Lightning events increased by 14% YoY across continental USA in 2021, finds Vaisala report
Weather and environmental measurement specialist Vaisala has published its 2021 Annual Lightning Report which leverages…
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NASA unveils details of four Earth science missions set to launch in 2022
US space agency NASA will launch four Earth science missions in 2022 to provide scientists…
Lightning activity dropped 8% during 2020 lockdowns, finds report
Global lightning activity dropped almost 8% during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdowns, according to new research…
NASA backs Earth science mission to study tropical storm behavior
US space agency NASA has announced the launch of a new Earth science mission that…
Vaisala launches digital toolkit to highlight potential lightning damage
Weather and environmental measurement specialist Vaisala has introduced a new digital toolkit, Strike Damage Potential, which…
UN coalition to unveil weather and climate data observation fund at COP26
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Environment Programme…
University of Hawaiʻi awarded US$1.3m grant to roll out weather station network
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) at Mānoa…
SpaceX wins contract to launch NOAA’s GOES-U weather satellites
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for…
X-band Doppler radar to provide severe weather nowcasting for northernmost India
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has begun operating a new X-band Doppler weather radar in…
Biral completes installation of lightning warning system at North Sea wind farm
Meteorological specialist Biral has been contracted by Netherlands-based Observator Instruments to install and test its…