Global early warning initiative gets US$11m boost from Germany
Germany is contributing €10m (US$11m) to a global early warning system aimed at helping vulnerable…
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Global initiative to speed up development of hydromet services in poorer nations
An international coalition has been formed to help developing countries improve their weather forecasting, hydrological…
Undersea fiber-optic cables can be used to detect earthquakes, say researchers
Scientists in California have successfully conducted an experiment showing how networks of undersea fiber-optic cables…
Fiji debuts coastal flooding forecasting system
A new system for early warning of coastal flooding has gone into operation in the…
New high-tech buoy can forecast earthquakes and tsunamis
A new high-tech buoy that can detect sudden movements of the sea floor could be…
NZ utility partners with IBM to predict weather-related power cuts
IBM has partnered with the New Zealand-based energy provider Vector Energy to help the utility…
Middle East and Europe agree to share weather data to improve early warnings
A new coordinated drive to improve early warning for natural hazards will see better sharing…
AI-based forecasting system predicts ozone levels 24 hours in advance
Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence-based system for forecasting ozone that they say would…
DTN launches innovative reduced visibility alerting system
DTN has announced the release of EnvisiCast, a new solution that provides accurate and timely…
Early warning system for climate-related disasters aims to make one billion people safer
An international coalition has been set up to create an early warning system for climate-related…