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MIT researchers have built free digital tools that help cities predict and prepare for extreme weather, from hurricanes to floods. The four-year project is already being used by local governments and insurance companies to protect communities.
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.
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.
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.
Spectators in French Guiana watched Europe's Ariane 6 rocket carry a next-generation weather satellite into orbit. The MTG-I2 satellite completes Europe's advanced weather monitoring system to better predict and prepare for severe weather events.
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.
Weather prediction is getting a major upgrade as artificial intelligence learns to forecast storms and sunshine by studying decades of past weather patterns. Meteorological agencies worldwide are racing to harness this breakthrough technology.
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.
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 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.
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.
Google DeepMind just released an AI weather model that beats every competitor and predicts rain 60% better than before. WeatherNext 3 will soon power forecasts across Google Search, Maps, and Gemini with hourly updates.
Your phone knows a storm is coming before you see clouds overhead, thanks to India's network of 50 weather radars, 1,000 sensors, and AI that predicts rain down to your neighborhood. Here's how technology is keeping millions safe.
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.
NASA just greenlit a groundbreaking mission to understand how Earth's atmosphere interacts with space weather, protecting future astronauts heading to the moon and Mars. Two satellites launching in 2029 will solve mysteries scientists have puzzled over for decades.
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.
A South Carolina news station is putting money behind every weather forecast they get right. For each accurate prediction, $50 goes directly to local charities.
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