give us early warning of incoming space weather.
Nearly 1.5 million UK households just received emergency payments to help with heating costs after January temperatures plunged to -12°C. The government's Cold Weather Payment scheme automatically sent £25 or £50 to vulnerable families when temperatures stayed at or below freezing for seven days.
Fishermen on Ghana's Oti River once relied on experience alone to predict deadly storms. Now, daily radio forecasts from Ghana's weather agency are helping communities plan safe crossings and return home alive.
Meteorologists are becoming social media stars, with millions tuning in for weather updates delivered in engaging, real-time formats. The shift shows how trusted experts are meeting people where they already spend their time online.
Nvidia just released AI weather models that could give every country access to forecasting tools once available only to wealthy nations. The technology predicts storms weeks ahead using minutes of computing time instead of hours on expensive supercomputers.
NASA just approved two groundbreaking satellites that will help communities prepare for extreme weather and natural disasters years in advance. By 2030, these missions will give forecasters and emergency responders powerful new tools to protect lives.
Fijian farmers are reading wild yam vines, bee behavior, and breadfruit patterns to predict hurricanes months in advance. Pacific island nations are now combining these traditional methods with modern forecasting to better protect remote communities from extreme weather.
Showing 20 of 6815