Food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa exacerbated by climate change
A new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) found that food insecurity,…
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Research sheds light on unexpected behavior of Australia’s Black Summer bushfires
Research from Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has provided new insights into the destructive Black…
IBM launches AI-driven software to lessen the impact of severe weather on business
US technology developer IBM has launched a suite of environmental intelligence software that leverages AI…
WMO inaugurates new center of excellence dedicated to climate resilience
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction have unveiled…
Tomorrow.io secures US$20m US Air Force contract to deploy weather satellite constellation
Boston-based weather intelligence specialist Tomorrow.io has been awarded a US$19.3m contract by the US Air…
NOAA releases drone footage from inside a category 4 hurricane
NOAA has released the first video footage gathered by an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) from…
Industry-academia collaboration to develop extreme weather EWS for Japan
Tokyo-based space technology startup ALE Co has partnered with NTT Device Technology Laboratories, RIKEN Center…
GCOS publishes analysis of global climate observation systems ahead of COP26
A new report outlining the condition of the world’s climate observational capabilities has been submitted…
Weathernews launches meteorological division dedicated to offshore wind power
Japanese weather information platform Weathernews has launched a new business unit tailored to the offshore…
DeepMind partners with Met Office to improve nowcasting using AI modeling
UK-based AI technology developer DeepMind, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has partnered with…